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Nature Conservation Orders
Nature Conservation Orders (NCOs) are made to protect any natural feature of land that is within (1) a site of special scientific interest (SSSI), (2) a European site or (3)... -
Coal Authority mine entries
This Web Mapping Service (WMS) contains a collection of information extracted from the National Coal Mining Database. This data represents a snapshot in time taken from the... -
Local Nature Reserves - Scotland
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... -
Tree Preservation Orders - Scotland
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... -
Coal Mining Reporting Area
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Surface Mining (Past and Current)
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Conservation Areas - Scotland
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... -
Town Centres - Scotland
Town centres and other retail centres are defined by local authorities to meet the requirement of Scottish Planning Policy (paragraph 61) to identify town centres and other... -
Gritting Routes - Scotland
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... -
Local Nature Conservation Sites - Scotland
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... -
Local Landscape Areas - Scotland
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... -
Contaminated Land (Confirmed) - Scotland
Land is legally defined as 'contaminated' where substances are causing or could cause significant harm to people, property or protected species as well as causing significant... -
Smoke Control Areas - Scotland
Under Section 18 of the Clean Air Act 1993, many parts of Scotland are declared Smoke Control Areas by the relevant local authority. If you live in a smoke control area it is an... -
Forestry and Woodland Strategies - Scotland
These strategies are a requirement that has now been added into the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act.... -
Air Quality Management Areas - Scotland
Local Authorities have a duty to designate any relevant areas where the air quality objectives are not (or are unlikely to be) being met as Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs).... -
Employment Land Supply - Scotland
Scottish Planning Policy sets out the Scottish Government's policies in relation to economic development in Scotland. An Employment Land Audit is produced to monitor the supply,... -
Wind Turbine Spatial Framework - Scotland
This dataset contains areas classified by their suitability for onshore wind turbine development, falling into one of three groups: Group 1: Areas where wind farms will not be... -
Woodland Carbon Code Projects
The Woodland Carbon Code (www.woodlandcarboncode.org.uk) is the standard for UK woodland creation projects where carbon is accounted for. It is managed by the Forestry... -
Culverts - Scotland
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... -
GeMS - Scottish Priority Marine Features (PMF)
Collation of species / habitat records contributing to the Geodatabase of Marine features adjacent to Scotland (GeMS). Records are attributed as to their qualification as...