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Land
Our aim is to protect, maintain and restore Scotland’s land quality by providing expert guidance on good practice of land management and through a variety of regulations.
Our aim is to protect, maintain and restore Scotland’s land quality by providing expert guidance on good practice of land management and through a variety of regulations.
We are transitioning to a new website, and the content from this section will move to our BETA site.
Please go to our Authorisations and Compliance section to find information on applying for land activities authorisations and information on how the EASR regulations may impact you/your authorisation.
If the information you are looking for is not part of EASR, you may find it in our A-Z topic
Soil
Scotland’s soils are an important natural resource providing a wide range of benefits for people, the environment and the economy. It is essential to protect soils to ensure they are able to continue to provide these benefits for future generations.
Why are soils important?
Soils are a vital natural resource as they carry out a wide range of essential functions, such as growing food and timber, co
Environmental Sites
Environmental Sites
Sites with an environmental designation that could potentially be affected by flooding (e.g. Sites of Special Scientific Interest or Special Areas of Conservation). This information is only available for Potentially Vulnerable Areas....
River Basin Management Planning (RBMP)
Redirects to environment > water > river basin management planning page...
Aquaculture Regulatory
The role of regulation in aquacultire and the process for applying for a licence to operate a fish farm.
The role of regulation in aquacultire and the process for applying for a licence to operate a fish farm.
Emamectin Benzoate position
The below statement sets out our interim position on the environmental standards that we will apply when assessing new applications to discharge or increase volumes of in-feed sea lice medicine containing emamectin benzoate.
We have requested that the UK Technical Advisory Group (UKTAG) consider all the available scientific evidence and make recommendations to Scottish
Potentially Vulnerable Area
The role of regulation in aquacultire and the process for applying for a licence to operate a fish farm.
The role of regulation in aquacultire and the process for applying for a licence to operate a fish farm.
Potentially Vulnerable Area
Areas that contain the greatest flood risk according to the National Flood Risk Assessment. We are developing more detailed flooding information to support flood risk management decisions. These areas were designated by Scottish Ministers....
Reservoirs Inundation Map
The role of regulation in aquacultire and the process for applying for a licence to operate a fish farm.
The role of regulation in aquacultire and the process for applying for a licence to operate a fish farm.
This shows the indicative area that may flood from an uncontrolled release of water from all possible dam failure scenarios....
Technical concepts
Part IIA introduces a number of technical concepts and some key concepts are considered in this section. A number of methods and models are available to assist in the derivation of site specific assessment criteria, as highlighted in the other "technical concepts and tools" sections
Part IIA introduces a number of technical concepts and some key concepts are considered in this section.
A number of methods and models are available to assist in the derivation of site specific assessment criteria, as highlighted in the other "technical concepts and tools" sections
Part II A introduces a number of technical concepts and some key concepts are considered in this section.
A number of methods and models are available to assist in the derivation of site specific assessment criteria, as highlighted in the other 'technical concepts and tools' sections.
Site specific risk assessment
A risk assessment represents the structured gathering of information in order to for
About our BETA website
As part of our ongoing commitment to create accessible digital services, we are undergoing a phased refresh of our corporate website and wider web estate. This will aim to provide a fully accessible website for users which will be easier to navigate and understand.
You can expect to see some changes in the coming months, with the first phase of our BETA service launching in December 2023. This wil
Flood Defences
Flood Defences
Shows information from the Scottish Flood Defence Asset Database (SFDAD) which holds national information on formal flood prevention schemes. Schemes provide a benefit to areas by reducing the likelihood of flooding. This information has been considered in the development of the flood extent, depth and velocity maps. This is not a complete picture of flood defences across Scotland.