Broads Authority Site Specific Lines: Land Use Policies for Main Roads and Former Railways

Broads Authority Site Specific Lines is a geospatial dataset depicting land use policies covering wide areas or smaller sites across the Broads region. The dataset includes policies XNS 4 (Main Roads Network) and XNS 7 (Haddiscoe to Beccles Former Railway), which were adopted by the Broads Authority on 11/07/14. It is intended for use with related point and polygon datasets and the Adopted Broads Sites Specifics Local Plan.

Use Cases

• Analyzing transportation infrastructure policy based on the Main Roads Network (XNS 4) line data.
• Planning for land reuse or conservation based on the former railway corridor (XNS 7) policy.
• Integrating line-based policy constraints with point and polygon datasets for comprehensive spatial planning.
• Reviewing historical policy adoption dates (e.g., 11/07/14) for regulatory compliance or impact studies.

Strengths

• Includes specific, named policy designations (XNS 4 and XNS 7) with a clear adoption date (11/07/14).
• Designed for integration with companion datasets (Site Specific Point and Polygon datasets, Local Plan).
• Definitive constraint maps are referenced, correct as of a specific date (19/02/14).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Primary file format is PDF, which may limit machine-readability and analysis compared to structured geospatial formats.

Provenance

Source

Broads Authority

Collection Method

Adopted as part of the local planning process.

Time Range

Policies adopted on 11/07/14; constraints correct as at 19/02/14.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:15.717074; freshness should be verified.

Geography

The Broads region, UK, covering wide areas and smaller sites.