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5.1 The previous uses of vacant and derelict land can be seen in Table 10.
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Table 10: |
Previous uses of vacant and derelict land, 19981 |
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Derelict Land |
Vacant Land |
Total Vacant and Derelict Land |
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| Previous Use |
Area (ha) |
% of Area |
No. of Sites |
Area (ha) |
% of Area |
No. of Sites |
Area (ha) |
% of Area |
No. of Sites |
| Agriculture |
291 |
4 |
129 |
1,198 |
34 |
450 |
1,489 |
14 |
579 |
| Business Class |
2 |
* |
3 |
* |
* |
1 |
2 |
* |
4 |
| Community & Health |
356 |
5 |
82 |
274 |
8 |
74 |
629 |
6 |
156 |
| Defence |
701 |
10 |
40 |
79 |
2 |
14 |
781 |
7 |
54 |
| Education |
29 |
* |
27 |
84 |
2 |
73 |
113 |
1 |
100 |
| Forestry/Woodland |
23 |
* |
13 |
20 |
1 |
20 |
43 |
* |
33 |
| Manufacturing |
1,296 |
18 |
277 |
375 |
11 |
157 |
1,671 |
16 |
434 |
| Mineral Activity |
3,075 |
44 |
518 |
194 |
6 |
31 |
3,269 |
31 |
549 |
| Nature Conservation |
11 |
* |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
11 |
* |
1 |
| Offices |
1 |
* |
5 |
8 |
* |
16 |
9 |
* |
21 |
| Other General Industry3 |
114 |
2 |
79 |
134 |
4 |
146 |
248 |
2 |
225 |
| Passive Open Space |
19 |
* |
28 |
170 |
5 |
133 |
189 |
2 |
161 |
| Recreation & Leisure2 |
90 |
1 |
60 |
97 |
3 |
81 |
187 |
2 |
141 |
| Residential |
143 |
2 |
191 |
363 |
10 |
440 |
506 |
5 |
631 |
| Retailing |
12 |
* |
35 |
26 |
1 |
51 |
38 |
* |
86 |
| Storage |
197 |
3 |
81 |
80 |
2 |
79 |
277 |
3 |
160 |
| Transport |
490 |
7 |
217 |
228 |
6 |
129 |
718 |
7 |
346 |
| Utility Services |
27 |
* |
17 |
8 |
* |
15 |
34 |
* |
32 |
| Wholesale Distribution |
6 |
* |
7 |
15 |
* |
10 |
21 |
* |
17 |
| Other |
153 |
2 |
68 |
163 |
5 |
93 |
316 |
3 |
161 |
| Unknown4 |
752 |
- |
344 |
907 |
- |
834 |
1,659 |
- |
1,178 |
| Total |
7,787 |
100 |
2,222 |
4,425 |
100 |
2,847 |
12,212 |
100 |
5,069 |
1 Figures may not sum due to rounding.
2 Excluding passive open space.
3 Excluding manufacturing.
4 Unknown values are excluded from the calculation of percentages.
5.2 Where previous use is known, half of derelict land recorded in 1998, had been used for Mineral Activity (44 per cent), whilst the highest single classification of vacant land was for agriculture (34 per cent). The second most common previous use, where known, for both types of land was manufacturing which includes chemical products, metal works and shipbuilding, this accounts for 18 per cent of derelict land and 11 per cent of vacant land.
5.3 Chart 4 shows the previous uses of vacant and derelict land, ranked by land area.
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Chart 4: |
Previous uses of vacant and derelict land, 1998 |
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