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Data by Environmental Impact Assessment and Planning Topic

You can download a list of our datasets (with Web links) relevant to Environmental Impact​ Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessments here​.

Below is a non-exhaustive list of planning topics. Developments, plans and policies falling under these broad topics should, as a minimum, consider the datasets listed under the corresponding headings on this page.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Land &
Soi​ls
​Water​Climate
Change
​Cultural
Heritage
​Material
Assets
Landscape
​Natural
(Geo)
Hazards
​Natural
(Geo)
Heritage
​​County Development
Plan
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​​​​Visitor Experience Development Plan​​​​✔​✔​✔​✔
​​​Planning Application General(telecomm masts, windfarms, solar energy, poultry farms/pig farms, one off buildings, generator plants etc.​)​✔​✔​✔​✔​✔​✔​✔​✔
​Route Option Reports (roads/rail/
pipelines/cables)
​​✔​​✔​​✔​​✔​​✔​​✔
​Coastal Developments​✔​✔​✔​✔​✔​✔​✔​✔​
​Flood Relief​​✔​​✔​​✔​​✔​​✔
​​​Quarry Extention​​​✔​​​✔​​​✔​​​✔​​​✔​​​✔
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Land & Soils​Water​Climate
Change
​Cultural
Heritage
​Material
Assets
Landscape
​Natural
(Geo)
Hazards
​Natural
(Geo)
Heritage

​​The links below take you directly to map viewers where available. For more information on data related to each topic please follow the link at the end of each section.

Cultural Heritage


  • Archaeology

Cherish​

  • Underwater Archaeology

Shipwrecks

More data on Cultural Heritage

The Landscape


  • Landscape Appearance and Character

Physiographic Units

  • Historical landscapes

Historic mines​

More Data on The Landscape