This data consists of polygons representing 'Areas of Best fit' as identified as part of the Shetland Islands Council Local Development Plan, adopted 26th September 2014.
Please see P.15 and P.16 of The Local Development Plan, available online at https://www.shetland.gov.uk/downloads/download/14/local-development-plan-documents-and-maps

Areas of Best Fit:
"Within AoBF amenities such as schools, shops, employment and essential
infrastructure are all readily available through a range of sustainable transport
options; and will support large, medium and small scale developments. AoBF have
been identified as desirable for development.."

This dataset has been created by Shetland Islands Council using Ordnance Survey data for reference, and has been made available under Ordnance Survey’s 'presumption to publish' process as Open Government Licence (OGL) data. https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

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