Authorised Sheep Dip Disposal Areas in Northern Ireland

Authorised Sheep Dip Disposal Areas is a spatial dataset from the Government Digital Service showing fields across Northern Ireland with approved authorisations for discharging hazardous substances or non-hazardous pollutants, mainly for sheep dip disposal. The data was compiled under the Groundwater Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and is being updated.

Use Cases

• Mapping groundwater pollution risk based on authorised disposal site locations.
• Monitoring agricultural compliance with environmental regulations based on approved authorisations.
• Planning land use and environmental impact assessments based on spatial data of hazardous substance discharge areas.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (KML, ESRI SHAPE, GEOJSON) for interoperability.
• Dataset is based on a specific regulatory framework (Groundwater Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Compiled under the Groundwater Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009.

Time Range

Compiled in 2009.

Freshness

Data was compiled in 2009 and is being updated; specific update frequency is unknown.

Geography

Northern Ireland