YDNPA Local Plan Policy BE6: Protected Former Railway Routes in Yorkshire Dales

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority data identifies trackbeds of former railways protected from development. The dataset supports the Yorkshire Dales Local Plan covering the period 2015 to 2030. It is published by the Government Digital Service under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Assessing development constraints based on protected railway corridors.
• Historical transportation network analysis based on former railway trackbeds.
• Land-use planning and policy compliance checks for the Yorkshire Dales Local Plan.
• GIS mapping of heritage or protected linear infrastructure features.

Strengths

• Explicitly linked to a formal planning policy (Yorkshire Dales Local Plan 2015-30).
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.
• Sourced from an authoritative government body (Government Digital Service).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely derived from planning and cartographic sources for the Yorkshire Dales Local Plan.

Time Range

Policy period 2015-2030

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Yorkshire Dales National Park, United Kingdom