Housing Land Audit for North Ayrshire, 2016

A Housing Land Audit for North Ayrshire, Scotland, from 2016. The dataset was prepared by the planning authority in conjunction with housing and infrastructure providers to monitor housing completions and site progress. It supports the Scottish Planning Policy requirement for a five-year ongoing effective land supply.

Use Cases

• Monitor housing land supply sufficiency based on the five-year requirement mentioned in the description
• Analyze the progress of housing sites through the planning process based on the audit's monitoring purpose
• Assess housing completion rates for a specific local authority area based on the dataset's geographic scope

Strengths

• Dataset is tied to a specific government policy framework (Scottish Planning Policy)
• Data is produced by a government planning authority in conjunction with relevant providers

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Annual audit prepared by the planning authority in conjunction with housing and infrastructure providers.

Time Range

2016

Freshness

Annual preparation is suggested, but the specific year 2016 indicates it is a historical snapshot.

Geography

North Ayrshire, Scotland