Organisation Datasets
Local Government Benchmarking Framework - Scotland
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...
Community Council Boundaries - Scotland
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
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
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
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...
Polling Places - Scotland
Dataset Created
11/06/2021
Last Updated
12/03/2024
Description
A ‘polling place’ is defined as the building or area in which a polling station will be located. A ‘polling station’ is the room or area within the polling place where voting takes place. Unlike polling districts and polling places which are fixed by the local authority, polling stations are...
Recycling and Waste Facilities - Scotland
Dataset Created
11/06/2021
Last Updated
22/02/2024
Description
Most councils will keep a record of their recycling and waste management facilities. Therefore we have tried to compile these into a consistent national layer. The layer contains Recycling Places (including locations of bins and centres) and Waste Management Sites (including transfer centres and...
Green Belt - Scotland
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 -...
Council Asset Register - Scotland
Dataset Created
11/06/2021
Last Updated
11/03/2024
Description
This dataset is an amalgamation of all Scottish Council Asset Registers based (partly) on LAs Community Asset Transfer Registers and previous ePIMS submissions.
Land Ownership - Scotland
Dataset Created
05/06/2026
Last Updated
05/06/2026
Description
Local authorities are large owners of land, much of it not captured on the current Land Registry due to it not changing hands in the last 40 years. Many do not have up to date records of the extent of their land ownership, and as such there is no definitive records held. This dataset is trying to...
Town Centres - Scotland
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...
Employment Land Supply - Scotland
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...
Renewable Energy Sites - Scotland
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...
Local Nature Conservation Sites - Scotland
Dataset Created
11/06/2021
Last Updated
11/03/2024
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-...
Planning Applications: Unofficial - Scotland
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...
GP Practices - Scotland
Dataset Created
05/06/2026
Last Updated
05/06/2026
Description
This dataset of the name, address, location and unique ID of every registered General Practitioner Practice in Scotland has initially been supplied by Geoplace. It takes data from the NHS open data platform (https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/dataset) and matches it to current address records from the...
GP Practices - Scotland
Dataset Created
11/06/2021
Last Updated
14/06/2023
Description
This dataset of the name, address, location and unique ID of every registered General Practitioner Practice in Scotland has initially been supplied by Geoplace. It takes data from the NHS open data platform (https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/dataset) and matches it to current address records from the...
Vacant and Derelict Land - Scotland
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...
Land Ownership - Scotland
Dataset Created
10/11/2022
Last Updated
15/01/2026
Description
Local authorities are large owners of land, much of it not captured on the current Land Registry due to it not changing hands in the last 40 years. Many do not have up to date records of the extent of their land ownership, and as such there is no definitive records held. This dataset is trying to...
School Catchments - Scotland
Dataset Created
11/06/2021
Last Updated
22/02/2024
Description
Scottish local authorities 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-...