Open roads
High-level view of the road network, from motorways to country lanes
- Design stage
- Co-design
- Frequency of updates
- Every 6 months
- Useful links
- Discussion
- Join the discussion on GitHub
- Last updated
- 5 September 2024
Backlog
Who asked for 'Open roads' data?
The Geospatial Commission has published a list of 65 open datasets that they believe are used during the housing and planning process. This includes Open roads.
What is the driver for the request?
Other
Which 2024 focus area does the request support?
Modern planning software;Faster local plans
Screen
What is the 'Open roads' consideration?
OS Open Roads is a high-level view of the road network, from motorways to country lanes in Great Britain. The links represent an approximate central alignment of the road carriageway and include roads classified by the National or Local Highway authority.
Is there legislation that defines 'Open roads'?
No
Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Open roads'?
N/A
Which organisations do we think should publish the data?
Uknown
Is the Open roads a trigger?
Yes
What needs to be done because Open roads has acted as the trigger?
A noise impact assessment may need to be completed - this will measure both existing and predicted noise levels of a proposed development.
Is the Open roads something to consult during plan making?
Yes
Provide information about when Open roads is used during plan making
This will be a consideration when assessing the suitability of sites, in terms of their access. It will also be a useful dataset when developing transport assessments, or travel plans, considering any required improvements to existing roads to support planned growth.
Is there any Open roads data already available?
Yes
What Open roads data is currently available?
- OS Open Roads (publisher: Ordnance Survey; coverage: GB; licence: OGL version 3)
Do we think the data should come from a single source?
Yes - Ordnance Survey
Will a data standard be required?
No
Research
Do we understand the lifecycle of a Open roads?
No
Do we understand how the data is created/produced?
N/A
Where will or should the data be used?
N/A
What other planning considerations does it interact with?
N/A
Who are the statutory consultees for Open roads?
N/A
Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Open roads? How do we expect them to use Open roads?
N/A
What are the planning needs for this data?
This dataset displays the existing road network, which will inform the preparation of planning applications, as well as the decision making of these. This can also be used for plan-making when considering access to sites, or any required improvement schemes to support growth.
Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Open roads data?
N/A
What are some potential uses of Open roads data?
N/A
What's the value of adding Open roads data to the platform?
N/A
From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Open roads data available?
N/A