Organisation Datasets
Alcohol Prohibition Areas - Aberdeenshire
Dataset Created
27/01/2017
Last Updated
28/05/2026
Description
Local authorities have the power to make by-laws to prohibit the drinking of alcohol in designated public places under provisions contained in the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (under sections 201, 202 and 203) subject to confirmation by Scottish Ministers. To date, 27 local authorities...
Article 4 Directions - Aberdeenshire
Dataset Created
30/01/2017
Last Updated
04/04/2025
Description
An Article 4 Direction is a statement made under The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011. The Direction, made by a local authority and approved by Scottish Ministers, removes all or some of the permitted development rights on an area. The...
Car Parking - Aberdeenshire
Dataset Created
13/11/2017
Last Updated
29/01/2024
Description
Most councils will keep a record of their car parks, bays and zones. Therefore we have tried to compile these into consistent national layers. Currently, we publish three layers: - Car Parks - a polygon layer - Parking Bays - a polygon layer - Parking Zones - a polygon layer Any supplied point...
Community Asset Transfer Register - Aberdeenshire
Dataset Created
11/06/2019
Last Updated
20/04/2026
Description
This dataset includes data related to the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 and the new duties this places on local authorities. Part 5: Asset Transfer Requests: Provides community bodies with a right to request to purchase, lease, manage or use land and buildings belonging to local...
Community Council Boundaries - Aberdeenshire
Dataset Created
24/05/2016
Last Updated
05/06/2025
Description
Community councils are required to be established by local authorities. They are the most local tier of statutory representation in Scotland. They bridge the gap between local authorities and communities and help to make public bodies aware of the opinions and needs of the communities they...
Conservation Areas - Aberdeenshire
Dataset Created
27/01/2017
Last Updated
27/06/2025
Description
Under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 a local authority may determine which parts of its area are of special architectural or historic interest and may designate these as Conservation Areas. The public will normally be consulted on any proposal to...
Country Parks - Aberdeenshire
Dataset Created
20/04/2026
Last Updated
20/04/2026
Description
Local authorities may designate country parks where they see a need, using powers under Section 48 of the Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967. Country parks may provide a range of facilities and services including a countryside ranger service. Local authorities can make by-laws to regulate...
Cycling Network - Aberdeenshire
Dataset Created
13/11/2017
Last Updated
26/02/2024
Description
Councils collect various datasets to do with their cycle network. These may contain cycle lanes (which are parts of roads) or cycle paths (distinct from the road network). They may be collected as line or polygon features. We'll accept either and work out a way to turn them into a standardised...
Electoral Wards - Aberdeenshire
Dataset Created
18/11/2024
Last Updated
18/11/2024
Description
Electoral Wards represent the areas serviced by councillors at local goverment level. There are 354 electoral wards, also known as multi-member wards, covering the whole of Scotland.
Green Belt - Aberdeenshire
Dataset Created
31/05/2016
Last Updated
11/04/2024
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 -...
Gritting Routes - Aberdeenshire
Dataset Created
13/11/2017
Last Updated
04/04/2025
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 this as a line dataset. So the national dataset is a line format dataset. Some LAs collect this data as a polygon...
Harbours - Aberdeenshire
Dataset Created
16/11/2023
Last Updated
26/02/2024
Description
Aberdeenshire Council are responsible for 7 harbours, 1 Commercial – Macduff and 6 Recreational, Banff, Portsoy, Rosehearty, Stonehaven, Gourdon & Johnshaven. Last Update 12 Oct 2018, Point Geometry
Housing Land Supply - Aberdeenshire
Dataset Created
24/05/2016
Last Updated
20/02/2026
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. A...
Libraries - Aberdeenshire
Dataset Created
13/11/2017
Last Updated
27/07/2023
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...
Local Development Plans - Aberdeenshire
Dataset Created
27/01/2017
Last Updated
26/01/2026
Description
The Local Development Plan dataset is a composition of Local Development Plans supplied by local authorities and national parks in Scotland. It is intended to provide a spatial overview of common policies across Scotland. The authoritative data source is the originating data supplied by the...
Local Landscape Areas - Aberdeenshire
Dataset Created
24/05/2016
Last Updated
21/06/2024
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...