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Air Quality Management Areas - Scotland
Restricted Data
Dataset Created

05/06/2026

Last Updated

05/06/2026

Description

Local Authorities have a duty to designate any relevant areas where the air quality objectives are not (or are unlikely to be) being met as Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs). AQMAs must be designated officially by means of an 'order'. The extent of the AQMA may be limited to the area of...

Local Landscape Areas - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

17/06/2021

Last Updated

11/03/2024

Description

There are many areas where the scenery is highly valued locally and local authorities often give these landscapes a local designation. This is to ensure that the landscape is not damaged by inappropriate development, and in some cases encourage positive landscape management. These designations...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Place Name Gazetteer - Scotland
Restricted Data
Dataset Created

25/10/2022

Last Updated

11/03/2024

Description

Place-names represent a fundamental geographical identifier, which also have considerable cultural, historical and linguistic importance. Scotland had a great tradition of publishing descriptive (long-form) gazetteers in the 19th century. This dataset is the GIS point format output from a project...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Planning Applications: Unofficial - Scotland
Restricted Data
Dataset Created

09/08/2023

Last Updated

11/10/2023

Description

This planning applications dataset has been created to "in-fill" the missing data from Planning Authorities not yet signed up to the custom built 'Cloud Connector Framework' which enables the automated collection of data from local data systems on a weekly basis. It uses publicly available data...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Low Emission Zones - Scotland
Restricted Data
Dataset Created

05/06/2026

Last Updated

05/06/2026

Description

Low Emission Zones (LEZs) are designed to improve air quality and were introduced across Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Planning continues at a national and local authority level. Local grace periods now apply until enforcement begins. In Glasgow, the LEZ enforcement started on 1 June...

Low Emission Zones - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

29/09/2022

Last Updated

11/03/2024

Description

Low Emission Zones (LEZs) are designed to improve air quality and were introduced across Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Planning continues at a national and local authority level. Local grace periods now apply until enforcement begins. In Glasgow, the LEZ enforcement started on 1 June...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Employment Land Supply - Scotland
Restricted Data
Dataset Created

05/06/2026

Last Updated

05/06/2026

Description

Scottish Planning Policy sets out the Scottish Government's policies in relation to economic development in Scotland. An Employment Land Audit is produced to monitor the supply, take up and status of employment land in line with National Guidance. The audit assesses the range and choice of...

Town Centres - Scotland
Restricted Data
Dataset Created

05/06/2026

Last Updated

05/06/2026

Description

Town centres and other retail centres are defined by local authorities to meet the requirement of Scottish Planning Policy (paragraph 61) to identify town centres and other retail locations as part of a network of centres to support retail type development in the most appropriate locations. This...

Employment Land Supply PREMIUM - Scotland
Restricted Data
Dataset Created

05/06/2026

Last Updated

05/06/2026

Description

Scottish Planning Policy sets out the Scottish Government's policies in relation to economic development in Scotland. An Employment Land Audit is produced to monitor the supply, take up and status of employment land in line with National Guidance. The audit assesses the range and choice of...

Street Furniture PREMIUM - Scotland
Restricted Data
Dataset Created

05/06/2026

Last Updated

05/06/2026

Description

In November 2004, Audit Scotland published a document entitled ‘Maintaining Scotland’s Roads’, effectively introducing a requirement on local authorities in Scotland to produce a Roads Asset Management Plan (RAMP). Following this publication, The Society of Chief Officers for Transportation in...

Local Government Benchmarking Framework - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

18/10/2023

Last Updated

19/10/2023

Description

The Local Government Benchmarking Framework (LGBF) brings together a wide range of information about how all Scottish councils perform in delivering services to local communities. It is a high-level benchmarking tool designed to help senior management teams and elected members ask questions about...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Green Belt - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

11/06/2021

Last Updated

12/03/2024

Description

A council development plan may designate a green belt around a city or town to support the spatial strategy by: - directing development to the most appropriate locations and supporting regeneration; - protecting and enhancing the character, landscape setting and identity of the settlement; and -...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Town Centres - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

11/06/2021

Last Updated

11/03/2024

Description

Town centres and other retail centres are defined by local authorities to meet the requirement of Scottish Planning Policy (paragraph 61) to identify town centres and other retail locations as part of a network of centres to support retail type development in the most appropriate locations. This...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Employment Land Supply - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

11/06/2021

Last Updated

11/03/2024

Description

Scottish Planning Policy sets out the Scottish Government's policies in relation to economic development in Scotland. An Employment Land Audit is produced to monitor the supply, take up and status of employment land in line with National Guidance. The audit assesses the range and choice of...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Renewable Energy Sites - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

11/06/2021

Last Updated

11/03/2024

Description

All local authorities will receive planning applications for renewable energy sites. Some local authorities have provided us with such data, from which we have selected only approved and/ or operational sites. We have also received separate files of data showing renwable energy sites - both as...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Vacant and Derelict Land - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

11/06/2021

Last Updated

22/02/2024

Description

The Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey (SVDLS) is a national data collection undertaken to establish the extent and state of vacant and derelict land in Scotland. The survey has been operating since 1988. This survey is associated with the Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Fund, under which...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Community Council Boundaries - Scotland
Restricted Data
Dataset Created

05/06/2026

Last Updated

05/06/2026

Description

Community councils are required to be established by local authorities. They are the most local tier of statutory representation in Scotland. They bridge the gap between local authorities and communities and help to make public bodies aware of the opinions and needs of the communities they...

Renewable Energy Sites - Scotland
Restricted Data
Dataset Created

05/06/2026

Last Updated

05/06/2026

Description

All local authorities will receive planning applications for renewable energy sites. Where local authorities have managed to categorise these in a structured way, we are provided with such data (in either point or polygon format), from which we have attempted to select only those sites that look...

Renewable Energy Sites PREMIUM - Scotland
Restricted Data
Dataset Created

05/06/2026

Last Updated

05/06/2026

Description

All local authorities will receive planning applications for renewable energy sites. Where local authorities have managed to categorise these in a structured way, we are provided with such data (in either point or polygon format), from which we have attempted to select only those sites that look...

Article 4 Directions - Scotland
Restricted Data
Dataset Created

05/06/2026

Last Updated

05/06/2026

Description

An Article 4 Direction is a statement made under The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011. The Direction, made by a local authority and approved by Scottish Ministers, removes all or some of the permitted development rights on an area. The...

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