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Make places discoverable using familiar location identifiers

Satisfied

As a data user, I need site records to include familiar location identifiers, such as addresses or postcodes where available, so that I can find, recognise and link places without relying only on map geometry or internal references.

Priority
high
Status
proposed
Themes
data-principle, discovery
Actors
data-user, service-builder
Source
data-design
Variations
dd-need-094, dd-need-095

Justification

Justification just-0049

The `address-text` field lets a site be identified using a familiar postal address or a description of unaddressed land, such as a plot near a junction or landmark. The `postcode` field supports a common route for searching by location and helps users find applications affecting a local area. UPRNs and USRNs help link the site to existing properties, premises and streets where those identifiers are known. Together, `address-text`, `postcode`, `uprns`, `usrns` and `name` support users who recognise places through addresses, postcodes, building names, street descriptions or other plain-language labels rather than through map geometry or system references alone. This fully meets the needs to identify a proposed development in familiar terms and to include familiar location identifiers in site records.

Satisfaction: full; Confidence: high

Satisfied by:

All of:

Field
address-text
in
Dataset
site
and
Field
postcode
in
Dataset
site
and
Field
uprns
in
Dataset
site
and
Field
usrns
in
Dataset
site
and
Field
name
in
Dataset
site

See complete justification record: just-0049