Land and Buildings Data

UKLand

Improve your planning and decision making with a comprehensive and consistent view of land use across the United Kingdom.

Planning and development require a good understanding of land use

From the development of major infrastructure projects or rolling out new utilities or networks, to identifying areas for investment or new housing, understanding the characteristics of how land is used in your area of interest is vital.

A national land-use database

If you are searching for specific categories of land, for example, retail parks, or large areas of industrial land away from urban areas, UKLand can help.

Powerful insights into land use

UKLand has some of the most detailed and accurate land-use specifications of any dataset in the UK.

A wide variety of industries and uses

UKLand is used by a wide range of organisations, government, and businesses such as telecoms, utilities, academia, local authorities, surveyors, and more.

Easy to integrate

UKLand is designed to link seamlessly with third-party databases to help you improve your decision-making processes and save costs.

Features and capabilities

27 detailed land classification types

See a detailed breakdown of natural areas (sand dunes, rockscapes, heath, and moorland), a range of agricultural types (mainly crops, mixed-use, vineyard, glasshouses), woodlands (deciduous, coniferous, mixed), and built environments (a range of urban densities, business parks, industrial, retail parks).

Differentiate between land use and land cover

While land cover data (the physical land type for example forest, grassland, or a body of water) is relatively easy to capture given the availability of satellite imagery, UKLand identifies how that land is used.

Access and delivery

UKLand is available via download in standard mapping and GIS formats. For GIS users, display characteristics and standard style files are provided.

Why is understanding land-use important?

Current Government legislation will have a significant impact on land across the UK for many years. The Government is encouraging development of new housing and major infrastructure projects.

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