Scottish Building Standards Applications with Daily Updates from 32 Local Authorities

32 local authority verifiers provide building standards data on a daily basis. This dataset, created via a custom 'Cloud Connector Framework', contains registers of building warrant applications at stages like Received, Decided, Commenced, and Completed. The Scottish Government maintains the data through SpatialData.gov.scot, with a last update recorded on 2026-07 08.

Use Cases

• Track construction project timelines based on the described application stages (Received, Decided, Commenced, Completed)
• Analyze regional building activity patterns based on data aggregated from all 32 local authorities
• Monitor data quality issues for building permits using the referenced PowerBI dashboard
• Filter and query large-scale geospatial data based on the recommended 'local_authority' attribute

Strengths

• Data is updated daily from all 32 local authority verifiers in Scotland
• Includes both point and polygon geospatial data layers for some authorities
• A PowerBI dashboard is provided to highlight known data quality issues

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Not all local authorities collect polygon data, limiting spatial analysis consistency
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot

Collection Method

Automated collection via a custom 'Cloud Connector Framework' from local authority systems

Time Range

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Freshness

Daily updates; last metadata update 2026-07-08.

Geography

Scotland