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Statistical Bulletin ENV/2002/1: Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey 2001
Vacant and derelict land
Table 1: Vacant and derelict land 1 by local authority area, 2001
Local Authority | Derelict Land | Vacant Land | Total Vacant and Derelict Land |
Area (ha) | % of Derelict Land (by Area) 2 | No. of Sites | Area (ha) | % of Vacant Land (by Area) 2 | No. of Sites | Area (ha) | % of Total Land (by Area) 2 | No. of Sites |
Aberdeen City | 77 | 1 | 25 | 75 | 2 | 53 | 152 | 1 | 78 |
Aberdeenshire | 90 | 1 | 23 | 53 | 1 | 36 | 144 | 1 | 59 |
Angus | 184 | 3 | 33 | 34 | 1 | 24 | 217 | 2 | 57 |
Argyll & Bute | 17 | * | 19 | 37 | 1 | 52 | 54 | 1 | 71 |
Clackmannanshire | 35 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 55 | 1 | 30 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 307 | 4 | 35 | 58 | 2 | 24 | 365 | 3 | 59 |
Dundee City | 60 | 1 | 21 | 276 | 7 | 202 | 336 | 3 | 223 |
East Ayrshire | 349 | 5 | 66 | 77 | 2 | 79 | 426 | 4 | 145 |
East Dunbartonshire | 68 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 19 | 94 | 1 | 37 |
East Lothian | 100 | 1 | 47 | 34 | 1 | 24 | 134 | 1 | 71 |
East Renfrewshire | 13 | * | 3 | 19 | 1 | 23 | 32 | * | 26 |
Edinburgh, City of | 111 | 2 | 26 | 56 | 1 | 32 | 167 | 2 | 58 |
Eilean Siar | 1 | * | 2 | 11 | * | 8 | 11 | * | 10 |
Falkirk | 108 | 2 | 44 | 162 | 4 | 104 | 270 | 3 | 148 |
Fife | 584 | 9 | 69 | 81 | 2 | 67 | 665 | 6 | 136 |
Glasgow City | 756 | 11 | 277 | 646 | 17 | 648 | 1,402 | 13 | 925 |
Highland 3 | 315 | 5 | 233 | 498 | 13 | 276 | 813 | 8 | 509 |
Inverclyde | 65 | 1 | 46 | 67 | 2 | 91 | 132 | 1 | 137 |
Midlothian | 256 | 4 | 85 | 38 | 1 | 21 | 294 | 3 | 106 |
Moray 4 | 34 | 1 | 36 | 6 | * | 11 | 41 | * | 47 |
North Ayrshire | 270 | 4 | 105 | 158 | 4 | 111 | 428 | 4 | 216 |
North Lanarkshire | 1,332 | 19 | 318 | 607 | 16 | 256 | 1,939 | 18 | 574 |
Orkney Islands | 12 | * | 14 | 10 | * | 14 | 23 | * | 28 |
Perth and Kinross | 79 | 1 | 23 | 52 | 1 | 18 | 131 | 1 | 41 |
Renfrewshire | 256 | 4 | 52 | 172 | 5 | 123 | 428 | 4 | 175 |
Scottish Borders | 41 | 1 | 39 | 27 | 1 | 45 | 69 | 1 | 84 |
Shetland Islands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
South Ayrshire | 124 | 2 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 21 | 156 | 1 | 56 |
South Lanarkshire | 502 | 7 | 138 | 185 | 5 | 143 | 686 | 6 | 281 |
Stirling | 165 | 2 | 29 | 35 | 1 | 39 | 200 | 2 | 68 |
West Dunbartonshire | 123 | 2 | 61 | 93 | 2 | 80 | 216 | 2 | 141 |
West Lothian | 409 | 6 | 46 | 120 | 3 | 28 | 529 | 5 | 74 |
Scotland | 6,845 | 100 | 1,984 | 3,763 | 100 | 2,686 | 10,607 | 100 | 4,670 |
1 Figures may not sum due to rounding
2 Refers to the percentage of vacant/derelict land recorded in Scotland
3 1993 data have been used for this authority (Highland)
4 2000 data have been used for this authority (Moray)
2.1 The survey covers vacant land in, or close to, urban areas and derelict land in both urban and rural areas, subject to agreed exclusions and to interpretation by those carrying out the survey. Sites covering less than 0.1 hectare are excluded unless a group of adjacent sites exceeds 0.1 hectare and can be counted as a single contiguous site. The forms used for recording site information are shown in the Annex.
2.2 Derelict land (and buildings) is that which has been so damaged by development or use that it is incapable of being developed for beneficial use without rehabilitation, and which is not being used for either the purpose for which it is held, or for a use acceptable in a local plan. The main exceptions are operational sites where rehabilitation would not be possible or appropriate within five years, and land which is derelict through natural causes (for example neglected woodland or farmland) and which appears to have blended into the landscape. All sites where contamination is known or suspected are classed as derelict.
2.3 Vacant land is located in urban settlements (defined here as possessing a population of 2,000 or more) or within one kilometre of the edge of such settlements which is considered to display the characteristics of urban vacant land; that is, land which is unused or unsightly, or which would benefit from development or improvement. The main exceptions to this definition are for land held for operational needs, agricultural land, urban fringe land and open space within the built up area, even where these offer the prospects of future development. Full details of the definitions are given in the Annex.
Vacant and derelict land by council
2.4 Table 1 shows that in 2001 there were 10,607 hectares of vacant and derelict land, of which 65 per cent was classified as derelict (6,845 hectares). Two councils, North Lanarkshire and Glasgow City together contain 31 per cent of the recorded vacant and derelict land.
Derelict Land
2.5 Chart 2 shows the ten councils with the highest percentage of derelict land in relation to their administrative area. The figures for all councils can be found in Annex Table A.
Chart 2: Derelict land as a percentage of local authority administrative area, 2001
2.6 Approximately 4.3 per cent of Glasgow City's and 2.8 per cent of North Lanarkshire's land area is recorded as derelict. Together, they account for 30.5 per cent of all recorded derelict land in Scotland.
Vacant Land
2.7 Chart 3 shows the ten councils with the highest percentage of vacant land in relation to their administrative area. It should be noted that the survey definition of vacant land excludes most of the land area in non-urban local authorities.
Chart 3: Vacant land as a percentage of local authority administrative area, 2001
2.8 Approximately 4.2 per cent of Dundee City's and 3.7 per cent of Glasgow City's land area is recorded as vacant. Together, they account for 24.5 per cent of all recorded vacant land in Scotland.
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