YDNPA Local Plan Policy C1: Housing Development Boundaries for Small Settlements

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority boundaries define where traditional building conversions are acceptable in principle for smaller villages. This geospatial dataset supports the Yorkshire Dales Local Plan covering the period 2015 to 2030. The data is provided by the Government Digital Service under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Assess land-use compliance for proposed building conversions based on the defined settlement boundaries.
• Model potential housing development areas within small villages based on the policy's spatial constraints.
• Integrate policy boundaries with other geospatial layers for regional planning analysis.
• Visualize areas where traditional building conversion is permissible under the local plan.

Strengths

• Explicitly linked to a formal policy framework (Yorkshire Dales Local Plan 2015-30).
• Has a clear, permissive license (CC-BY-4.0) for reuse.
• Originates from an authoritative government source (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 defined through local planning processes and digitized for policy enforcement.

Time Range

Policy framework covers 2015-2030.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Yorkshire Dales National Park, United Kingdom.