Dutch data on granted construction permits for residential and non-residential buildings. The dataset is a protected microfile from the Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS), processed to prevent identification of individuals or households. It covers annual data from 1987 through 2009, excluding 1997.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in construction volume over time based on the annual data from 1987-2009.
- Study regional differences in building permit issuance based on the national scope.
- Model the relationship between economic cycles and construction activity based on the long temporal coverage.
- Assess the impact of policy changes on residential and non-residential building based on the permit categories.
Strengths
- Data spans 22 years (1987-2009), providing a long-term historical perspective.
- Source is the authoritative Dutch national statistics office (CBS).
- Data is processed as a protected microfile to ensure privacy.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- The dataset excludes data for the year 1997.
Provenance
- Source
- Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS)
- Collection Method
- Protected microfile from official government statistics.
- Time Range
- 1987 through 2009 (excluding 1997)
- Freshness
- Last updated 2025-10-24 03:24:03; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Netherlands