8d7191bd-b42a-4a95-ad8d-1164dd776247
eng
dataset
South Oxfordshire District Council
135 Eastern Avenue
Milton Park
Milton
ABINGDON
OX14 4SB
psma.south@southandvale.gov.uk
pointOfContact
2018-11-12T11:53:29
ISO 19115 (UK GEMINI)
1.0 (2.2)
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700
Green Belt
Green Belt polygon
2016-05-09
creation
2016-05-11
publication
S_GB
southoxon.gov.uk
Green Belts were made possible by the Town and Country Planning Act 1947 but the Oxford Green Belt was not formally approved until 1975. The original designation of the Oxford Green Belt was to prevent the city from extending further into the countryside. The role of the Green Belt within the surrounding districts was to preserve the rural setting of the city. This was the context in which the boundaries of the Green Belt were set in South Oxfordshire through the local plan process.
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) states: âThe fundamental aim of Green Belt policy is to prevent urban sprawl by keeping land permanently open; the essential characteristics of Green Belts are their openness and permanenceâ. Green Belt serves five purposes:
⢠to check the unrestricted sprawl of large built-up areas;
⢠to prevent neighbouring towns merging into one another;
⢠to assist in safeguarding the countryside from encroachment;
⢠to preserve the setting and special character of historic towns; and
⢠to assist in urban regeneration, by encouraging the recycling of derelict and other urban land
The NPPF also states that the permanence of Green Belts is an essential characteristic (and advises that, âonce established, Green Belt boundaries should only be altered in exceptional circumstances, through the preparation or review of the Local Plan. At that time, authorities should consider the Green Belt boundaries having regard to their intended permanence in the long term, so that they should be capable of enduring beyond the plan periodâ.
South Oxfordshire District Council
135 Eastern Avenue
Milton Park
Milton
ABINGDON
OX14 4SB
psma.south@southandvale.gov.uk
pointOfContact
asNeeded
Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
2008-06-01
publication
otherRestrictions
No limitations on public access apply
Open Government Licence 3.0
2500
eng
planningCadastre
-1.290
-1.060
51.624
51.815
ESRI shapefile (*.shp)
unknown
Web Map Service (WMS)
1.3.0
Web Feature Service (WFS)
1.1.0
http://maps.southoxon.gov.uk/data/download/s/green_belt.zip
Esri shapefile (zip)
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http://maps.southoxon.gov.uk/arcgis/services/Open_data_southoxon/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
WMS
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http://maps.southoxon.gov.uk/arcgis/services/Open_data_southoxon/MapServer/WFSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WFS
WFS
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dataset
Created and maintained using OS 1:1250/1:2500 scale digital mapping.