Housing Land Audit Sites for Edinburgh, Derived from Planning Applications

Annual assessment of the housing land supply for the City of Edinburgh. The dataset contains spatial and non-spatial data derived from planning applications. It is provided by the Government Digital Service via the eu_open_data platform.

Use Cases

• Analyze housing supply trends based on the annual assessment cycle mentioned in the description
• Model urban development patterns based on spatial data derived from planning applications
• Audit available land for residential construction based on the housing land supply focus

Strengths

• Data is derived from official planning applications, suggesting a formal administrative source
• Includes both spatial and non-spatial data, allowing for geographic and attribute analysis

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

Derived from planning applications

Time Range

Annual coverage, but specific years are unknown.

Freshness

Annual assessment, but specific last update is unknown.

Geography

City of Edinburgh, Scotland