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Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Statistics (2024)
Accredited Statistics detailing the amount, characteristics and location of vacant and derelict land at Scotland and local authority area in 2024.
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10. Derelict and Urban Vacant Land Reclaimed or Brought Back into Use
A total of 192 hectares (158 sites) were reclaimed or brought back into use since the previous survey. A further 34 hectares (21 sites) were removed because they had become naturalised.
Over a half (57%) of the land was brought into residential use.
Private sector funding brought back 64 hectares into use. Public sector funding accounted for 31 hectares and mixed public and private funding was used for 17 hectares.
Contact
Email: planstats@gov.scot