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Conservation area

There are 2 datasets you must provide for conservation areas:

Format

You can provide data in one of these formats:

  • CSV
  • GeoJSON
  • GML
  • Geopackage

For more information, see how to provide your data.

Conservation area dataset

This dataset is about conservation areas. These are areas where extra planning controls apply due to their special architectural and historic interest.

The dataset must contain at least one entry (row) for each conservation area

It must containing the following fields (columns):

designation-date

document-url

The URL of the document. Example: http://www.LPAwebsite.org.uk/conservationarea1.pdf

documentation-url

The URL of the webpage citing the document.

Each document should be linked to on a documentation webpage that includes a short description of the data. The website URL should be unique for each conservation area, either by creating a separate page or a separate anchor (fragment identifier) for each one.

Example: http://www.LPAwebsite.org.uk/data#conservationarea1

end-date

The date the document was withdrawn or superseded by another document, written in YYYY-MM-DD format. Leave this blank if the document is still relevant to planning. Example: 1984-03-28

entity

entry-date

The date this entry was created or updated, written in YYYY-MM-DD format. Example: 1984-03-28

geometry

legislation

name

The title of the document. Example: Notice of Old Market conservation area designation

notes

Optional text on how this data was made or produced, or how it can be interpreted.

organisation

point

prefix

reference

A reference or ID for each document that is:

unique within your dataset permanent - it doesn't change when the dataset is updated

If you don't use a reference already, you will need to create one. This can be a short set of letters or numbers. Example: CADOC01

start-date

The date the document was published, written in YYYY-MM-DD format. Example: 1984-03-28

Conservation area document dataset

This dataset is about conservation areas. These are areas where extra planning controls apply due to their special architectural and historic interest.

The dataset must contain at least one entry (row) for each conservation area document

It must containing the following fields (columns):

conservation-area

description

document-type

document-url

documentation-url

An optional URL of a document providing the authoritative source of the boundary. For example, a PDF containing a map of the area, indicated with a red-line boundary.

end-date

If applicable, the date that the conservation area was no longer in effect, written in YYYY-MM-DD format. If this does not apply, leave the cell blank.

Example: 1999-01-20

entity

entry-date

The date this dataset was created or last updated, written in YYYY-MM-DD format.

Example: 2022-12-20

name

The official name of the conservation area.

Example: Old Market

notes

Optional text on how this data was made or produced, or how it can be interpreted.

organisation

prefix

reference

A reference or ID for each conservation area that is:

unique within your dataset permanent - it doesn't change when the dataset is updated

If you don't use a reference already, you will need to create one. This can be a short set of letters or numbers.

Example: CA01

start-date

The date that the conservation area was officially designated, written in YYYY-MM-DD format.

Example: 1984-03-28