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5 Previous uses of derelict and urban vacant land
5.1 The previous uses of derelict and urban vacant sites are shown in Table 11. Former agricultural land should only be included if it is characterised by specific unsightliness or neglect. However, Local Authorities have explained that in some instances former agricultural land is released for development and is then classed as vacant when either the land is prepared for development or development starts on the land.
Table 11: Previous uses of derelict and urban vacant land 1, 2005 2
Previous Use | Derelict Land | Urban Vacant Land | Total Derelict and Urban Vacant Land |
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Area (ha) | % of Derelict Land (by Area) | No. of Sites | Area (ha) | % of Urban Vacant Land (by Area) | No. of Sites | Area (ha) | % of Total V&D Land (by Area) | No. of Sites |
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Agriculture | 201 | 3 | 119 | 729 | 31 | 285 | 930 | 10 | 404 |
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Business Class | 17 | * | 4 | 10 | * | 10 | 26 | * | 14 |
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Community & Health | 580 | 8 | 107 | 131 | 6 | 60 | 712 | 7 | 167 |
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Defence | 1,784 | 25 | 35 | 43 | 2 | 19 | 1,827 | 19 | 54 |
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Education | 45 | 1 | 31 | 105 | 4 | 61 | 151 | 2 | 92 |
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Forestry/Woodland | 12 | * | 12 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 25 | * | 21 |
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Manufacturing | 1,299 | 18 | 277 | 250 | 11 | 141 | 1,548 | 16 | 418 |
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Mineral Activity | 1,924 | 27 | 257 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 1,950 | 21 | 267 |
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Nature Conservation | 11 | * | 1 | - | - | - | 11 | * | 1 |
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Offices | 4 | * | 9 | 7 | * | 16 | 11 | * | 25 |
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Other General Industry 3 | 101 | 1 | 97 | 124 | 5 | 125 | 224 | 2 | 222 |
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Passive Open Space | 49 | 1 | 42 | 138 | 6 | 101 | 187 | 2 | 143 |
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Recreation & Leisure 4 | 141 | 2 | 55 | 74 | 3 | 69 | 215 | 2 | 124 |
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Residential | 107 | 1 | 167 | 395 | 17 | 486 | 501 | 5 | 653 |
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Retailing | 17 | * | 36 | 22 | 1 | 43 | 39 | * | 79 |
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Storage | 168 | 2 | 83 | 38 | 2 | 51 | 206 | 2 | 134 |
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Transport | 400 | 6 | 171 | 81 | 3 | 76 | 481 | 5 | 247 |
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Utility Services | 77 | 1 | 25 | 33 | 1 | 23 | 110 | 1 | 48 |
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Wholesale Distribution | 4 | * | 4 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 26 | * | 15 |
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Other | 195 | 3 | 88 | 128 | 5 | 104 | 324 | 3 | 192 |
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Unknown 5 | 462 | - | 244 | 605 | - | 529 | 1,067 | - | 773 |
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Total | 7,597 | 100 | 1,864 | 2,973 | 100 | 2,229 | 10,570 | 100 | 4,093 |
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1. Figures may not sum due to rounding
2. 2002 data have been used for the Scottish Borders council area.
3. Excluding manufacturing
4. Excluding passive open space
5. Unknown values are excluded from the calculation of percentages
5.2 The previous use was unknown for 1,067 hectares of land (6 per cent of the total amount of derelict and 20 per cent of the total amount of urban vacant land recorded in 2005). Where the previous use is known, 27 per cent of derelict land recorded in 2005 had been previously used for mineral activity (1,924 hectares), and a further 25 per cent for defence (1,784 hectares). The most common previous use for recorded urban vacant land, where previous use is known, was agriculture (31 per cent, or 729 hectares) and the second most common previous use was residential development, accounting for 17 per cent of recorded urban vacant land (395 hectares).
5.3 Chart 5 shows the previous uses of derelict and urban vacant land (excluding sites where previous use is unknown), ranked by area.
Chart 5: Previous Uses of derelict and urban vacant land, 2005
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