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Low Emission Zones - Scotland
Open Data

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 2023 (1 June 2024 for residents within the zone) Dundee will start enforcement on 30 May 2024 Aberdeen will start enforcement on 1 June 2024 Edinburgh will start enforcement on 1 June 2024 The Scottish Government will continue to develop support and funding to help people and businesses meet LEZ requirements.

Dataset Created
29/09/2022
License
UK Open Government Licence (OGL)
Contacts
Improvement Service
Last Updated
11/03/2024
Data Provided by
Improvement Service
alternative_name
lez
la_collection
ckan
lineage
This dataset was amalgamated, optimised and published by the Spatial hub. The following quality assurance checks and corrections are carried out on the data: - Polygons are dissolved/ aggregated by key name and local authority. - The minimum polygon area allows in the data is 25 square meters - Checks for invalid geometry types - The maximum angle for any spikes is 3 degrees - Any duplicate geometry is removed from the data - Duplicate key names for polygons are not removed - Polygons with no key names are not removed - Checks for basic geometry i.e. self-intersection Please contact spatialhub@improvementservice.org.uk for more details.
organisation_managed
false
ssdi_link
update_frequency
as needed
Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON

Data Preview

No FID local_authority site_ref sh_date_uploaded la_s_code
1 pub_lez.1 Aberdeen City 0 2022-10-06 S12000033
2 pub_lez.2 City of Edinburgh 2 2022-10-06 S12000036
3 pub_lez.3 City of Edinburgh 3 2022-10-06 S12000036
4 pub_lez.4 City of Edinburgh 5 2022-10-06 S12000036
5 pub_lez.5 Dundee City -- 2022-10-06 S12000042
6 pub_lez.6 Glasgow City 961 2022-09-29 S12000049
Format Last Updated
CSV 31/10/2022
WFS 31/10/2022
WMTS 31/10/2022
Shapefile 31/10/2022
Data Format Last Updated
Low Emission Zones WFS 31/10/2022 More info
Child Dataset(s) Resources Provided
Low Emission Zones - Glasgow City 1 29/09/2022 More info