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Land Use Resources
Our land is under greater pressure than ever before. The Community Planning Alliance believes that a land use strategy to manage these pressures is imperative. We were delighted that Baroness Young of Scone mentioned the ‘pressure cooker’ effect, that is illustrated by our Grassroots Map, in a House of Lords debate in the autumn of 2021 soon after we first created it. We support all efforts for an effective land use strategy across the whole country in order to recognise the multifunctional nature of land and how its uses can be coordinated.
Map of Planning data for England - courtesy of GOV.UK
Planning Data is a trial government site that aims to make land and housing data easier to find, use and trust.
Their aim is that this sharing of information will lead to:
Their aim is that this sharing of information will lead to:
- better planning decisions
- fewer uncertainties and delays in the housing system
- more new digital services for property and planning
- better relationships between communities and developments
Magic Interactive Mapping - courtesy of DEFRA
The Defra MAGIC website provides authoritative geographic information about the natural environment from across Government. The information covers rural, urban, coastal and marine environments across Great Britain.
Link: magic.defra.gov.uk
Land Use Framework Consultation - courtesy of DEFRA
In January 2025 the Government consulted on their vision for land use in England and how to deliver it. The consultation responses will inform the development of a Land Use Framework.
CPA has prepared a short briefing document and a longer form response answering all the 24 questions asked by DEFRA in its consultation.
CPA has prepared a short briefing document and a longer form response answering all the 24 questions asked by DEFRA in its consultation.
Link: Link to DEFRA Consultation: consult.defra.gov.uk/land-use-framework/land-use-consultation
Link: CPA Briefing
Link: CPA Full Response
Link: CPA Briefing
Link: CPA Full Response
A multi functional Land Use Framework - courtesy of the Food, Farming & Countryside Commission
The Food, Farming & Countryside Commission is an independent charity, set up in 2017 to help shape the future of food, farming, and the countryside.
Their strategy focuses on aligning leadership and citizens voices to make real progress towards a greener, healthier, and fairer food system. They have worked with DEFRA on the Land Use Strategy and set up trials across the country.
Their strategy focuses on aligning leadership and citizens voices to make real progress towards a greener, healthier, and fairer food system. They have worked with DEFRA on the Land Use Strategy and set up trials across the country.
Link: ffcc.co.uk
National Food Strategy - courtesy of DEFRA
The government updated its food strategy in 2025 to set out how to create a healthier, more affordable, sustainable, resilient food system that restores pride in British food culture and heritage. It lent on the work in 2021 by Henry Dimbleby, which was an independent review of the state of the UK food system, complete with recommendations of ways to prioritise land use whilst meeting the country's climate and biodiversity goals (Henry Dimbleby Report).
Link: National Food Strategy
Housing Market Data - courtesy of BuiltPlace
This set of pages provide a summary of housing market indicators, including house price to earnings ratio, and the number of properties owned by overseas individuals and companies.
Link: builtplace.com
Where to Build - courtesy of Warwick University
Where to Build is an online mapping tool developed by Warwick University designed to to provide evidence to local and national decision makers and stakeholders about where housing is most needed, and to empower them to make more informed decisions. Decades of planning targets haven’t solved the UK’s housing problems, with demand outstripping supply and prices and rents becoming increasingly unaffordable. This research finds that new homes are increasingly being built in areas with low demand, poor access to jobs, and limited amenities.
Providing geographically detailed results on excess housing demand and how to meet it at national, local authority and neighbourhood level, the tool draws on data from 20 billion housing searches together with a full history of sales and rental listings from 2019–2024.
Providing geographically detailed results on excess housing demand and how to meet it at national, local authority and neighbourhood level, the tool draws on data from 20 billion housing searches together with a full history of sales and rental listings from 2019–2024.
Link: Where to Build
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