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Forestry and Woodland Strategy PREMIUM - Scotland
Restricted Data
Dataset Created

14/06/2023

Last Updated

01/05/2026

Description

These strategies are a requirement that has now been added into the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2019/13/part/4/crossheading/forestry-and-woodland-strategy/enacted Most councils already have a FWS and these are normally (but not always) accompanied...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Green Belt - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

11/06/2021

Last Updated

27/04/2026

Description

A council development plan may designate a green belt around a city or town to support the spatial strategy by: - directing development to the most appropriate locations and supporting regeneration; - protecting and enhancing the character, landscape setting and identity of the settlement; and -...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Gritting Routes - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

11/06/2021

Last Updated

30/04/2026

Description

Each local authority creates gritting routes and regimes to keep their most important roads (and in some cases footpaths) and networks clear come bad winter weather. Most LAs create these as line datasets. So the national dataset is a line format dataset. We now have two layers: one for road...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Historic Environment Records - Scotland
Restricted Data
Dataset Created

11/06/2021

Last Updated

29/04/2026

Description

HERs (Historic Environment Records) developed out of SMRs (Sites and Monuments Records). SMRs were established from the 1960s onwards in response to the loss of the archaeological resource through urban and rural development. The expansion of SMR/HERs to almost full UK-wide cover by 2004 was...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Housing Land Supply - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

11/06/2021

Last Updated

17/03/2026

Description

Local authorities are required to conduct an annual survey of the housing land supply, the Housing Land Audit, to determine completions within the timeframe and update forecasts of the housing land supply. This, in turn, helps inform land releases within the Local Development Plan process and...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Housing Land Supply PREMIUM - Scotland
Restricted Data
Dataset Created

14/06/2023

Last Updated

17/03/2026

Description

Local authorities are required to conduct an annual survey of the housing land supply, the Housing Land Audit, to determine completions within the timeframe and update forecasts of the housing land supply. This, in turn, helps inform land releases within the Local Development Plan process and...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Land Ownership - Scotland
Restricted Data
Dataset Created

10/11/2022

Last Updated

04/05/2026

Description

Local authorities are large owners of land, much of it not captured on the current Land Registry due to it not changing hands in the last 40 years. Many do not have up to date records of the extent of their land ownership, and as such there is no definitive records held. This dataset is trying to...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Libraries - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

11/06/2021

Last Updated

04/05/2026

Description

Each Local Authority should have a list of libraries within their Council area. These may be static i.e. located in one building all of the time, or mobile i.e. they are in vehicles that attend a set location on a specific day at a certain time. This data may also be collected as part of other...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Local Authority Boundaries - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

11/06/2021

Last Updated

20/06/2023

Description

Local government in Scotland comprises 32 unitary local authorities, which are responsible for the provision of a range of public services such as education, licensing regulations, social care, transport and waste management. The current authority boundaries are largely a result of reorganization...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Local Development Plans - Scotland
Restricted Data
Dataset Created

11/06/2021

Last Updated

07/06/2026

Description

Development plans set out the long term vision for development in each planning authority and are used to assess planning applications. The latest available local development plan (LDP) spatial data for Scotland is shared here. Where a planning authority has their own data portal where the LDP...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Local Government Benchmarking Framework - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

13/11/2023

Last Updated

08/05/2026

Description

The Local Government Benchmarking Framework (LGBF) brings together a wide range of information about how all Scottish councils perform in delivering services to local communities. It is a high-level benchmarking tool designed to help senior management teams and elected members ask questions about...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Local Landscape Areas - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

17/06/2021

Last Updated

30/04/2026

Description

There are many areas where the scenery is highly valued locally and local authorities often give these landscapes a local designation. This is to ensure that the landscape is not damaged by inappropriate development, and in some cases encourage positive landscape management. These designations...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Local Nature Conservation Sites - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

11/06/2021

Last Updated

28/04/2026

Description

Local nature conservation sites (LNCS) is a non-statutory designation given by local authorities to areas of locally important nature and landscapes. NatureScot, on behalf of the Local Nature Conservation Sites Working Group, published guidance (https://www.nature.scot/professional-...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Local Nature Reserves - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

11/06/2021

Last Updated

28/04/2026

Description

Local nature reserves are areas of (at least) locally important natural heritage, designated and managed by local authorities to give people better opportunities to learn about and enjoy nature close to where they live. They are found across the country, but generally close to towns and cities....

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Low Emission Zones - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

29/09/2022

Last Updated

27/06/2024

Description

Low Emission Zones (LEZs) are designed to improve air quality and were introduced across Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Planning continues at a national and local authority level. Local grace periods now apply until enforcement begins. In Glasgow, the LEZ enforcement started on 1 June...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Planning Applications: Official - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

11/04/2023

Last Updated

30/01/2026

Description

This planning application data has been created using a custom built 'Cloud Connector Framework' which enables the automated collection of data from local data systems. There are 2 layers: Points & Polygons (East Ayrshire's polygon data is buffered points) ALL 34 PLANNING AUTHORITIES ARE NOW...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Planning Applications: Official PREMIUM - Scotland
Restricted Data
Dataset Created

14/06/2023

Last Updated

17/03/2026

Description

This planning application data has been created using a custom built 'Cloud Connector Framework' which enables the automated collection of data from local data systems. There are 2 layers: Points & Polygons (East Ayrshire's polygon data is buffered points) ALL 34 PLANNING AUTHORITIES ARE NOW...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Polling Districts - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

11/06/2021

Last Updated

04/05/2026

Description

A ‘polling district’ is a geographical subdivision of an electoral area such as an electoral Ward within which a polling place is designated. The Representation of the People Act 1983 places a duty on LA to divide the local authority area into polling districts based on ward boundaries, and to...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Polling Places - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

11/06/2021

Last Updated

29/05/2026

Description

A ‘polling place’ is defined as the building or area in which a polling station will be located. A ‘polling station’ is the room or area within the polling place where voting takes place. Unlike polling districts and polling places which are fixed by the local authority, polling stations are...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Recycling and Waste Facilities - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

11/06/2021

Last Updated

04/05/2026

Description

Most councils will keep a record of their recycling and waste management facilities. Therefore we have tried to compile these into a consistent national layer. The layer contains Recycling Places (including locations of bins and centres) and Waste Management Sites (including transfer centres and...

Formats:
WFS WMS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON

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