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Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey 2000

Definitions/Interpretations. The SVDLS guidelines clearly state the definitions for the recording of vacant and derelict land. Where difficulties are encountered, the guidelines have been modified to assist in the provision of uniform returns, but ultimately the survey relies on the consistent application of definitions between local authorities and through subsequent years. Some of the changes reported in Annex Table B (sites removed for ‘definitional’ reasons) come about following a reappraisal of the survey guidelines by local authority planning officers.

Annex Table B: Sites removed for definitional reasons, by local authority area, 20001

Local Authority

Derelict Land

Vacant Land

Total Vacant and Derelict Land

Area (ha)

No. of Sites

Area (ha)

No. of Sites

Area (ha)

No. of Sites

Aberdeen City

-

-

7

3

7

3

Aberdeenshire

*

1

2

2

2

3

Dumfries and Galloway

-

-

2

2

2

2

East Ayrshire

*

1

2

5

3

6

East Dunbartonshire

1

1

1

2

2

3

East Lothian

-

-

4

1

4

1

Fife

140

16

9

8

149

24

Glasgow City

4

6

*

1

4

7

Inverclyde

-

-

1

2

1

2

North Ayrshire

1

1

-

-

1

1

North Lanarkshire

5

7

*

1

6

8

Renfrewshire

-

-

1

1

1

1

South Ayrshire

-

-

5

5

5

5

South Lanarkshire

17

1

*

2

17

3

Stirling

3

1

*

1

3

2

Scotland

171

35

35

36

205

71

1 Figures may not sum due to rounding

Annex Table C shows sites that have been removed from the survey due to naturalisation, which appear to have blended back into the surrounding landscape.

Annex Table C: Sites removed due to naturalisation, by local authority area, 20001

Local Authority

Derelict Land

Vacant Land

Total Vacant and Derelict Land

Area (ha)

No. of Sites

Area (ha)

No. of Sites

Area (ha)

No. of Sites

Angus

36

3

-

-

36

3

Argyll & Bute

-

-

*

1

*

1

Dumfries and Galloway

-

-

12

1

12

1

East Renfrewshire

-

-

*

1

*

1

Fife

27

8

-

-

27

8

South Ayrshire

1

1

-

-

1

1

Stirling

*

1

-

-

*

1

Scotland

64

13

12

3

77

16

1 Figures may not sum due to rounding

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