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This code list is used in association with the OS Land Use Tier A attribute which is present within multiple OS NGD feature types across various OS NGD themes. The code list provides a high-level description of the land use for the feature, where known.

Label	Definition
Agriculture Or Aquaculture	Locations where the cultivation of crops or the rearing of animals, including fish or shellfish, takes place for commercial purposes, including supporting infrastructure.
Attraction Or Activity	Locations that provide non-sporting leisure activities and related services for the public.
Commercial Activity: Animal Services	Locations that provide medical care, temporary accommodation, or burial and cremation services for animals (including domestic pets, livestock, and / or wild animals).
Commercial Activity: Distribution Or Storage	Locations where goods or materials are stored and / or sorted before being further used. Includes non-retail parts of the distribution chain.
Commercial Activity: Industrial Or Manufacturing	Locations where raw materials are extracted or processed.
Commercial Activity: Other	Locations where commercial activities take place, where the locations are not otherwise categorised.
Commercial Activity: Retail	Locations that sell or serve finished goods, including food and drink, to the general public.
Community Services: Emergency Services	Locations used by the providers of emergency services, including supporting sites for administration and training.
Community Services: Funerary	Locations associated with the burial or cremation of the deceased, including areas used as a memorial for people or events.
Community Services: Other	Locations that provide primarily non-commercial services to the inhabitants of an area, where the location is not otherwise categorised.
Community Services: Religious Worship	Places of worship where members of a religious group gather to practice their faith.
Construction	An area in which construction work is on-going and the final nature of the site is unknown or where there are a mixture of end uses for the site.
Defence	Locations that support the activities of military forces.
Education	Educational establishments and locations that provide taught academic and vocational teaching.
Government Services	Locations that provide and administer services on behalf of central or local government, where these locations are not otherwise categorised.
Historic	Locations identified as being of historic importance, including physical features, selected very important sites, and some disused features.
Medical Or Health Care	Locations that provide primary or secondary medical care and associated health care services.
Residential Accommodation	Locations providing permanent private or communal accommodation.
Sports Attraction Or Facility	Locations for viewing or participating in sporting activities.
Temporary Or Holiday Accommodation	Locations that provide temporary occupation or sites that provide shelter.
Transport: Air	Locations that support the movement of people and freight using aircraft, excluding those that are for Defence purposes.
Transport: Rail	Locations that perform and support the movement of passengers and freight using railways.
Transport: Road, Track Or Path	Locations that perform and support the movement of people and freight using roads, tracks and paths. Includes movement via motorised (for example, cars, buses) and non-motorised vehicles (for example, bicycles), on horseback and on foot.
Transport: Water	Locations that perform and support the movement of people and freight using inland and tidal waterways.
Unknown Use	A location which forms part of a recognised site whose function has yet to be determined.
Utility Or Environmental Protection	Locations that facilitate the provision of basic services (such as electricity, gas, water, waste disposal, and telecommunications) and locations used to monitor and control environmental risks. Includes services used by the public and / or services which maintain or restore the quality of environmental media through the prevention or reduction of emissions and polluting substances.
Unknown Or Unused Artificial	An artificial feature without any known use or where the use has not yet been identified.
Unknown Or Unused Natural	A natural feature without any known use or where the use has not yet been identified.
Mixed Use	No definition available.