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6.1 For sites where the length of time for which vacancy or dereliction was known, a total of 36 per cent (2,430 hectares) of derelict land and 31 per cent (1,234) of vacant land had been unused since before 1981. Overall, 31 per cent (3,366 hectares) of land was known to have become vacant or derelict since 1991.
Table 11: Period of time since which land has lain vacant or derelict, 20001,2
| Period |
Derelict Land |
Vacant Land |
Total Vacant and Derelict Land | ||||||
| Area (ha) |
% of Derelict Land (by Area) |
No. of Sites | Area (ha) | % of Vacant Land (by Area) | No. of Sites | Area (ha) | % of Total Land (by Area) | No. of Sites | |
| Pre 1981 |
2,430 | 36 | 741 |
1,234 | 31 | 582 |
3,664 | 34 | 1,323 |
| 1981 1985 |
1,039 | 15 | 305 |
781 | 20 | 477 |
1,819 | 17 | 782 |
|
1986 1990 | 1,470 |
22 | 281 | 453 |
11 | 363 | 1,922 |
18 | 644 |
| 1991 1995 |
1,129 | 17 | 277 |
808 | 20 | 465 |
1,937 | 18 | 742 |
|
1996 1999 | 749 |
11 | 310 | 680 |
17 | 626 | 1,429 |
13 | 936 |
| Unknown3 |
605 | - | 251 |
306 | - | 242 |
911 | - | 493 |
| Total |
7,423 | 100 | 2,165 |
4,261 | 100 | 2,755 |
11,683 | 100 | 4,920 |
1 Figures may not sum due to rounding
2 See Annex Table D for details
of council participation in different years
3 Unknown values are excluded
from the calculation of percentage values
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