Historic Parks and Gardens Boundaries in Leeds Metropolitan District

Over 1500 designated parks and gardens from the English Heritage Parks and Gardens Register are represented in this spatial dataset. Leeds City Council provides the boundaries for sites within the Leeds Metropolitan District, which are graded for significance (Grade I, II*, II). The data is intended to inform local planning and resource allocation for the protection of these nationally important landscapes.

Use Cases

• Assess development proposals based on proximity to registered historic landscapes mentioned in the description
• Inform local planning policy for heritage protection as a 'material consideration' referenced in the description
• Map the distribution and significance of historic parks based on the three-tier grading system described
• Support resource allocation for landscape conservation as required by central government guidance noted in the description

Strengths

• Derived from the authoritative English Heritage Parks and Gardens Register, which covers over 1500 sites
• Includes a significance grading system (Grade I, II*, II) for each site as described
• Spatial boundaries are provided for the Leeds Metropolitan District

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The spatial depiction is described as 'purely an indication' and should be used with textual descriptions and original maps

Provenance

Source

English Heritage Parks and Gardens Register, provided by Leeds City Council

Collection Method

Spatial extract taken from the national register

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:45.696437; freshness should be verified

Geography

Leeds Metropolitan District, United Kingdom