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eng
dataset
Natural Resources Wales
(NRW)
0300 065
3000
Maes-y-Ffynnon
LL57 2DW
enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
pointOfContact
2018-04-23
Gemini
2.2
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::BNG
OGP
Heritage Coast
Arfordir Treftadaeth
Sites (Heritage Coast)
NRW Heritage Coast.LYR
2010-12-31
publication
2010-12-01
revision
98745
https://naturalresources.wales
This spatial dataset contains digitised boundaries of heritage coasts in Wales.
Heritage Coasts occupy about a third of the Welsh coastline, that is 500 km (300 miles). These sites were set up to protect our coastlines from insensitive developments. Most are defined simply by the coastline between two named points, however some have clearly defined inland boundaries. Their status carries no legal protection, but planning authorities must take the designation into account when making decisions on development. Management of Heritage Coasts is the remit of the local authority and is generally carried out by Heritage Coast Officers with some practical tasks done by volunteers. Most of the Heritage coastal strips were defined in 1973, 1974 and one in 1984. The descriptions and paper maps associated with this dataset are the legal documents.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
0300 065 3000
Maes-y-Ffynnon
LL57 2DW
enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
owner
Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
0300 065 3000
Maes-y-Ffynnon
LL57 2DW
enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
originator
asNeeded
CD/DVD
Protected sites
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
2018-04-27
publication
Heritage
Coasts
Biodiversity
Nature conservation
Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary (IPSV)
2018-04-27
publication
© CNC/NRW All rights Reserved. Contains
Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100019741. Crown Copyright and Database Right Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both
the source and copyright of the owners. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.
otherRestrictions
There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate
it freely.
eng
biota
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
oceans
environment
ISO3166
Countries
2018-04-27
publication
Wales (WLS)
-5.70410080
-3.05868526
51.31765742
53.53479641
1995-01-01
2010-12-31
Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
0300 065 3000
Maes-y-Ffynnon
LL57 2DW
enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
distributor
http://lle.gov.wales/catalogue/item/ProtectedSitesHeritageCoast/?lang=en
http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw?
dataset
This designation was launched in the seventies to protect our
coastlines from insensitive developments. Digitising this data makes it more mobile and helps safeguard these areas. The data was first digitally captured in 1995 and the latest update in 2010 to OS
Mastermap. The data was checked by Natural Resources Wales' (NRW) staff. NRW inherited the descriptions of the Heritage Coasts designations that lie within Wales from the Countryside Commission. Most are represented by pairs of co-ordinates and just two have boundaries Great Orme (1:10560) and Glamorgan (1:50,000). Using this source the designations were digitised on to OS MasterMap 2006. For all Heritage Coast sites we have buffered a line 0.6 km from Mean High Water Mark (MHWM) and then given this line a 1 metre width in order to conform to supplying polygon data. This has been done for reasons of cartographic display as well as showing there is no definitive terrestrial area given for the majority of sites.