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Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey 2000

6. Period of time since which land has lain vacant or derelict

6.1 For sites where the length of time for which vacancy or dereliction was known, a total of 36 per cent (2,430 hectares) of derelict land and 31 per cent (1,234) of vacant land had been unused since before 1981. Overall, 31 per cent (3,366 hectares) of land was known to have become vacant or derelict since 1991.

Table 11: Period of time since which land has lain vacant or derelict, 20001,2

Period

Derelict Land

Vacant Land

Total Vacant and Derelict Land

Area (ha)

% of Derelict Land (by Area)

No. of Sites

Area (ha)

% of Vacant Land (by Area)

No. of Sites

Area (ha)

% of Total Land (by Area)

No. of Sites

Pre 1981

2,430

36

741

1,234

31

582

3,664

34

1,323

1981 — 1985

1,039

15

305

781

20

477

1,819

17

782

1986 — 1990

1,470

22

281

453

11

363

1,922

18

644

1991 — 1995

1,129

17

277

808

20

465

1,937

18

742

1996 — 1999

749

11

310

680

17

626

1,429

13

936

Unknown3

605

-

251

306

-

242

911

-

493

Total

7,423

100

2,165

4,261

100

2,755

11,683

100

4,920

1 Figures may not sum due to rounding
2 See Annex Table D for details of council participation in different years
3 Unknown values are excluded from the calculation of percentage values

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