Planning considerations

What we're working on

These are the planning areas we're looking at right now, and the ones we plan to work on next.

For each planning area we will determine whether a data standard has the potential to unlock value in the planning system. If it does, we will draft a data standard to test with publishers.

We regularly ask our community to help us decide the things we need to work on and tell us what they need from the data. Read our code of conduct to see how you can contribute.

Working on now

These are the planning considerations we are currently taking through our design process.

If you'd like to help us explore and shape these standards, join the conversation.

• Site allocations Co-design Blocked:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • faster local plans
• Site allocations Co-design Blocked:

  Discuss Site allocations

• Gypsy, Roma & traveller sites Co-design Blocked:

  We think this supports:

  • faster local plans
  • other
• Gypsy, Roma & traveller sites Co-design Blocked:

  Discuss Gypsy, Roma & traveller sites

• Development plans and timetables Test and iterate:

  We think this supports:

  • faster local plans
  • included in lura
• Development plans and timetables Test and iterate:

  Discuss Development plans and timetables

• Design codes Test and iterate:

  We think this supports:

  • included in lura
  • other
• Design codes Test and iterate:

  Discuss Design codes

• Air quality management areas Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • faster local plans
• Air quality management areas Co-design:

  Discuss Air quality management areas

• Sites of special scientific interest Research:

  We think this supports:

  No focus areas set

• Sites of special scientific interest Research:

  Discuss Sites of special scientific interest

• National forest inventory Co-design Blocked:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • faster local plans
• National forest inventory Co-design Blocked:

  Discuss National forest inventory

• Religious grounds Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • faster local plans
• Religious grounds Co-design:

  Discuss Religious grounds

• Historic landfill Co-design Blocked:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
• Historic landfill Co-design Blocked:

  Discuss Historic landfill

• Other sports facilities Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • faster local plans
• Other sports facilities Co-design:

  Discuss Other sports facilities

• Playing fields Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • faster local plans
• Playing fields Co-design:

  Discuss Playing fields

• Coal authority managed tips Research:

  We think this supports:

  • faster local plans
• Coal authority managed tips Research:

  Discuss Coal authority managed tips

• Archaeological remains Research:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • faster local plans
• Archaeological remains Research:

  Discuss Archaeological remains

• Uprn Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
• Uprn Co-design:

  Discuss Uprn

• Greater london archaeological priority areas Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • faster local plans
• Greater london archaeological priority areas Co-design:

  Discuss Greater london archaeological priority areas

• Tennis courts Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • faster local plans
• Tennis courts Co-design:

  Discuss Tennis courts

• Local area requirements Test and iterate:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • faster local plans
  • other
• Local area requirements Test and iterate:

  Discuss Local area requirements

• Casi and lidar habitat Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • faster local plans
• Casi and lidar habitat Co-design:

  Discuss Casi and lidar habitat

• Important bird areas Research Blocked:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • faster local plans
• Important bird areas Research Blocked:

  Discuss Important bird areas

• Smoke control area Research Blocked:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
• Smoke control area Research Blocked:

  Discuss Smoke control area

• Housing numbers Research Blocked:

  We think this supports:

  • faster local plans
  • other
• Housing numbers Research Blocked:

  Discuss Housing numbers

• Usrn Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
• Usrn Co-design:

  Discuss Usrn

• Open roads Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • faster local plans
• Open roads Co-design:

  Discuss Open roads

• Main rivers Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
• Main rivers Co-design:

  Discuss Main rivers

• National Public Transport Access Nodes (NaPTAN) Test and iterate:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • other
• National Public Transport Access Nodes (NaPTAN) Test and iterate:

  Discuss National Public Transport Access Nodes (NaPTAN)

• Nature improvement areas Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • faster local plans
• Nature improvement areas Co-design:

  Discuss Nature improvement areas

• Parliamentary constituencies Research Blocked:

  We think this supports:

  No focus areas set

• Flood storage areas Test and iterate:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
• Flood storage areas Test and iterate:

  Discuss Flood storage areas

• Housing delivery test Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • faster local plans
• Housing delivery test Co-design:

  Discuss Housing delivery test

• Bowling greens Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • faster local plans
• Bowling greens Co-design:

  Discuss Bowling greens

• Tree preservation orders Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • faster local plans
• Tree preservation orders Co-design:

  Discuss Tree preservation orders

• Allotments Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • other
• Allotments Co-design:

  Discuss Allotments

• Golf courses Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
• Golf courses Co-design:

  Discuss Golf courses

• Radon Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
• Radon Co-design:

  Discuss Radon

• Built up areas Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • faster local plans
  • other
• Built up areas Co-design:

  Discuss Built up areas

• Boundary line Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
• Boundary line Co-design:

  Discuss Boundary line

• Listed buildings Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
• Listed buildings Co-design:

  Discuss Listed buildings

• Certificate of immunity Research:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
• Certificate of immunity Research:

  Discuss Certificate of immunity

• Public parks and gardens Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • faster local plans
• Public parks and gardens Co-design:

  Discuss Public parks and gardens

• Educational establishment Test and iterate:

  We think this supports:

  • faster local plans
• Educational establishment Test and iterate:

  Discuss Educational establishment

• Play spaces Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • faster local plans
• Play spaces Co-design:

  Discuss Play spaces

• Planning applications & decisions Co-design Blocked:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
• Planning applications & decisions Co-design Blocked:

  Discuss Planning applications & decisions

• Agricultural land classification Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • other
• Agricultural land classification Co-design:

  Discuss Agricultural land classification

• Cemetery Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • faster local plans
• Cemetery Co-design:

  Discuss Cemetery

• Council wards Test and iterate:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
• Council wards Test and iterate:

  Discuss Council wards

• Planning conditions Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • other
• Planning conditions Co-design:

  Discuss Planning conditions

• Local plans Test and iterate:

  We think this supports:

  No focus areas set

• Local plans Test and iterate:

  Discuss Local plans

• Planning application submissions Research:

  We think this supports:

  No focus areas set

• Planning application submissions Research:

  Discuss Planning application submissions

Emerging priorities

These are the planning considerations that are becoming priorities based on department objectives and our analysis of what will add the most value.

If you'd like to help us understand the data needs for these planning areas, join the conversation to see what we trying to find out.

• Design codes Test and iterate:

  We think this supports:

  • included in lura
  • other
• Design codes Test and iterate:

  Discuss Design codes

• Air quality management areas Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • modern planning software
  • faster local plans
• Air quality management areas Co-design:

  Discuss Air quality management areas

• Border Backlog:

  We think this supports:

  • other
• Border Backlog:

  Discuss Border

• Green space Backlog:

  We think this supports:

  • faster local plans
  • other
• Green space Backlog:

  Discuss Green space

• Built up areas Co-design:

  We think this supports:

  • faster local plans
  • other
• Built up areas Co-design:

  Discuss Built up areas

See our full backlog of planning considerations.