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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

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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

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Site sponsored by the Welsh Government; provides past and present information and data relating to different types of land usage, livestock numbers and agricultural labour at a local level.

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

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“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 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The on-line viewer provides a general guide to land managers, and aims to identify areas of Wales which are most suited to new woodland creation using Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

A score for woodland creation is shown at a medium scale in green, highlighting the best opportunities at a strategic level for new woodland creation, which is based on data identified to best meet the

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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:

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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

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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

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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),

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This Minerals Technical Advice Note (Wales) sets out detailed advice on the mechanisms for delivering the policy for coal extraction, through surface and underground working, by mineral planning authorities and the coal mining industry.

This is our land use planning policy for Wales and should be taken into account when preparing development plans.

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

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Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification (Wales) Surveys - Boundary

What is the online viewer for?

The online viewer is used to inform planning authorities and the public of the predictive quality of agricultural land in Wales.

Predictive Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) Map

The predictive ALC model for Wales is based on the principles of the Agricultural Land Classification System of England & Wales, the Revised Guidelines & Criteria for

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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.

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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

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Site sponsored by the Welsh Government; provides information relating to the Rural Development Plan (2014 – 2020).

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

This guidance provides advice on: • Sustainable rural communities • Sustainable rural economies • Rural affordable housing • Rural enterprise dwellings • One planet developments • Sustainable rural services • Sustainable agriculture.

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

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Motorway and Primary A-roads in Wales

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

Site sponsored by the Welsh Government, provides information and data relating to noise (dB) across Wales.

The Welsh Government established the TB eradication programme to carry out it’s long-term goal of eradicating bovine TB in Wales.

From 1^st October 2017, TB Areas were established as an indication of the relative disease status across holdings in a defined area in Wales. The Low, Intermediate & High areas are an amalgamation of spatial units, made up of parishes

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Hosted by Ricardo-AEA on behalf of the Welsh Government and the Welsh Air Quality Forum. This website aims to provide you with comprehensive information about Air Quality in Wales.

Site sponsored by the Welsh Government; provides past and present information and data relating to the agriculture of Wales.

 

WMTS Service - Aerial photography covering different areas of Wales from 1945 to present.

A preview and instructions on how to use this service in various tools is available from http://lle.gov.wales/services/tiles/apu/

 

 

 

 

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WMS data, work in progress

WIMD is the Welsh Government’s official measure of relative deprivation for small areas in Wales. It is designed to identify those small areas where there are the highest concentrations of several different types of deprivation. Deprivation is the lack of access to opportunities and resources which we might expect in our society. This can be in terms of material goods or the ability of

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Note: These spatial datasets are being compiled whilst drawing up the first Welsh National Marine Plan which is due to be finalised in 2019. Datasets may be periodically updated after that date.

iNotes attached to the data describe each dataset and are in the process of being updated. For any further information on the data please contact marineplanning@gov.wales.

 

The Welsh Government are

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