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This code list is used in association with the OS Land Use Tier B attribute which is present within multiple OS NGD feature types across various OS NGD themes. The code list provides a detailed description of the land use for this specific topographic feature, where known.
Label
Definition
Agriculture
Areas of land whose main purpose is the growing of crops.
Air Travel Interchange
An area within an airport where passengers embark and disembark from commercial aircraft flights.
Allotments
A small allocation of land, usually rented from a local authority, on which the occupier / tenant grows fruit and / or vegetables for their own consumption and not primarily for commercial gain.
Ambulance Services
A site used to house and service ambulances, and where ambulance crew may stay while awaiting calls.
Aquaculture
No definition available.
Athletics
A site providing facilities for track and field events, including a large, usually open structure with tiered spectator seating.
Bowls
A site where the sport of bowls takes place.
Buddhist Temple
A place of worship for practitioners of Buddhism.
Bus Network Interchange
A place where buses begin, break or end their journey, and at which passengers may embark or disembark.
Camp Site
An organised area of ground designated for tents, normally with a water supply and sanitary facilities provided.
Caravan Site
An organised area of ground designated for temporary occupation by caravans belonging to holidaymakers. The site normally has a water supply and possibly also has access to electricity.
Cathedral
The principal church of a diocese.
Cemetery
An area of land where the deceased are buried that is not immediately next to a church.
Chapel
A small religious meeting place, normally used by non-conformist religions, or a place of worship attached to a school, hospital, prison, and so on, or a separate area within a church or cathedral which has its own altar.
Chemical Processing
A site where the principles of chemistry are applied to materials to create different materials.
Church
A building for public Christian worship, plus surrounding grounds.
Coach Network Interchange
A place where coaches begin, break or end a journey, and at which passengers may embark or disembark.
Coastal Protection
No definition available.
Coastguard Services
A site, including a building or structure, that provides a good view of the coastline and is used for observation by the coastguard or similar bodies, including voluntary bodies.
Communal Residential
A site providing permanent accommodation, where at least some of the required facilities are shared between the residents and some degree of care is offered.
Community Meeting Place
A site that offers a location, by arrangement, for public meetings, social gatherings and similar functions, either on an ad-hoc or repeating basis.
Cricket
A site primarily for watching, participating in and playing cricket.
Cycling Sports
A site used by bicycles for either racing or recreational purposes.
Diplomatic Services
Locations where the official representatives of another country work and sometimes reside. Includes consulates, embassies, and high commissions.
Electricity Distribution
A site used to handle electricity as part of the process of distributing electricity nationally or regionally.
Energy Generation
Locations and features where electricity is generated from sources of primary energy. Includes conventional hydrocarbon power stations, nuclear power stations, and those using renewable sources.
Equestrian Sports
A site that provides facilities for sporting competitions involving horses.
Ferry Terminal
A site facilitating the embarkation and disembarkation of pedestrian ferry passengers and their vehicles.
Fire Services
A site facilitating fire fighters, their equipment and vehicles.
First School
An educational establishment for children from the age of four up to the age of eight or nine.
Fisheries
A site that supports the catching, handling, and processing of fish and shellfish.
Fishing Sport
A body of water with facilities for recreational fishing.
Flood Or Water Controlling
Locations and features designed to manage the level of water during both normal and abnormal conditions. Includes flood or water controlling sites, weirs, pumping stations, and water monitoring stations.
Football
Locations associated with the sport of football. Includes football stadiums and football grounds.
Further Education
An educational site for academic and vocational qualifications below degree level undertaken after age sixteen.
Gas Distribution Or Storage
Locations and features associated with the storing and distribution of gas. Includes gas distribution or storage sites, and gas governor sites.
Gas Extraction
A site housing equipment used to drill for and extract natural gas from underground reservoirs.
Gas Production
Locations associated with the production of gas that is used to produce energy. Includes conventional hydrocarbon gas production and hydrogen fuel production locations.
Golf
Locations associated with the sport of golf. Includes golf courses, golf centres, driving ranges, putting greens, and clubhouses.
Greyhound Racing
A site providing facilities for the training and / or racing of greyhounds.
Gurdwara
A Sikh place of worship.
Higher Education
A site where students study at National Qualifications Framework level 4 and above, which does not have the authority to award degrees.
Hindu Temple
A place of worship for members of the Hindu faith.
Hockey
Locations associated with the sport of hockey.
Holiday Accommodation
A site without staffed facilities that provides accommodation and potentially other facilities for people who are on holiday, excluding sites solely for camping or touring caravans.
Holiday Centre
A site with staffed facilities that provides accommodation and potentially other facilities for people who are on holiday.
Horse Racing
Locations associated with the sport of horse racing. Includes horse racing courses and facilities.