Scope: Areas Within Critical Distance of Natura2000 Sites in the Netherlands

Environmental Regulation NH2020, adopted on 16-11 2020 under Decision No. 1477251/1478383, defines this spatial scope. The dataset likely contains geospatial boundaries for areas within a defined critical distance of Natura2000 protected sites. The plan can be consulted on spatialplans.nl, with more information found in articles 4.3 and 4.4.

Use Cases

• Assess development project compliance based on proximity to protected Natura2000 sites.
• Model environmental impact zones for regulatory planning based on defined critical distances.
• Create maps for public consultation and stakeholder engagement on spatial plans.

Strengths

• Based on a formal Environmental Regulation (NH2020) adopted on a specific date (16-11-2020).
• References specific legal articles (4.3, 4.4) for detailed scope definition.
• Available via standard geospatial web services (WFS, WMS) for integration into GIS workflows.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Collection Method

Likely derived from official spatial planning and regulatory processes.

Time Range

Regulation adopted 16-11-2020; temporal coverage of the spatial data is unknown.

Freshness

Last updated is unknown.

Geography

Likely covers the Netherlands, focusing on areas around Natura2000 sites.