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Table 18: |
Vacant land brought back into use and derelict land reclaimed since 1997 survey by new use1,2,3 |
| New Use |
Derelict Land |
Vacant Land |
Total Vacant and Derelict Land |
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Area (ha) |
% of Area |
No. of Sites |
Area (ha) |
% of Area |
No. of Sites |
Area (ha) |
% of Area |
No. of Sites |
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| Agriculture |
15 |
3 |
15 |
9 |
2 |
6 |
23 |
3 |
21 |
| Business Class |
* |
* |
1 |
8 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
1 |
8 |
| Community & Health |
2 |
* |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
8 |
| Education |
1 |
* |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
| Forestry/Woodland |
7 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
1 |
7 |
| Manufacturing |
10 |
2 |
8 |
14 |
4 |
10 |
24 |
3 |
18 |
| Mineral Activity |
66 |
15 |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
66 |
8 |
13 |
| Nature Conservation |
41 |
9 |
9 |
44 |
12 |
4 |
85 |
11 |
13 |
| Offices |
* |
* |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
* |
6 |
| Other General Industry |
41 |
9 |
18 |
48 |
14 |
37 |
89 |
11 |
55 |
| Passive Open Space |
68 |
15 |
15 |
14 |
4 |
20 |
81 |
10 |
35 |
| Recreation & Leisure |
30 |
7 |
7 |
11 |
3 |
10 |
41 |
5 |
17 |
| Residential |
93 |
21 |
71 |
147 |
41 |
144 |
240 |
30 |
215 |
| Retailing |
28 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
12 |
35 |
4 |
19 |
| Storage |
10 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
2 |
10 |
19 |
2 |
16 |
| Transport |
3 |
1 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
15 |
10 |
1 |
25 |
| Utility Services |
7 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
* |
1 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
| Wholesale Distribution |
1 |
* |
1 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
| Vacant Pending New Use |
1 |
* |
3 |
* |
* |
1 |
1 |
* |
4 |
| Other |
12 |
3 |
10 |
20 |
6 |
16 |
32 |
4 |
26 |
| Unknown4 |
32 |
- |
29 |
- |
- |
- |
32 |
- |
29 |
| Scotland |
468 |
100 |
232 |
355 |
100 |
313 |
823 |
100 |
545 |
1 Figures may not sum due to rounding.
2 The figures for Aberdeen City, Highland, Moray and West Lothian are not included as they were unable to participate in the 1998 survey.
3 The figures for Dundee are since the 1996 survey,
4 Unknown values are excluded from the calculation of percentages.
10.4 Chart 7 shows the 12 most common uses for vacant land brought back into use and reclaimed derelict land. Roughly a fifth (21 per cent) of the derelict land reclaimed and two fifths (41 per cent) of the vacant land brought back into use was used for residential purposes. The second most popular use was for other general industry (11 per cent).
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Chart 7: |
Distribution of vacant land brought back into use and reclaimed derelict land by new use (12 most common uses) |
10.5 The average size of reclaimed derelict sites was 2 hectares. Of those restored to the predominant new use, residential activities, the average size was 1.3 hectares, compared with over 4.5 hectares for mineral activities and passive open space.
10.6 The average size of vacant sites brought back into use for residential purposes was 1 hectare, for other general industry the average size was 1.3 hectares, and for nature conservation 11 hectares.
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