6. Length of time land has lain vacant and
derelict
6.1 Where the length of time a site has been vacant or
derelict, was known, it was found that 43 per cent of derelict land had been lying
derelict since before 1980. Thirty four per cent of vacant land had also been lying unused
since then, with a further 26 per cent becoming vacant between 1981 and 1985. Overall,
only 20 per cent of land had become vacant or derelict during the last six years.
Table 11: Length of time land
has lain vacant and derelict1
| |
Derelict Land |
Vacant Land |
Total and Vacant Land |
| Area (ha) |
% of area |
No. of sites |
Area (ha) |
% of area |
No. of sites |
Area (ha) |
% of area |
No. of sites |
| Pre 1980 |
3,426 |
43 |
1,118 |
1470 |
34 |
721 |
4,896 |
40 |
1839 |
| 1981-85 |
1339 |
17 |
377 |
1115 |
26 |
660 |
2454 |
20 |
1037 |
| 1986-90 |
1789 |
22 |
392 |
719 |
17 |
543 |
2509 |
20 |
935 |
| 1991-95 |
1383 |
17 |
359 |
922 |
22 |
701 |
2306 |
19 |
1060 |
| 1996- |
50 |
1 |
21 |
42 |
1 |
74 |
92 |
1 |
95 |
| Unknown |
494 |
- |
279 |
350 |
- |
249 |
844 |
- |
528 |
| Total |
8482 |
100 |
2546 |
4618 |
100 |
2948 |
13101 |
100 |
5494 |
| 1. figures may not sum due to rounding |
| 2. Unkown values are excluded from the
calculations of percentages. |
6.2 It can be seen in Table 12 that the larger the area of
the site, the longer the site tends to lie vacant or derelict. Sixty six per cent of sites
over 20 hectares had lain vacant or derelict, where known, for at least the last eleven
years, whilst only 52 per cent of sites less than 1 hectare had lain vacant or derelict
since the same period.
Table 12: Length of time land has lain
vacant and derelict by size of site1
| Period |
Size of site |
| No, of sites les than or equal to 1
ha |
% of sites |
No. of sites between 1 and 5 ha |
% of sites |
No. of sites between 5 and ten ha |
% of sites |
No. of sites between 10 and 20 ha |
% of sites |
No. of sites over 20 ha |
% of sites |
Total no. of sites |
% of sites |
| Pre 1980 |
1047 |
33 |
606 |
40 |
89 |
35 |
60 |
43 |
37 |
48 |
1839 |
37 |
| 1981-1985 |
606 |
19 |
311 |
21 |
70 |
27 |
36 |
26 |
14 |
18 |
1037 |
21 |
| 1986-1990 |
556 |
17 |
282 |
19 |
51 |
20 |
31 |
22 |
15 |
19 |
935 |
19 |
| 1991-1995 |
704 |
22 |
292 |
19 |
44 |
17 |
9 |
7 |
11 |
14 |
1060 |
21 |
| 1996- |
71 |
2 |
21 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
95 |
2 |
| Unknown2 |
372 |
- |
119 |
- |
26 |
- |
6 |
- |
5 |
- |
528 |
- |
| Total |
3556 |
100 |
1631 |
100 |
281 |
100 |
144 |
100 |
82 |
100 |
5494 |
100 |
| 1. Figures may not sum due to rounding. |
| 2. Unkown values are excluded from the
calculation of percentages. |
