Written Question · S3W-21581 · Session 3
How many greenfield and brownfield sites have been built in each of the last five years in the 10 most deprived council wards.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many greenfield and brownfield sites have been built in each of the last five years in the 10 most deprived council wards.
The answer
Scottish Planning Policy 3 (SPP3) defines brownfield land as land which has previously been developed and greenfield land as land which has never been previously developed or used for an urban use, or land that has been brought into active or beneficial use for agriculture or forestry, i.e. fully restored derelict land.
The Scottish Government does not hold information centrally on the quantity of greenfield and brownfield land within local authority areas.
However, a significant proportion of brownfield land comprises land designated as vacant or derelict. Information regarding vacant and derelict land is collected by the Scottish Government and published annually in the Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey (SVDLS) and can be seen as an indicator of the approximate amount of brownfield land in local authority areas. This survey contains information only on sites that are vacant or derelict as surveyed by local authorities on a voluntary basis, it does not therefore provide a comprehensive listing of all brownfield sites in Scotland.
The question asks for data on the most deprived wards. This information is not available. The standard measure of deprivation is at datazone level. The answer has been provided considering the 10 most deprived datazones. These datazones fall in the following five Local Authorities: Glasgow City, City of Edinburgh, Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire.
Consideration of the SVDLS over the last five years (2004-08) allows identification of sites which had been removed from the survey as the result of a change in use in the 10 most deprived datazones in Scotland.
The following tables contain details:
Year Brought into Use
| Local Authority
| Site Size (Hectares)
| New Use
| Location
2004
| Glasgow City
| 0.33
| Residential
| Yate Street/Stamford Road area
2004
| Glasgow City
| 0.27
| Residential
| Lochsloy Court, Sloy Street
2005
| Glasgow City
| 1.73
| Residential
| Bogside Street/Gretna Street area
2005
| Glasgow City
| 0.46
| Residential
| Mansion Street
2005
| Glasgow City
| 1.02
| Residential
| Stamford Street/Stamford Road area
The Scottish Government does not hold information centrally on the quantity of greenfield and brownfield land within local authority areas.
However, a significant proportion of brownfield land comprises land designated as vacant or derelict. Information regarding vacant and derelict land is collected by the Scottish Government and published annually in the Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey (SVDLS) and can be seen as an indicator of the approximate amount of brownfield land in local authority areas. This survey contains information only on sites that are vacant or derelict as surveyed by local authorities on a voluntary basis, it does not therefore provide a comprehensive listing of all brownfield sites in Scotland.
The question asks for data on the most deprived wards. This information is not available. The standard measure of deprivation is at datazone level. The answer has been provided considering the 10 most deprived datazones. These datazones fall in the following five Local Authorities: Glasgow City, City of Edinburgh, Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire.
Consideration of the SVDLS over the last five years (2004-08) allows identification of sites which had been removed from the survey as the result of a change in use in the 10 most deprived datazones in Scotland.
The following tables contain details:
Year Brought into Use
| Local Authority
| Site Size (Hectares)
| New Use
| Location
2004
| Glasgow City
| 0.33
| Residential
| Yate Street/Stamford Road area
2004
| Glasgow City
| 0.27
| Residential
| Lochsloy Court, Sloy Street
2005
| Glasgow City
| 1.73
| Residential
| Bogside Street/Gretna Street area
2005
| Glasgow City
| 0.46
| Residential
| Mansion Street
2005
| Glasgow City
| 1.02
| Residential
| Stamford Street/Stamford Road area
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-21581 by reference.