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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:
CSV WFS WMTS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Indicative Ferry Routes - Orkney Islands - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

09/04/2024

Last Updated

18/07/2025

Description

This is a line dataset depicting Indicative ferry routes for the ferries servicing the Orkney Islands. Routes are used by Orkney Ferries, Northlink and Pentland Ferries as identified in the Orkney Islands Regional Marine Plan. It has been captured as one single feature.

Formats:
CSV WFS WMTS 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:
CSV WFS WMTS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Leisure & Community Centres - Aberdeenshire
Open Data
Dataset Created

16/11/2023

Last Updated

26/02/2024

Description

Locations of Leisure, Sport & Community Centres within Aberdeenshire. Point Geometry

Formats:
KMZ
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:
CSV WFS WMTS 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:
CSV WFS WMTS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Local Development Plans - Scotland
Restricted Data
Dataset Created

11/06/2021

Last Updated

27/01/2026

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:
ZIP
Local Government Benchmarking Framework - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

13/11/2023

Last Updated

30/06/2026

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:
CSV XLSX
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:
CSV WFS WMTS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Local Nature Conservation Sites - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

11/06/2021

Last Updated

06/07/2026

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:
CSV WFS WMTS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Local Nature Reserves - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

11/06/2021

Last Updated

06/07/2026

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:
CSV WFS WMTS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Low Emission Zones - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

29/09/2022

Last Updated

06/07/2026

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:
CSV WFS WMTS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Marinas - Orkney Islands - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

09/04/2024

Last Updated

18/07/2025

Description

This is a point dataset depicting all of the Orkney Island's marinas as identified in the Draft Orkney Islands Regional Marine Plan. It also contains details as to whether they ar relocated within an SCA

Formats:
CSV WFS WMTS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Mine Water Geothermal Resource Atlas - Scotland
Dataset Created

11/04/2023

Last Updated

06/12/2024

Description

A Web Mapping Tile Service (WMTS) layer identifying optimal locations across Scotland for mine water geothermal development. Mine water geothermal energy describes the low-carbon practice of using water held in abandoned flooded mines to heat or cool surface thermal demands. The low temperatures...

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Museums - Aberdeenshire
Open Data
Dataset Created

16/11/2023

Last Updated

26/02/2024

Description

Locations of Aberdeenshire museums. Last Update: 12 October 2018. Point Geometry

Formats:
KMZ
National Gas Transmission Network - Scotland
Restricted Data
Dataset Created

02/01/2024

Last Updated

11/02/2025

Description

This dataset contains data provided by National Gas and is the gas transmission network data only covering Scotland. This data is supplied on a best-effort basis only and is for indicative purposes only. It uses available information as documented at the time by the transmission network...

Formats:
CSV WFS WMTS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
NATS Safeguarding Zones - Scotland
Restricted Data
Dataset Created

17/11/2023

Last Updated

27/06/2024

Description

Under The Town & Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1990 and The Town and Country Planning (Technical Sites) (Scotland) Direction 2003 and Scottish Executive Planning Circular 2/2003, planning authorities are required to consult with NATS if a planning application of significant height falls...

Formats:
CSV WFS WMTS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
NHS Hospitals - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

11/06/2021

Last Updated

01/08/2024

Description

This point dataset includes the name, code, address, type, ownership, location and Unique Property Reference Number of every current NHS hospital in Scotland. It has been supplied to us by Public Health Scotland and turned into a GIS layer using their supplied coordinates.

Formats:
CSV WFS WMTS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
Offices open to Public - Aberdeenshire
Open Data
Dataset Created

13/12/2023

Last Updated

04/04/2025

Description

Location and operating hours of Offices open to the public

Formats:
KMZ
Orkney Logistics Base - Scotland
Open Data
Dataset Created

10/04/2024

Last Updated

18/07/2025

Description

Orkney Logistics Base, Hatston, is identified as a national development in National Planning Framework 4. The point location is indicative.

Formats:
CSV WFS WMTS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON

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