Green Belt Core Strategy 2014: Historic Land Use Policy Boundaries

Policy CP8 from the Core Strategy adopted in 2014 defines the detailed Green Belt boundaries. The data likely contains geospatial boundaries for areas of reserved open land, mainly around large cities, to prevent urban sprawl and provide recreational and agricultural green space. The dataset originates from the Government Digital Service via the eu_open_data platform.

Use Cases

• Analyze urban containment and sprawl patterns based on defined Green Belt boundaries.
• Model potential wildlife habitats based on descriptions of reserved open land.
• Assess land availability for development or recreation near large cities based on the policy's tight control rules.

Strengths

• Policy-based definition provides a clear, legal rationale for the spatial boundaries.
• Describes a specific, strategic purpose: preventing urban sprawl and providing green space.

Limitations

• Row count and spatial resolution are 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

Likely derived from official planning documents and geospatial data.

Time Range

Policy adopted in 2014.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Likely covers areas around large cities, specific geography is not stated.