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Vacant and derelict land by council
2.4 Table 1 shows that in 1998 there were 12,212 hectares of vacant and derelict land, of this, 64 per cent was classified as derelict (7,787 hectares). The highest levels of vacant and derelict land were to be found in four councils - Glasgow City, North Lanarkshire, West Lothian and Fife - comprising 47 per cent of all vacant and derelict land.
Derelict land
2.5 Chart 2 shows the 12 councils with the highest percentage of derelict land in relation to their area. The figures for all councils can be found in Annex Table A.
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Chart 2: |
Derelict land as a percentage of an authority’s
total land area, 1998 |
2.6 From the chart it can be seen that 5.0 per cent of Glasgow’s land area is derelict whilst in North Lanarkshire, derelict land accounts for approximately 2.9 per cent of the land area. These two councils account for 29 per cent of all derelict land in Scotland.
Vacant land
2.7 Chart 3 shows the 12 councils with the highest percentage of vacant land in relation to their area. It should be noted that the survey does not include vacant land beyond 1 km from an urban area (see Note 4 in the extracts from the SVDLS guidance notes).
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Chart 3 |
Vacant land as a percentage
of an authority’s total land area, 1998 (12 authorities with the highest percentage of vacant land in relation to their area) |
2.8 From the chart it can be seen that 4.1 per cent of Glasgow’s land area is vacant whilst in Dundee City, vacant land accounts for 3.3 per cent of the land area. These two councils account for 20.9 per cent of all vacant land in Scotland.
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