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Statistical Bulletin ENV/2002/1: Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey 2001
Location of derelict land
8.1 The survey covers derelict sites in both urban and rural areas. The distribution of derelict sites among urban and rural local authority areas is shown in Table 14. In Scotland as a whole, almost half the recorded area of derelict land is in rural areas (45 per cent), with the remainder located in urban areas (56 per cent).
Table 14: Location of derelict sites by local authority area, 2001 1,2
Local Authority | Urban | Rural | All Derelict Land |
Area (ha) | % of Sites Within Urban Area (by Area) 2 | No. of Sites | % of Scottish Urban Sites (by Area) 3 | Area (ha) | % of Sites Within Rural Area (by Area) 4 | No. of Sites | % of Scottish Rural Sites (by Area) 5 | Area (ha) | No. of Sites |
Aberdeen City | 34 | 44 | 18 | 1 | 43 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 77 | 25 |
Aberdeenshire | 9 | 10 | 15 | * | 81 | 90 | 8 | 3 | 90 | 23 |
Angus | 20 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 164 | 89 | 23 | 5 | 184 | 33 |
Argyll & Bute | 11 | 63 | 13 | * | 6 | 37 | 6 | * | 17 | 19 |
Clackmannanshire | 25 | 72 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 2 | * | 35 | 16 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 25 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 282 | 92 | 13 | 9 | 307 | 35 |
Dundee City | 60 | 100 | 21 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 60 | 21 |
East Ayrshire | 52 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 296 | 85 | 37 | 10 | 349 | 66 |
East Dunbartonshire | 42 | 61 | 12 | 1 | 27 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 68 | 18 |
East Lothian | 43 | 43 | 29 | 1 | 57 | 57 | 18 | 2 | 100 | 47 |
East Renfrewshire | 13 | 100 | 3 | * | - | - | - | - | 13 | 3 |
Edinburgh, City of | 75 | 68 | 24 | 2 | 35 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 111 | 26 |
Eilean Siar | 1 | 100 | 2 | * | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
Falkirk | 56 | 52 | 31 | 1 | 52 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 108 | 44 |
Fife | 233 | 40 | 58 | 6 | 351 | 60 | 11 | 12 | 584 | 69 |
Glasgow City | 756 | 100 | 277 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 756 | 277 |
Highland 6 | 244 | 77 | 171 | 6 | 72 | 23 | 62 | 2 | 315 | 233 |
Inverclyde | 64 | 98 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | * | 65 | 46 |
Midlothian | 64 | 25 | 37 | 2 | 192 | 75 | 48 | 6 | 256 | 85 |
Moray 7 | 32 | 92 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | * | 34 | 36 |
North Ayrshire | 190 | 70 | 72 | 5 | 81 | 30 | 33 | 3 | 270 | 105 |
North Lanarkshire | 912 | 69 | 141 | 24 | 420 | 32 | 177 | 14 | 1,332 | 318 |
Orkney Islands | 1 | 11 | 5 | * | 11 | 89 | 9 | * | 12 | 14 |
Perth & Kinross | 33 | 41 | 17 | 1 | 46 | 59 | 6 | 2 | 79 | 23 |
Renfrewshire | 76 | 30 | 49 | 2 | 180 | 70 | 3 | 6 | 256 | 52 |
Scottish Borders | 20 | 47 | 33 | 1 | 22 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 39 |
Shetland Islands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
South Ayrshire | 121 | 98 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | * | 124 | 35 |
South Lanarkshire | 268 | 54 | 98 | 7 | 233 | 47 | 40 | 8 | 502 | 138 |
Stirling | 80 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 86 | 52 | 17 | 3 | 165 | 29 |
West Dunbartonshire | 123 | 100 | 61 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 123 | 61 |
West Lothian | 123 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 286 | 70 | 28 | 9 | 409 | 46 |
Scotland | 3,802 | 56 | 1,402 | 100 | 3,043 | 44 | 582 | 100 | 6,845 | 1,984 |
1 Figures may not sum due to rounding
2 1993 data have been used for Highland, and 2000 data have been used for Moray
3 Refers to the percentage of derelict sites within the urban area of each local authority
4 Refers to the percentage of derelict sites within all urban areas in Scotland
5 Refers to the percentage of derelict sites within the rural area of each local authority
6 Refers to the percentage of derelict sites within all rural areas in Scotland
8.2 The local authorities with the highest levels of derelict urban land areas in 2001 were North Lanarkshire (912 hectares) and Glasgow City (756 hectares). The local authorities with the highest levels of derelict rural land areas were North Lanarkshire (420 hectares) and Fife (351 hectares). The average size of derelict urban sites is 2.7 hectares, whereas the average derelict rural site size is 5.2 hectares.
Table 15: Derelict sites by location and size of site, 2001 1,2
Location | Size of Site |
No. of Sites
<= 1 ha | % of Sites | No. of Sites
1-5 ha | % of Sites | No. of Sites
5-10 ha | % of Sites | No. of Sites
10-20 ha | % of Sites | No. of Sites
>= 20 ha | % of Sites | Total No. of
Sites | % of Sites |
Urban | 817 | 75 | 426 | 69 | 92 | 60 | 39 | 51 | 28 | 54 | 1,402 | 71 |
Rural | 269 | 25 | 190 | 31 | 62 | 40 | 37 | 49 | 24 | 46 | 582 | 29 |
Total | 1,086 | 100 | 616 | 100 | 154 | 100 | 76 | 100 | 52 | 100 | 1,984 | 100 |
1 Figures may not sum due to rounding
2 1993 data have been used for Highland, and 2000 data have been used for Moray
8.3 Table 15 shows the distribution of derelict sites in relation to size. It shows that the majority of small sites (under 5 hectares) are located in urban areas.
8.4 The 10 councils with the highest percentage of derelict urban land in relation to local authority total urban area are shown in Chart 6. Urban areas are defined as localities which contained 1,000 residents or more in 1991. The figures for all local authorities urban areas are shown in Annex Table A.
Chart 6: Urban derelict land as a percentage of local authority urban land area, 2001 1
1 1993 data have been used for Highland, and 2000 data have been used for Moray
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