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Planning consideration

Special areas of conservation

An area containing wildlife or marine life habitats and species that need conservation

Design stage
On the platform
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Synonyms
  • Protected sites
Legislation
Expected number of records
Unknown
Frequency of updates
Ad hoc
Useful links
Technical specification
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Background information

Each planning consideration we work on passes through the stages of our design process, where we research and answer specific questions to help us collect more information.

Backlog

  • Who asked for 'Special areas of conservation' data?

  • What is the driver for the request?

  • Which 2024 focus area does the request support?

Screen

  • What is the 'Special areas of conservation' consideration?

  • Is there legislation that defines 'Special areas of conservation'?

  • Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Special areas of conservation'?

  • Which organisations do we think should publish the data?

  • Is the Special areas of conservation a trigger?

  • Is the Special areas of conservation something to consult during plan making?

  • Is there any Special areas of conservation data already available?

  • Do we think the data should come from a single source?

  • Will a data standard be required?

Research

  • Do we understand the lifecycle of a Special areas of conservation?

  • Do we understand how the data is created/produced?

  • Where will or should the data be used?

    • Local plans - SACs are occasionally referenced in local plans, so we think that this consideration feeds into the process of creating a local plan.

  • Who are the statutory consultees for Special areas of conservation?

  • Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Special areas of conservation? How do we expect them to use Special areas of conservation?

  • What are the planning needs for this data?

  • Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Special areas of conservation data?

  • What are some potential uses of Special areas of conservation data?

  • What's the value of adding Special areas of conservation data to the platform?

  • From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Special areas of conservation data available?

2 updates

  • Kieran Wint (05 September 2024)

    As per some research we did, summarised in this blog on an analysis of local plans and local area requirements, we think that this consideration acts as an INPUT to the process of creating a local plan.

  • Kieran Wint (03 September 2024)

    As per the published dataset by Natural England on data.gov.uk, the metadata suggests that this dataset is updated on an ad hoc basis.

Last updated: 2024-09-05 10:35:29