Greenbelt

Screen

Stages

• Backlog
• Screen
• Research

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These are the questions we answer during the Screen stage.

Answering them wil help us learn more about the Greenbelt consideration, determine if a data standard is required and whether we know enough to move on to the next stage.

• What is the 'Greenbelt' consideration?

  A green belt is a designated area of countryside around cities and towns, protected from most forms of development. Its primary purpose is to prevent urban sprawl and preserve the character of existing settlements, essentially acting as a buffer between urban areas and the surrounding countryside.

• Is there legislation that defines 'Greenbelt'?

  Yes

  • What is the legislation that defines 'Greenbelt'?

  • What is the specific part of the legislation that describes how a 'Greenbelt' gets designated?

  • What is the specific part of the legislation that requires the publication of 'Greenbelt'?

• Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Greenbelt'?

  Local Planning Authorities

• Which organisations do we think should publish the data?

  • Local authorities

• Is the Greenbelt a trigger?

  Yes

  • What needs to be done because Greenbelt has acted as the trigger?

    A 'Very Special Circumstances' Case would need to be made and submitted to the planning authority. This might be a standalone document, or may be part of the Planning Statement submitted as part of a planning application.

• Is the Greenbelt something to consult during plan making?

  Yes

  • Provide information about when Greenbelt is used during plan making

    During plan-making, local planning authorities may review their green belt parcels, to identify how well each parcel is performing against the 5 purposes set out within the NPPF. Where a local planning authority might identify a need to release a parcel, priority should be given to previously developed land, or grey belt which is not previously developed, and lastly consider other green belt land.

• Is there any Greenbelt data already available?

  Yes

  • What Greenbelt data is currently available?

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      • url: https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/ccb505e0-67a8-4ace-b294-19a3cbff4861/english-local-authority-green-belt-dataset10
      • name: English local authority Green Belt dataset
      • fields: LAD_NM;LAD_CD;GB_Name;Area_ha
      • licence: CC-BY
      • coverage: National
      • publisher: MHCLG
      • attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2023.

• Do we think the data should come from a single source?

  While this data is available nationally from a single source, this data is likely to be out of date. Local planning authorities update their green belt boundaries through plan-making, and therefore the data identified would need to be constantly updated.

• Will a data standard be required?

  Yes