Confirmed and Remediated Contaminated Land Sites in Scotland

Contaminated land in Scotland is legally defined where substances cause or could cause significant harm to people, property, or water environments. This spatial dataset from the Scottish Government includes only land formally confirmed as contaminated under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act (1990) and subsequently remediated. It excludes sites that are only potentially contaminated, focusing on locations where regulatory action has been completed.

Use Cases

• Assess environmental risk for property development based on confirmed contamination status.
• Analyze spatial distribution of remediated land for regional planning based on the geospatial nature of the data.
• Study the application of the 'polluter pays' principle based on the regulatory framework described.
• Model groundwater pollution risks from historical industrial sites based on the described contamination sources.

Strengths

• Data is explicitly limited to confirmed and remediated sites, providing a clear regulatory status.
• Based on a defined legal framework (Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and Scottish Regulations).
• Last updated on 2026-04-23, suggesting recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Excludes 'potentially' contaminated land, which may present an incomplete picture of environmental risk.
• Documentation regarding specific remediation methods or contaminant levels is absent from the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot

Collection Method

Collected by local authorities as the primary regulators under the contaminated land regime.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-23 21:05:53.454866

Geography

Scotland