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• There are 6,505 datazones across the whole of Scotland and 453 of these datazones arein Fife. The Glenrothes area has a total of 64 datazones, which is 14.1% of the Fife total.• In the latest (2009) SIMD report, 19 datazones of the 64 datazones in the Glenrothes Areawere classified as being in the top half of Scotland, with Prestonhall in the top 10% of theleast deprived datazones in Scotland.• A total of 11 datazones in the Glenrothes area were ranked in the most deprived 20% ofdatazones Scotland-wide, of which 2 datazones were ranked in the most deprived 10% ofScottish datazones.• A total of 5 datazones in the Glenrothes area were ranked within the least deprived 20%datazones in Scotland.LAND AND PREMISESEmployment Land Availability• There are 29 sites in total comprising 116.3 ha. Of these 24 sites (113.2 ha) are‘constrained’ sites, which means some investment and site preparation need to beundertaken before making the land suitable for employment purposes.• Five sites (3.1 ha) are ‘immediately available’.• The majority of employment land is available at the south side of Glenrothes and inThornton.Map 3: Employment Land Availability in the Glenrothes Area during 2010Source: Employment Land Audit 201013
Table 4: Employment Land Take Up in Glenrothes Area 2009-2010Year Take Up (ha) Where2009 0.9 ha Bankhead and Viewfield2010 0 -Source: Employment Land Audit 2009/2010BusinessesIn terms of location, more than half of the largest employers in the Glenrothes area aremanufacturing-based. Some of the largest employers in the Glenrothes area include:Table 5: Largest Employers in the Glenrothes Area as at May 2011Organisation / Company Busines Type LocationAdam Smith College* Education GlenrothesASDA Retail GlenrothesMorrisons Retail GlenrothesBalbirnie House Hotel Hotel MarkinchBalgeddie House Hotel Hotel GlenrothesBosch Rexroth Engineering GlenrothesBrand Rex Electronic Cabling GlenrothesFife Council** Public Sector GlenrothesFife Joinery Manufacturing Ltd Joinery GlenrothesRaytheon Systems Electronics GlenrothesTullis Russell Paper Manufacturer MarkinchVelux Company Ltd Window Manufacturer GlenrothesSource: Enterprise, Planning and Protective Services, Fife Council* Adam Smith College has several campuses, including main campuses in Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes and Leven.** Fife Council Headquarters are located in Glenrothes• In total there are 916 office and industrial premises in the area, of which 680 (74%) wereoccupied as at 1 April 2010.• The majority of industrial and office premises are located with settlement areas.• There is a relatively high concentration of protected employment areas, as specified bythe Kirkcaldy and Mid-Fife Local Plan.14
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