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The Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 places duties on local authorities and the Welsh Government with the aim to improve infrastructure and significantly increase levels of walking and cycling in Wales. The duties include that existing active travel routes must be mapped all places that have been specified (currently 142 ‘designated localities’) and that integrated network plans must be

Spatial data for Active Travel Act (Wales) 2013 Designated Localities, as a result of Direction designating localities in relation to Active Travel routes.

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(4) and (5) of the Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 (“the Act”), make the following Direction:

Section 2(1) of the Act provides that for

The Crown Estate Key Resource Area (KRA) 2014 as extended by Bide et al. 2013 - See RA derivation text (link below) for full methodology.

Areas known to contain important sand and gravel resources. Published as part of the research project Mineral Resource Assessment of the UK Continental Shelf commissioned by The Crown Estate and as modified by them.

This dataset also includes prospective coarse

Since December 1997 each local authority in the UK has been carrying out a review and assessment of air quality in their area. This involves measuring air pollution and trying to predict how it will change in the next few years. The aim of the review is to make sure that the national air quality objectives (PDF) will be achieved throughout the UK by the relevant deadlines. These

The Aquaculture RA was derived predominantly from a study by ABPmer (2015), ‘A Spatial Assessment of the Potential for Aquaculture in Welsh Waters’ commissioned by the Welsh Government. The project required the development of spatial data layers to highlight potential aquaculture areas based on suitable natural resources, other marine uses, and proximity to essential infrastructure.

“On this site you can find out about the work of the Wales Biodiversity Partnership including: national and local actions and objectives; biodiversity-related news and events; and how you can help biodiversity.”

Latest Built Up Area Sub Division Populations (2015 as at May 2017)

Boundaries of Conservation Areas in Wales, to conform with s.70(5) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.  This dataset provides information on the map boundaries only. For the full information, including information on designations, individuals should contact the appropriate Local Authority.

The Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Wales) Regulations 2017 are the only regulation controlling the loss of undesignated semi-natural habitats to agricultural improvement in Wales. The purpose of the Regulation is to allow agricultural projects that do not significantly affect the environment, whilst providing protection for land with significant environmental, historic or cultural

The Environmental Noise Directive required the Welsh Government to produce noise maps in 2012 for major roads, for major railways and for roads, railways and industry in agglomerations. This data package contains all the sound level contours calculated in 2012, in 5-decibel “A-weighted” contour bands. It also contains spatial data on the sources modelled (the major roads, major

The Environmental Noise Directive required the Welsh Government to produce noise maps in 2017. This data package contains all the sound level contours calculated in 2017, in 5-decibel “A-weighted” contour bands. It also contains spatial data on the sources modelled (the major roads and industrial sites in agglomerations).

Note: (1) Although described as noise maps for the purposes of

What is the online viewer for?

The online viewer is used to inform the public of permissive linear routes and area access which have been made available through Glastir.

Glastir Permissive Access awareness:

Glastir Contracts deliver environmental improvements for a range of objectives including the provision of new linear and area access.

Glastir Permissive Access routes are advertised on the Lle

Site sponsored by the Welsh Government; provides information relating to the Glastir Agri-environment scheme.

What is the online viewer for?

The online viewer is used to inform the public and all relevant environmental organisations and will provide general information regarding Glastir contracts.

Locations of Glastir Land Extent under contract:

For information regarding land that has been entered into Glastir, please use the link to the Lle website provided below. This link will enable you to identify

The Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (GMEP) has been commissioned by the Welsh Government to assess the performance of Glastir. GMEP was launched at the same time as the Glastir scheme. This provides fast policy feedback allowing for the scheme to be modified to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Click the links below to find out more about the work GMEP is undertaking within the

Communities First is Welsh Government’s community focussed tackling poverty programme. The programme provides funding for Lead Delivery Bodies within local authority areas known as Communities First Clusters to narrow the economic, education/skills and health gaps between our most deprived and more affluent areas. It has three strategic objectives helping to achieve these outcomes:

NRW woodland and grassland ecologists used the Habitat Survey of Wales Phase 1 digital data; Lowland Grassland Survey of Wales Phase 2 digital data; Lowland Peatland Survey of Wales Phase 2 Features data; Calaminarian Grassland Annex 1 habitat map; Glastir Grassland Fungi data; and Chough woodland areas to identify areas of sensitivity to woodland creation. These datasets include land-cover types

A list of Hospitals, GP Surgeries, Dental Practices, Opticians and Pharmacies

Website statement: "Keep Wales Tidy considers that a "clean and tidy Wales" can be primarily achieved by changing peoples attitudes so that they do not engage in activities that have a negative impact on their local environments. A number of activities impact on the quality of the local environment and Keep Wales Tidy will initially concentrate on tackling the issues of litter, flytipping and dog

Boundaries of the NHS Local health Boards in Wales. The seven Local Health Boards (LHBs) in Wales now plan, secure and deliver healthcare services in their areas, replacing the 22 LHBs and the 7 NHS Trusts which together performed these functions in the past. 

Land use planning policies for minerals development are set out in Chapter 14 of Planning Policy Wales. These policies cover the short and long term future use and safeguarding of mineral deposits.

Document offers advice on: • Providing mineral resources to meet society’s needs • Current Aggregates production • Future demand • Future supply • Protecting areas of importance • Reducing the impact of aggregates production • Restoration and aftercare • Efficiency of use/recycling • Annexes on Regional Aggregates Working Parties (RAWPs),

All survey work was completed by ABPmer on behalf of Welsh Government. Two areas were chosen for the survey work off covering two broad geographical areas, St David’s Head, Pembrokeshire; and an area to the west of Anglesey. Surveys were conducted during July and August 2019. When collecting multibeam data, an appropriate overlap was maintained to ensure that 100% coverage is achieved

Map of toilets open for general public use

Responsibilities for energy licensing, consenting and permitting in the Plan area is divided between the UK and Welsh Governments and the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA).

The Wales Act 2017 devolves oil and gas licensing to the Welsh Government for onshore areas and internal waters (intertidal areas, estuaries and coastal inlet areas which fall within the Welsh onshore licence area as defined by ...More

Areas with the greatest potential for heat networks

The Pre-Assessed Areas for Wind Energy are designated by Future Wales (the National Development Framework) as areas where there is a presumption in favour of large-scale wind energy development, subject to detailed policy assessments contained within the document. Any scheme would need to be assessed through the statutory planning application processes.

Future Wales is currently being

Agricultural Land Classification Surveys:

Surveys include those completed by the Welsh Government, the Welsh Office Agricultural Department, ADAS Statutory and commercial organisations. Commercial surveys have only been included when validated by the Welsh Government.

All surveys have been completed in accordance with the Revised Guidelines & Criteria for Grading the Quality of Agricultural

Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification (Wales) Surveys - Boundary

The Welsh Government commisioned a study by ABPmer, to assess the potential for aquaculture within the Welsh Marine Plan Area through development of a spatial model. These data layers represent areas which were identified as potentially suitable for the cultivation of certain species, based solely on their ecological requirements and the natural resource requirements of the cultivation method,

The Predictive ALC map for Wales is based on the principles of the Agricultural Land Classification System of England & Wales, the Revised Guidelines & Criteria for Grading the Quality of Agricultural Land (MAFF 1988).

Further information on Agricultural Land Classification can be found here.

NEW CONTENT:

Version 2 of the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) Map

The Predictive ALC map for Wales is based on the principles of the Agricultural Land Classification System of England & Wales, the Revised Guidelines & Criteria for Grading the Quality of Agricultural Land (MAFF 1988).

Version 2 of the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) Map represents the first significant update since its launch in 2017. The developments are focused

The draft National Development Framework (NDF) identifies 14 Priority Areas for District Heat Networks.

District Heat Networks are are a distribution system of pipes that takes heat from a central source and delivers it to a number of domestic or non-domestic buildings. This avoids the need for separate heat sources in individual buildings. The heat source might be a facility that provides a

The England and Wales Raptor Persecution Priority Delivery Group (Raptor PPDG) are actively working together to reduce the illegal persecution of raptors (including owls) and agree that a useful way of presenting information is through the production of maps indicating the location of confirmed incidents.  Illegal pesticide poisoning data is based on chemical analysis and interpretation of

The Location of all Primary, Middle, Secondary and Special Schools in Wales

Regulating and Several Orders are granted by the Welsh Ministers under the terms of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967, as amended. They are made for the establishment or improvement and for the maintenance and regulation of a shellfish fishery.
A Regulating Order enables the grantee to regulate a natural fishery by issuing restricted permits which allows permit holders to fish for shellfish

Key ecological constraints relevant to the development of aquaculture, tidal stream energy, and wave energy were mapped as part of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund funded Sustainable Management of Marine Natural Resources (SMMNR) project. These data layers represent high-level relative constraints in relation to seabirds, fish, marine mammals and marine habitats, for different technology

Videos and still images collected as part of the Sustainable Management of Marine Natural Resources (SMMNR) project.

This is a dataset of the Strategic Search Areas (SSAs) identified in Technical Advice Note (TAN) 8: Planning for Renewable Energy.

The SSAs are areas in Wales identified in TAN 8 as being the most appropriate locations for large scale wind farm development. The detailed characteristics of the SSAs and the methodology used to define them are outlined in TAN8 and its Annexes. For further

Resource Areas (RAs) are broad areas that describe, for some sectors, the distribution of a particular resource that has the potential to be used or is used. The Tidal Range Resource Areas are based on a maximum depth of 25 m and a mean spring tidal range of greater than 5 m. These are the criteria used in the OESEA3 (DECC, 2016). The tidal range resource areas were defined using data from the

Resource Areas (RAs) are broad areas that describe, for some sectors, the distribution of a particular resource that has the potential to be used or is used. The Tidal Stream Energy RAs were derived from The Crown Estate’s (TCE’s) Key Resource Areas (KRAs) (The Crown Estate, 2013) and areas defined in the Marine Renewable Energy Strategic Framework (RPS, 2011). TCE areas were based on

Motorway and Primary A-roads in Wales

Unified Peat Map of Wales is based on a combination of the following layers:

          BGS surface peat

          Forestry Commission survey peats

          Lowland peat survey (NRW)

          Phase 1 habitat

Wales (High water mark).  This data has been drived from Ordnance Survey Boundary-Line data.