Council | Housing | Retail | Work | Other |
Aberdeen | Use HMAs developed by Communities Scotland. | Local shopping studies in 1998 and 1999 considering catchment areas and expenditure flows. | 1991 census used | |
Aberdeenshire | Joint working with Aberdeen on local housing strategy. | 1999 study of shopping patterns for key towns and how shopping patterns link with the Aberdeen market. | | |
Angus | National data used for local analysis | Local shopping survey in 2000. | National data used for local analysis | Rely on Tayside economic review for cross boundary comparisons of economic performance. |
Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar | | | | Considered to be relatively self contained so cross boundary issues not analysed. |
Dundee | Surveys of movers to and from the Dundee area, 1999 and 2002, including the reasons for moving. | Retail catchment and shopping surveys 1997 and 2000 show influence of Dundee has widened. Primary non food shopping catchment areas defined as postcode sectors with 50% or more respondents identifying Dundee as their primary catchment area. Secondary catchment areas were all other postcode sectors where Dundee was identified as the most frequently visited centre. | National analysis of TTWAs used. | Studies include analysis of the use of city leisure facilities by non city dwellers. |
East Ayrshire | | | | All analysis undertaken jointly with other Ayrshire Councils in the joint Structure Plan team. |
East Dunbartonshire | | Local study of retail patterns in 1998. | | Analysis mainly co-ordinated by Structure Plan team. |
East Lothian | | | | All analysis undertaken jointly with other Councils in the Edinburgh and Lothians joint Structure Plan team. |
Edinburgh | Scottish Homes analysis of sasines data used. More detailed study of migration patterns to be commissioned but single housing market for Edinburgh and Lothians assumed at present. | Edinburgh and Lothians shopping survey in 2000 and shopping capacity survey in 1999. | 1991 census used but LUTI model has included calibration against Scottish household survey data and will enable current patterns and trends to be analysed. | Land use transport interaction model being developed for Edinburgh, Lothians and South Fife. |
Falkirk | Analysis using Sasines data to supplement national analysis. | Major 1998 household survey in Falkirk identified shopping patterns for comparison goods and food. | Household survey results suggest that travel to work patterns have not changed significantly since 1991 census | |
Fife | Analysis using Sasines data. | Household shopping survey in 1999 including analysis of retail catchments and expenditure flows showing very significant impact of Edinburgh. | | |
Glasgow | | Local development of shopping analysed for based on household postal survey by structure plan team | | Surveys and analysis co-ordinated by Structure Plan team but supplemented locally for City Plan. |
Highland | Housing markets within Highland have been analysed but the impacts on other Council areas are small | Economic development studies have sought to identify how to limit leakage of retail activity from Highland. | | The cross boundary issues which have been of most importance have been strategic transport links with London, Aberdeen and the central belt of Scotland. |
Inverclyde | Local analysis of Sasines data supplemented with economic development studies on how to stimulate growth. | | Use 1998 study of commuting and economic development in central Scotland. | |
Midlothian | | Lothian shopping surveys used (see Ediburgh). | 1991 census data is used. | |
Moray | Local analysis of Sasines data shows a self contained housing market. | Local retail study in 1999 shows a high level of self containment. | Mainly local TTWAs from national analysis. | Overall analysis links the high degree of self containment and the relatively weak road and rail links. |
Perth and Kinross | Use Communities Scotland findings based on sasines data. | Household surveys of shopping and on street surveys in Perth. | 1991 census areas are used together with the ONS annual business inquiry to consider the distribution of jobs with other council areas. The proportion of jobs is increasing in Perth and Angus relative to Dundee. The structure plan spatial strategy is based on journey times from Perth. | Recognition of links with Dundee but limited forward planning of these |
Renfrewshire | | | | All analysis co-ordinated by Structure Plan team. |
West Dunbartonshire | | | | All analysis co-ordinated by Structure Plan team. |