Planning consideration

Local nature reserves

A protected area of land designated by a local authority because of its special natural interest or educational value

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• Design stage: On the platform
• Tags:
  • local plan
• Github: Join the discussion
• Synonyms:
  • Protected sites
• Legislation:
  Section 21 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949
• Tags:
  • local plan

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• Expected number of records: Unknown
• Frequency of updates: Ad hoc
• Useful links:
  • National dataset documentation page
  • URL of national dataset
  • Fact sheet url
• Technical specification: No specification added

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Related dataset

• Local nature reserve:

  • View schema on Github

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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.

Read all the background information that we have on this consideration.

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2 updates

• Kieran Wint (04 September 2024)

  As per some research we did, summarised in this blog on an analysis of local plans and local area requirements, we're confident 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 frequency with which this dataset is updated is ad hoc.

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Last updated: 2024-09-04 11:36:58