SWDP38: Green Spaces from the South Worcestershire Development Plan

Policy SWDP38 from the South Worcestershire Development Plan designates Green Spaces. The dataset is released by Worcester City Council to comply with the INSPIRE directive and was last updated on 2026-07-08. It is available as a WMS service under an Ordnance Survey PSGA INSPIRE End User Licence for personal non-commercial use.

Use Cases

• Map designated green spaces for urban planning based on the policy description.
• Analyze green space distribution for environmental impact assessments.
• Integrate policy-defined boundaries into regional GIS systems for compliance monitoring.
• Support public consultation on land use by visualizing protected areas.

Strengths

• Has a specific policy designation (SWDP38) providing legal and planning context.
• Released to comply with the INSPIRE directive, suggesting standardized geospatial data practices.
• Last updated on 2026-07-08, indicating a future update is scheduled.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the South Worcestershire region.

Provenance

Source

Worcester City Council

Collection Method

Policy designation from the South Worcestershire Development Plan.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:38.603562; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South Worcestershire, UK