Town Centres - Scotland
Open Data
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 network of centres forms part of the sequential test in assessing retail planning applications, which should be located firstly in town centres, then in other retail centres or edge-of-centre sites, so the dataset provides key locational information in assisting retail planning and policies. These centres may be defined in local development plans in the first instance.
Dataset Created
11/06/2021
License
UK Open Government Licence (OGL)
Contacts
Improvement Service
Last Updated
11/03/2024
Data Provided by
Improvement Service
alternative_name
townc
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 allowed in the data is 25 square metres
- Checks for invalid geometry types
- The maximum angle for any spikes is 3 degrees
- Any duplicate geometry is removed from the data
- 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
update_frequency
annually
Formats:
WFS
WMS
SHAPEFILE
GEOJSON
Data Preview
| No | FID | local_authority | site_ref | sh_date_uploaded | la_s_code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pub_townc.1 | Aberdeen City | -- | 2016-01-01 | S12000033 |
| 2 | pub_townc.2 | Aberdeen City | -- | 2016-01-01 | S12000033 |
| 3 | pub_townc.3 | Aberdeen City | -- | 2016-01-01 | S12000033 |
| 4 | pub_townc.4 | Aberdeen City | -- | 2016-01-01 | S12000033 |
| 5 | pub_townc.5 | Aberdeen City | -- | 2016-01-01 | S12000033 |
| 6 | pub_townc.6 | Aberdeen City | -- | 2016-01-01 | S12000033 |
| 7 | pub_townc.7 | Aberdeen City | -- | 2016-01-01 | S12000033 |
| 8 | pub_townc.8 | Aberdeen City | -- | 2016-01-01 | S12000033 |
| 9 | pub_townc.9 | Aberdeen City | -- | 2016-01-01 | S12000033 |
| 10 | pub_townc.10 | Aberdeen City | -- | 2016-01-01 | S12000033 |
| Format | Last Updated | |
|---|---|---|
| CSV | 31/01/2024 | |
| WFS | 31/01/2024 | |
| WMTS | 31/01/2024 | |
| Shapefile | 31/01/2024 |
| Data | Format | Last Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Centres | WFS | 31/01/2024 | More info |