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Fears for green belt as derelict land ignored by developers

Scotland’s countryside is under threat because developers cannot afford to clean up contaminated sites for new projects, campaigners have warned.

Government figures have revealed there is now more derelict land in Scotland than at any point since 2002, and the pace at which it is being reclaimed has dropped to a seven-year low.