270 datasets found

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...

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...

Merged dataset containing land owned by or leased from SNH. Excludes small parcels of land owned by SNH attached to urban offices such as SNH HQ at Great Glen House, Inverness....

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...

The north and east coast of Scapa Flow, from Stromness to St Mary’s, within an area 1,500m from the shore, is a strategically important area for potential future harbour...

The Flotta Safeguarded Area is the maritime operational area located to the north of Flotta Terminal. It is highly sensitive to development and/or activities that could affect...

The Widewall Bay Harbour of Refuge is identified by the Harbour Authority for the safety of oil tankers in distress when navigating the southern approach to Scapa Flow.

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...

A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) is the land notified as an SSSI under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981), as amended. Sites notified under the 1949 Act only...

Site Units are divisions of SSSIs. based on habitat, tenure and management, and are the basis for recording all information on SSSI Condition and management. They range in Area...

A Ramsar site is the land listed as a Wetland of International Importance under the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (the...

A National Nature Reserve (NNR) is the land declared under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 or Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) as amended. The data...

Local Nature Reserves (LNRs) are a statutory designation made under Section 21 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 by principal local authorities....

Shellfish Water Protected Areas came into force on 22/12/13 comprising 85 areas defined by The Water Environment (Shellfish Water Protected Areas - Designation) (Scotland) Order...

The purpose of the dataset is to map - as far as possible - all Scottish place-names which in some way denote woodland coverage. Although all languages of Scotland are included,...

Point table showing the location of Local Nature Reserves within the St Helens MBC boundary. The table fields include unique reference number and location name.

Point data showing the locations of ancient woodland with the boundary of St helens MBC. Data is from Natural England but our Trees & Woodlands team contribute to any...

Polygon data showing the location of each registered park within the St Helens MBC boundary. The data is admimistered by Historic Engalnd and the table is updated when...

Polygon data displaying the location of Conservation Areas within St Helens MBC. Table fields include unique reference and name.

Polygon data showing the location of each SSSI within the St Helens MBC boundary. The data is admimistered by Natural England and the table is updated when notification of...