Land Use: Databases

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 29 September 2020.

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Photo of Preet Kaur Gill Preet Kaur Gill Shadow Secretary of State for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a national land use database for (a) rural use, (b) urban use, (c) geology, (d) hydrology, (e) climate, (f) soils, (g) weather, (h) air, (i) ecology, (j) culture assessments for integrated use in the planning system.

Photo of Christopher Pincher Christopher Pincher Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The Planning for the Future consultation proposes a move towards a modernised, open data approach which will create a national picture for different types of planning data. We will require local plans to use standardised data and digitally consumable rules that enable accessible, interactive maps showing what can be built where. We will also build upon the work my department has already done on Brownfield site registers, with local planning authorities already exploring innovative solutions to fix underlying data issues, so a strategic national map of planning can be created.

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