Local authorities are tasked with local land-use planning and planning application decisions. In this interview, Richard Kay, Manager of Planning Policy and Environment Lead, East Cambridgeshire District Council, reflects on some of the challenges involved and how...
15 minutes with James Skates, Head of Modelling, Monitoring and Geospatial activities in the Welsh Government discussing what an effective land use decision-making tool looks like. I lead work on an integrated modelling platform that supports decision-making by policy...
15 minutes with Professor Paula Harrison, Principal Natural Capital Scientist at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. In the second of our three guest blogs on the same theme, Paula shares her insights on creating effective land use decision making tools. I work...
15 minutes with Dr Alistair Ford, Lecturer in Geospatial Data Analytics and Policy Academy Fellow at Newcastle University. In the first of a series of three guest blogs on the same theme, Alistair shares his thoughts on what makes land use decision making tools...
The British Geological Survey (BGS) is working with the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission (FFCC) as part of the Geospatial Commission’s National Land Data Programme pilot in Devon to support the design and development of a local land use framework. The...
Understanding existing land use is crucial in making informed decisions on how to make more effective use of land. The National Land Data Programme (NLDP) is working with Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland (OSNI), Northern Ireland’s national mapping agency, to create a...
