Glossary of tags
These terms are defined for purpose of grouping related planning considerations. This will help you understand how they relate to planning considerations in the Data design service.
Glossary of tags
Amenity
Location information identifying local amenities
Bng
Information that is required for Biodiversity Net Gain assessments
Boundary
Provides the boundaries of a particular administrative area. Value-neutral.
Community
Data on spaces for the benefit of the community
Connectivity
Data which can be used to calculate how well connected a location is to transport and services
Constraint
Location information which may constrain or prevent development in a given area
Controlled waters
Data which relates to any controlled waters, as defined in Part III of the Water Resources Act 1991. This includes terretorial waters, coastal waters, inland freshwater and groundwater
Culture
Data on cultural amenities
Data
Generic value-neutral data such as identifiers eg UPRN
Development risk
Factors which may require mitigation during development to ensure ongoing safe working and living, but should not otherwise constrain development as a whole
Education
Data relating to educational establishments
Energy
Data relating to energy usage and production
Environmental
Any environmental factor which may affect development
Footnote 7
Any constraint identified in Footnote 7 of the 2024 National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). These constraints must be considered in the presumption in favour of sustainable development
Health
Data relating to healthcare provision
Heritage
Data relating to protected heritage assets
Housing supply and delivery
Statistical data relating to housing supply and delivery within a planning authority
Infrastructure
Physical infrastructure required to support communities and development
Landscape
Constraints which relate to the protection of landscapes
Leisure
Amenities representing leisure opportunities
Levy
Data on charges relating to development
Licensing restriction
Tag indicating that data required to fulfil this requirement is not currently available as open data as defined in OGL
Local information
Data which may influence the nature of development in an area but does not necessarily act as a constraint to development
Local land charge
Data which forms part of a Local Land Charge
Local plan
Data which should form part of a planning authority's Local Plan
Nist
Data relating to infrastructure which forms part of the National Infrastructure Spatial Tool (NIST)
Nsip
Nationally significant infrastructure projects
Odp
Data forming part of the requirements for the Open Digital Planning (ODP) programme
Opportunity
Data which identifies areas earmarked for development
Pdr
Information relating to Permitted Development Rights (PDR)
Planning permission
Data relating to planning permissions
Policies map
Data which is expected to appear on a local authority's policy map
Safeguarded land
Land which is safeguarded from development
Statistics
General statistics. Non-spatial data