Gardens and Designed Landscapes is an inventory of nationally important grounds laid out for artistic effect, managed by Historic Environment Scotland. The inventory is a statutory duty and serves as a material consideration in the Scottish planning system. The criteria for inclusion are defined in the Scottish Historic Environment Policy 2011.
Use Cases
- Assess planning applications based on the material consideration status of listed sites.
- Map and analyze the distribution of nationally important gardens and designed landscapes.
- Study the relationship between artistic landscapes and adjacent buildings, land, or water features.
Strengths
- Inventory status is a statutory duty, implying a formal compilation and maintenance process.
- Inclusion criteria are published in official policy (Annex 5 of Scottish Historic Environment Policy 2011).
- Managed by the authoritative body Historic Environment Scotland on behalf of Scottish Ministers.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Government Digital Service
- Collection Method
- Statutory compilation and maintenance by Historic Environment Scotland.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Scotland