Residential Construction Starts in London from the Planning London Datahub

Residential construction commencement data is supplied by applicants and Planning Authorities to the Planning London Datahub. The data is not quality-checked upon receipt and may be amended following periodic reviews, with totals subject to change. The Greater London Authority maintains this dashboard as part of an ongoing data improvement program.

Use Cases

• Monitor residential construction activity in London based on reported commencement data.
• Analyze trends in housing supply based on the temporal flow of starts data.
• Assess data quality and completeness for planning applications as part of the described improvement program.
• Cross-reference residential starts with other dashboards for approvals and completions to understand the development pipeline.

Strengths

• Data is sourced directly from applicants and Planning Authorities via the Planning London Datahub.
• The Greater London Authority is running a data improvement program to increase availability and quality.
• The dashboard is part of a suite of related residential data products (approvals, completions, pipeline).

Limitations

• Data is not checked for quality upon receipt and may contain errors requiring amendment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Planning London Datahub (PLD), supplied by applicants and Planning Authorities.

Collection Method

Data is submitted by applicants and authorities, then assimilated into the datahub.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-24 21:04:59.365149; freshness should be verified.

Geography

London, United Kingdom.