Polygon shapefile showing the Edinburgh World Heritage Site as of 1997. World Heritage Sites are designated to meet the UK’s commitments under the World Heritage Convention. The UK’s ratification also extends to its Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. These sites are designated for their globally important cultural or natural interest and require appropriate management and protection measures.

Trees, groups of trees, woodlands and areas of trees that have been afforded the statutory protection of a Tree Preservation Order.

Neighbourhood Partnerships are made up of councillors, public agencies, community representatives, Police, NHS Lothian and the voluntary sector. The key focus of the Partnerships is to address issues that affect local quality of life.\\n\\nThe Partnerships are able to make recommendations and provide guidance and direction to the Council and partner organisations. They’ll also take on decisions relating to environment, open space and traffic management; they’ll be responsible for local consultation; they’ll award small community grants for local projects, and they’ll be able to inform the development of city strategies – making sure they reflect local needs and priorities.

Current Community Council Boundaries for Edinburgh

Polygons of all the parking bays within the City Of Edinburgh Council administrative area backed by a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO).

Locations of Air Quality Management Areas in the City of Edinburgh Council area

Location and data on licensing and/or operation of known landfill sites within the boundary of the former Edinburgh District Council's administrative area. Details of landfills licensed after 1996 may be obtained from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.

This dataset contains the locations of permanent CCTV cameras in the Edinburgh Council area. The temporary CCTV locations are found on street lights with all-weather power sockets for the CCTV cameras.

Local landscape designation, relevant to the area of the Edinburgh City Local Plan plus the Pentland Hills Regional Park Area. Originates from the Scottish Office SDD Circular 2/1962 which provides advice on definition of AGLVs in development plans. These areas have been defined from various local plans going back to the 1960s.

Polygon shapefile showing the boundaries of all designated Green Belts in and around the City of Edinburgh. These boundaries come from the Edinburgh City Local Plan and the Rural West Edinburgh Local Plan.