Low Emission Zones - Scotland

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 2023 (1 June 2024 for residents within the zone) Dundee will start enforcement on 30 May 2024 Aberdeen will start enforcement on 1 June 2024 Edinburgh will start enforcement on 1 June 2024 The Scottish Government will continue to develop support and funding to help people and businesses meet LEZ requirements.

Data


Resources: 1

Last Updated: 2022-09-29

Data Provided by

Improvement Service

License

UK Open Government Licence (OGL)

Metadata Created

2022-09-29

Metadata Updated

2024-06-27

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lez

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This dataset was amalgamated, optimised and published by the Spatial hub. The following quality assurance checks and corrections are carried out on the data: - Polygons are dissolved/ aggregated by key name and local authority. - The minimum polygon area allows in the data is 25 square meters - Checks for invalid geometry types - The maximum angle for any spikes is 3 degrees - Any duplicate geometry is removed from the data - Duplicate key names for polygons are not removed - Polygons with no key names are not removed - Checks for basic geometry i.e. self-intersection Please contact spatialhub@improvementservice.org.uk for more details.

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www.spatialdata.gov.scot

update_frequency

as needed