Scottish Local Authority Land Ownership Indicative Extents

Indicative extents of land owned by Local Authorities in Scotland, compiled from existing records not captured in the official Land Registry. The dataset is provided by the Scottish Government via SpatialData.gov.scot and was last updated on 2026-05-05. It is designed as an aid for initial inquiries, not for definitive decision-making.

Use Cases

• Identify potential areas for public land audit based on indicative ownership extents.
• Map approximate locations of local authority land holdings for preliminary spatial analysis.
• Support initial research inquiries into public land use and management in Scotland.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific gap in official records: land not changing hands in the last 40 years.
• Provides a compiled view from multiple local authorities where definitive records are otherwise lacking.

Limitations

• Data is not indemnified and should not be used for legal decision-making.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is 2026-05-05.

Provenance

Source

Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot

Collection Method

Collection of existing information from local authorities, some derived from historical land sale records.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 14:02:25.880529

Geography

Scotland