Organisation Datasets
Car Parking - Falkirk
Dataset Created
13/11/2017
Last Updated
22/09/2025
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 - Falkirk
Dataset Created
11/06/2019
Last Updated
19/09/2023
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 - Falkirk
Dataset Created
24/05/2016
Last Updated
10/07/2025
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 - Falkirk
Dataset Created
27/01/2017
Last Updated
10/07/2025
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...
Council Asset Register - Falkirk
Dataset Created
27/01/2017
Last Updated
19/09/2023
Description
This dataset is an amalgamation of all Scottish Council Asset Registers. "UPRN", "address" and "type" are now MANDATORY fields for this dataset. The "type" field should follow the One Scotland Gazetteer (OSG) Classification conventions. See https://osg.scot/portal/index.jsp for more details.
Country Parks - Falkirk
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...
Culverts - Falkirk
Dataset Created
08/11/2017
Last Updated
10/07/2025
Description
Scottish legislation (Section 17) of the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 dictates that records of culverts must be created and maintained. Specifically; (1) Every local authority must prepare a map which shows (or more than one map which, taken together, show) relevant bodies of water...
Green Belt - Falkirk
Dataset Created
31/05/2016
Last Updated
10/07/2025
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 - Falkirk
Dataset Created
13/11/2017
Last Updated
01/08/2025
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...
Housing Land Supply - Falkirk
Dataset Created
24/05/2016
Last Updated
25/07/2025
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...
Local Landscape Areas - Falkirk
Dataset Created
24/05/2016
Last Updated
10/07/2025
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...
Local Nature Conservation Sites - Falkirk
Dataset Created
24/05/2016
Last Updated
10/07/2025
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-...
Local Nature Reserves - Falkirk
Dataset Created
24/05/2016
Last Updated
10/07/2025
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....
Paths And Core Paths - Falkirk
Dataset Created
24/05/2016
Last Updated
10/07/2025
Description
Every local authority and National Park authority (access authorities) in Scotland is required to draw up a plan for a system of paths (core paths) sufficient for the purpose of giving the public reasonable access throughout their area. Core paths are paths, waterways or any other means of...
Polling Districts - Falkirk
Dataset Created
27/01/2017
Last Updated
30/01/2026
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...
Polling Places - Falkirk
Dataset Created
27/01/2017
Last Updated
30/01/2026
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...
Street Furniture - Falkirk
Dataset Created
27/01/2017
Last Updated
10/07/2025
Description
In November 2004, Audit Scotland published a document entitled "Maintaining Scotland's Roads", effectively introducing a requirement on local authorities in Scotland to produce a Roads Asset Management Plan (RAMP). Following this publication, The Society of Chief Officers for Transportation in...
Town Centres - Falkirk
Dataset Created
24/05/2016
Last Updated
11/07/2025
Description
Town centres are defined by local authorities to meet the requirement of Scottish Planning Policy (paragraph 61) to identify town centres and other retail locations as part of a network of centres to support retail type development in the most appropriate locations. This forms part of the...
Tree Preservation Orders - Falkirk
Dataset Created
27/01/2017
Last Updated
15/07/2025
Description
Whilst TPOs are a legal requirement they may not always be digitised accurately. Users of this data should not assume this data is totally accurate and should consult the specific local authority for more detail before making any decisions A TPO is made by the Local Authority, under...
Vacant And Derelict Land - Falkirk
Dataset Created
24/05/2016
Last Updated
30/11/2025
Description
The Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey is a national data collection undertaken to establish the extent and state of vacant and derelict land in Scotland. The survey has been operating since 1988. This survey is associated with the Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Fund, under which cash...