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Vacant and Derelict Land - Scotland
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 cash allocations are made to Planning Authorities.
Every year the Scottish Government Communities Analysis Division produce a National Statistics statistical publication based on data collected and processed from all Local Authorities and Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Authority. This includes an SVDLS Site Register. Where spatial data is provided by Planning Authorities, the data is reviewed to make sure it matches the published SVDLS Site Register.
Improvement Service then combine the spatial data with the SVDLS site Register for the current survey year (2023 published in 2024 for most authorities) and combined it to this year's SVDLS Site Register (using the site reference).
Where Planning Authorities have not provided spatial data for the current year, their previous spatial data return has been used, or where there is no spatial data at all for site we have buffered the easting and northing provided in the survey, to create a circular polygon area for the site.
The definitive data source is the SVDLS Site Register available here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-vacant-and-derelict-land-survey---site-register/
The Scottish Government vacant and derelict land statistics are also available as a map, and can be accessed at https://isshinyapps.shinyapps.io/SVDL_mapping_2023/
The map also shows planning application information as of October 2024, where a planning application has been submitted within an SVDL site boundary. This data is drawn directly from local authorities and does not form part of the Scottish Government vacant and derelict land statistical return or the Scottish Government Planning Applications statistical return. These statistics may be found on the Scottish Government Planning Statistics website: https://www.gov.scot/collections/planning-statistics/ -these data have been quality assured by the Scottish Government.
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Identification info
- Alternative title
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vdl
- Metadata Language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
- Dataset Reference Date (Revision)
- 2024-10-07
- Identifier
- www.spatialhub.scot / sh_vdl
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Annually
- Theme
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Land use
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Land use
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Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units
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- Limitations on Public Access
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
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No limitations on public access
- Use constraints
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- Open Government Licence
- Spatial representation type
- Vector
- Topic category
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- Planning cadastre
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Temporal reference
Temporal extent
Temporal extent
Distribution Information
Data format
- Data format
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Name Version OGC:WMC
1.3.0
Transfer options
- Resource Locator
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Protocol Resource Locator Name WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
https://data.spatialhub.scot/dataset/vacant_and_derelict_land-is Vacant and Derelict Land - Scotland
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
https://www.spatialdata.gov.scot:443/geonetwork/srv/api/records/a61ead38-bf78-42f2-8c59-72add11ee5c8/formatters/xml EDINA Digimap Service
Data quality info
- Quality Scope
- Dataset
- Statement
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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 allows in the data is 5 square metres
Checks for invalid geometry types
The maximum angle for any spikes is 3 degrees
Any duplicate geometry is removed from the data
Duplicate key names for polygons are not removed
Polygons with no key names are not removed
Checks for basic geometry and self-intersection
Where a polygon overlaps a local authority boundary (or any other input data) by up to 0.2m we will snap this to the boundary.
Where a polygon has a gap of 0.2m to a local authority boundary (or any other input data) we will snap this to the boundary.
All corrections and issues are captured and communicated via Quality Assurance report maps. Please contact spatialhub@improvementservice.org.uk for more details spatialhub@improvementservice.org All corrections and issues are captured and communicated via Quality Assurance report maps. Please contact spatialhub@improvementservice.org.uk for more details
Metadata
- File identifier
- a61ead38-bf78-42f2-8c59-72add11ee5c8 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2024-11-26T15:05:49.647Z
- Metadata standard name
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UK GEMINI
- Metadata standard version
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2.3
Point of contact
- Organisation name
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The Improvement Service
- Position name
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Spatial Hub Custodian
- Voice
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01506 282012
- City
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Livingston
- Administrative area
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West Lothian
- Postal code
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EH54 6AX
- Country
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United Kingdom
- Electronic mail address
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spatialhub@improvementservice.org spatialhub@improvementservice.org.uk
- Role
- Point of contact