Rurality, islandness and public policy in Scotland

Figures & data

Figure 1. Maps showing which urban and rural districts and areas of Scotland outwith one and two hours drive of a major service centre. Reproduced from Scottish Rural Life Update 1996.

Figure 2. Attributes of the population and accessibility measures used in the Scottish Urban Rural Classification. Source: Scottish Government (2022b), p4.

Figure 3. Hierarchies within the Scottish Government Urban Rural classification. Source: adapted from content available at https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-government-urban-rural-classification-2020/pages/2/.

Table 1. Responses to the Consultation on Provisions for A Future Islands Bill, Safeguarding Scotland’s Remote Rural Communities Consultation and National Planning Framework Four Consultation by respondent type.

Consultation on Provisions for A Future Islands Bill respondents: groupings as reported in Reid-Howie Associates Ltd (2016)
Community Councils	19
Individuals	125
Local authorities	7
Others	2
Politicians or political parties	3
Private sector organisations or trusts	5
Public bodies	10
Representative bodies, trade bodies or trade unions	10
Third Sector organisations	11
Total responses	192
Published responses	187
Proposed Remote Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill Consultation respondents: groupings as reported in Gail Ross MSP’s Parliamentary Office (2021)
Commercial organisations	2
Individual politicians	2
Individuals	117
Other organisations	6
Public sector organisations	17
Representative organisations	9
Third sector organisations	30
Total responses	173
Published responses	155
National Planning Framework Four Consultation respondents: groupings as reported in Scottish Government (2022a)
Individuals	222
Active Travel-related Third Sector Organisation or Campaign Group	9
City Region or Strategic Development Planning Authority	3
Community Council or Development Planning Authority	41
Culture or Heritage Company, Association, Trust or Representative	22
Development, Property or Land Management Company or Representative Body	82
Energy-related Supplier, Devleoper, Association or Body	58
Environment or Natural Heritage-related Third Sector Organisation or Campaign Group	49
Housing Association	7
Local Authority	37
NHS	9
Other	2
Other Infrastructure-related Company or Representative Body	9
Other Private Sector	22
Other Representative Body, Faculty, Network	40
Planning, Architecture or Housing Representative Body or Campaign	21
Planning, Development, Architectural or Environmental Consultancy	20
Public Body, Commission or Taskforce	22
Regeneration or Planning Partnership or Trust	12
Research, Academic Group or Think Tank	12
School or Nursery	7
Third Sector, Community or Campaign Organisation	39
Transport Partnership	6
Transport-related Body, Association or Provider	13
Total responses	761
Published responses	686

Scottish Government. (2022b). Scottish government urban rural classification 2020. Geographic information science and analysis team and rural and environment science and analytical services division. May 2022. https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-government-urban-rural-classification-2020/documents/.

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Reid-Howie Associates Ltd. (2016). Consultation on provisions for a future islands bill. Analysis of responses. https://www.gov.scot/publications/consultation-provisions-future-islands-bill-analysis-responses/documents /.

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Scottish Government. (2022a). Our fourth national planning framework. Analysis of responses to the consultation exercise. Analysis Report. Scottish Government, Edinburgh. https://www.gov.scot/publications/draft-fourth-national-planning-framework-analysis-responses-consultation-exercise-analysis-report/documents/.

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