North York Moors Hedgerow Removal and Retention Notifications

Hedgerow removal and retention notices for the North York Moors National Park Authority, collected under the Hedgerows Regulations 1997. The dataset is provided by the Government Digital Service and should be used in conjunction with a corresponding points layer. The regulations require permission to remove hedges that are at least 20 meters long, over 30 years old, and contain certain plant species.

Use Cases

• Monitor compliance with hedgerow protection laws based on notification records.
• Analyze spatial patterns of hedgerow management requests within the national park.
• Support enforcement actions by local planning authorities based on recorded notices.

Strengths

• Data is tied to a specific legal framework (Hedgerows Regulations 1997) with defined criteria.
• Focuses on a defined geographic area (North York Moors National Park Authority).
• Designed for use with a complementary geospatial layer, suggesting structured integration.

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

Notifications submitted to the local planning authority under legal regulations.

Time Range

null

Freshness

unknown

Geography

North York Moors National Park, United Kingdom