Argyll and Bute Local Development Plan: Development Management Zones for 2015
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Description
Local Development Plan: Development Management Zones - Argyll and Bute defines land-use zones for the Argyll and Bute council area. The dataset, published by the Government Digital Service, comprises categories such as Main Towns and Key Settlements, Key Rural Settlements, Villages and minor settlements, Countryside zone, Greenbelt, Rural opportunity areas, and Very sensitive countryside. The plan was adopted in 2015.
Use Cases
Classify land parcels for planning applications based on the described zone categories.
Analyze spatial distribution of settlement types (e.g., Main Towns vs. Key Rural Settlements) for regional studies.
Model development constraints or opportunities based on zones like Greenbelt or Very Sensitive Countryside.
Integrate zoning boundaries with other geospatial data for environmental or infrastructure impact assessments.
Strengths
Provides a formal, government-adopted planning framework for a specific Scottish council area.
Includes a defined set of seven zone categories, offering structured classification.
Originates from an authoritative source, the Government Digital Service.
Limitations
Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Last update date is unknown; the data reflects the 2015 plan and may not include subsequent amendments.
Provenance
Source
Government Digital Service
Collection Method
Likely digitized from the adopted Local Development Plan policy documents.
Time Range
Reflects the 2015 adopted plan.
Freshness
Last updated date is unknown; the underlying plan was adopted in 2015.
Geography
Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.
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