Cemetery
A cemetery provided and maintained by a burial authority
- Design stage
- Co-design
- Tags
- local plan
- Frequency of updates
- Every 6 months
- Discussion
- Join the discussion on GitHub
- Last updated
- 26 September 2024
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Who asked for 'Cemetery' data?
Identified by the Geospatial Commission as a national dataset to make data easier to find for the sector.
What is the driver for the request?
Other
Which 2024 focus area does the request support?
Modern planning software;Faster local plans
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What is the 'Cemetery' consideration?
An area of ground in which dead bodies are buried, covered by Local Green Space protections.
Is there legislation that defines 'Cemetery'?
Yes
What is the legislation that defines 'Cemetery'?
The Local Authorities' Cemeteries Order 1977, Article 2 - "“cemetery” means a cemetery provided and maintained by a burial authority;"
Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Cemetery'?
"Subject to the provisions of this order, a burial authority may do all such things as they consider necessary or desirable for the proper management, regulation and control of a cemetery." - The Local Authorities' Cemeteries Order, Article 3
The Burial Authority, which "means the council of a district, London borough, parish, or community, the Common Council of the City of London, the parish meeting of a parish having no parish council, whether separate or common, or a joint board established under section 6 of the Public Health Act 1936 or by or under any local Act for the provision and maintenance of cemeteries;" - The Local Authorities' Cemeteries Order 1977, Article 2
Which organisations do we think should publish the data?
Local authorities
Is the Cemetery a trigger?
No
Is the Cemetery something to consult during plan making?
Yes
Provide information about when Cemetery is used during plan making
LPAs are required to ensure there is sufficient provision to meet future demand. When planning for growth, they will be required to ensure that there is sufficient land available to meet this future demand.
Is there any Cemetery data already available?
Yes
What Cemetery data is currently available?
- OS Open Greenspace (publisher: Ordnance Survey; coverage: National; licence: OpenData - Open Government Licence; fields: id;function;distinctiveName1;distinctiveName2;distinctiveName3;distinctiveName4;geometry)
Do we think the data should come from a single source?
Yes, the data already exists nationally and openly. It would however be useful to know how they collated this data, as we would expect it to be held by the Burial Authority.
Will a data standard be required?
No
Research
What are the planning needs for this data?
LPAs are required to ensure there is sufficient provision to meet future demand. When planning for growth, they will be required to ensure that there is sufficient land available to meet this future demand.