Green Belt Boundaries in Kingston upon Thames, London

Green belt policy in the United Kingdom aims to prevent urban sprawl by keeping land permanently open. This dataset represents the green belt area in the south of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, part of the Metropolitan Green Belt first proposed in 1935. The data is provided by the Government Digital Service and plays a role in controlling development.

Use Cases

• Analyze urban growth boundaries based on the green belt policy described.
• Model development pressure and land preservation based on the concept of maintaining open countryside.
• Support policy compliance checks for local authorities based on the Town and Country Planning Act 1947 framework.

Strengths

• Dataset is tied to a specific, long-standing policy framework (Metropolitan Green Belt proposed in 1935).
• Focuses on a concrete geographic area (south of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely derived from official local authority development plans.

Time Range

null

Freshness

unknown

Geography

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, London, United Kingdom