Historic Hastings Local Plan 2004 Planning Constraints

Historic geospatial data digitizing the Hastings Local Plan 2004 Policies Map. The dataset is a snapshot of planning constraints from 2004, including national and international designations like Ancient Woodland and Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Hastings Borough Council created this dataset, which has been superseded by newer planning documents.

Use Cases

• Analyze historic land-use designations based on the 2004 planning constraints map.
• Study the evolution of environmental protections based on superseded designations like Ancient Woodland and SACs.
• Compare past and present planning policy boundaries based on the digitized polygon data.

Strengths

• Dataset provides a specific historic snapshot from 2004.
• Includes polygon data for spatial analysis of planning constraints.
• Explicitly lists constraint types like Ancient Woodland and Sites of Special Scientific Interest.

Limitations

• Data is explicitly historic and superseded; constraints are stated to be 'no longer correct'.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown.
• Freshness should be verified as the last metadata update is dated 2026-07-08.

Provenance

Source

Hastings Borough Council

Collection Method

Digitized version of the Hastings Local Plan 2004 Policies Map.

Time Range

Snapshot from 2004.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:42.195069; data content is a historic snapshot from 2004.

Geography

Hastings, UK.