Organisation Datasets
Paths And Core Paths - East Lothian
Dataset Created
24/05/2016
Last Updated
16/12/2022
Description
Every local authority and National Park authority (access authorities) in Scotland is required to draw up a plan for a system of paths (core paths) sufficient for the purpose of giving the public reasonable access throughout their area. Core paths are paths, waterways or any other means of...
Community Council Boundaries - Clackmannanshire
Dataset Created
24/05/2016
Last Updated
27/10/2022
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...
Community Council Boundaries - Glasgow City
Dataset Created
24/05/2016
Last Updated
18/04/2023
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 - Highland
Dataset Created
15/03/2019
Last Updated
27/10/2022
Description
Many local authorities collect details of where the renewable energy sites are within their jurisdiction. Although other parties purport to have such lists, we would like to collate what local authorities believe to be the definitive sites and data.
Polling Districts - Clackmannanshire
Dataset Created
27/01/2017
Last Updated
27/10/2022
Description
A Polling District is a geographical subdivision of an electoral area such as an electoral Ward within which a polling place is designated. The Representation of the People Act 1983 places a duty on LA to divide the local authority area into polling districts based on ward boundaries, and to...
Polling Places - Moray
Dataset Created
27/01/2017
Last Updated
27/10/2022
Description
A Polling District is a geographical subdivision of an electoral area such as an electoral Ward within which a polling place is designated. The Representation of the People Act 1983 places a duty on LA to divide the local authority area into polling districts based on ward boundaries, and to...
Alcohol Prohibition Areas - South Ayrshire
Dataset Created
27/01/2017
Last Updated
07/12/2022
Description
Local authorities have the power to make by-laws to prohibit the drinking of alcohol in designated public places under provisions contained in the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (under sections 201, 202 and 203) subject to confirmation by Scottish Ministers. To date, 27 local authorities...
Polling Places - East Dunbartonshire
Dataset Created
27/01/2017
Last Updated
27/10/2022
Description
A Polling District is a geographical subdivision of an electoral area such as an electoral Ward within which a polling place is designated. The Representation of the People Act 1983 places a duty on LA to divide the local authority area into polling districts based on ward boundaries, and to...
Street Furniture - North Ayrshire
Dataset Created
27/01/2017
Last Updated
27/10/2022
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...
School Catchments - Highland
Dataset Created
24/05/2016
Last Updated
27/10/2022
Description
Scottish councils usually divide towns and country areas into catchments and children living in a catchment area will usually go to the same local school. Domestic properties typically have a catchment area for each of their local: - primary non-denominational (PN), - secondary non-denominational...
Paths And Core Paths - Highland
Dataset Created
24/05/2016
Last Updated
27/10/2022
Description
Every local authority and National Park authority (access authorities) in Scotland is required to draw up a plan for a system of paths (core paths) sufficient for the purpose of giving the public reasonable access throughout their area. Core paths are paths, waterways or any other means of...
Cycling Network - North Ayrshire
Dataset Created
13/11/2017
Last Updated
27/10/2022
Description
Councils collect various datasets to do with their cycle network. These may contain cycle lanes (which are parts of roads) or cycle paths (distinct from the road network). They may be collected as line or polygon features. We'll accept either and work out a way to turn them into a standardised...
Polling Districts - North Lanarkshire
Dataset Created
27/01/2017
Last Updated
27/10/2022
Description
A Polling District is a geographical subdivision of an electoral area such as an electoral Ward within which a polling place is designated. The Representation of the People Act 1983 places a duty on LA to divide the local authority area into polling districts based on ward boundaries, and to...
Alcohol Prohibition Areas - Orkney Islands
Dataset Created
27/01/2017
Last Updated
13/10/2023
Description
Local authorities have the power to make by-laws to prohibit the drinking of alcohol in designated public places under provisions contained in the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (under sections 201, 202 and 203) subject to confirmation by Scottish Ministers. To date, 27 local authorities...
Car Parking - Orkney Islands
Dataset Created
13/11/2017
Last Updated
13/10/2023
Description
Most councils will keep a record of their car parks, bays and zones. Therefore we have tried to compile these into consistent national layers. Currently, we publish three layers: - Car Parks - a polygon layer - Parking Bays - a polygon layer - Parking Zones - a polygon layer Any supplied point...
Paths And Core Paths - Inverclyde
Dataset Created
24/05/2016
Last Updated
10/11/2022
Description
Every local authority and National Park authority (access authorities) in Scotland is required to draw up a plan for a system of paths (core paths) sufficient for the purpose of giving the public reasonable access throughout their area. Core paths are paths, waterways or any other means of...
Employment Land Supply - North Ayrshire
Dataset Created
27/01/2017
Last Updated
27/10/2022
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...
Local Landscape Areas - North Lanarkshire
Dataset Created
24/05/2016
Last Updated
27/10/2022
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...
Culverts - North Ayrshire
Dataset Created
08/11/2017
Last Updated
27/10/2022
Description
Scottish legislation (Section 17) of the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 dictates that records of culverts must be created and maintained. Specifically; (1) Every local authority must prepare a map which shows (or more than one map which, taken together, show) relevant bodies of water...
Local Nature Conservation Sites - West Lothian
Dataset Created
24/05/2016
Last Updated
27/10/2022
Description
Local nature conservation sites (LNCS) is a non-statutory designation given by local authorities to areas of locally important nature and landscapes. NatureScot, on behalf of the Local Nature Conservation Sites Working Group, published guidance (https://www.nature.scot/professional-...