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Publication - Statistics

Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey 2022

Published
10 May 2023
From
Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning, +2 more … Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Chief Statistician
Directorate
Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate, +1 more … Local Government and Housing Directorate
Part of
Building, planning and design
ISBN
9781805258339

The Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey (SVDLS) is a data collection undertaken to establish the extent and state of vacant and derelict land in Scotland.

This document is part of a collection

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8. Derelict and Urban Vacant Land: Previous Uses and Development Potential

Chart 2: Top 5 Previous Uses of Derelict and Urban Vacant Land, 2022
A bar chart showing the top five previous uses of derelict and urban vacant land. Mineral activity and Manufacturing are the top 2 at over 1,900 hectares followed by Defence at over 1,100 hectares. Other General Industry and Community & Health have over 600 hectares.

More than a quarter of derelict land (27%) had previously been used for mineral activity. Almost a quarter had been used for manufacturing. For urban vacant land, 13% had been used for manufacturing and a further 13% had former residential use.

Almost half (47%) of urban vacant land is considered to be developable in the short-term (within 5 years). This is lower for derelict land at 19%. However more than half of derelict land is considered developable within 10 years.

Contact

Email: planstats@gov.scot

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