For property owners
Do you own a plot that Bauland-Scout shows as undeveloped land in the building zone? Here you can read what we show, where the data comes from and how you can have your plot removed from the search, report an error or request information.
What Bauland-Scout shows
- In the search: the approximate location and the zone of the plot.
- In the dossier that someone buys: parcel number, area, zone, restrictions from the cadastre of public-law restrictions (ÖREB), site plan and aerial image with the boundary from the official cadastral survey, and the way to the responsible land registry.
- No names of owners and no data from the land register. We do not query the land register and do not make bulk requests.
Where the data comes from
All information on plots comes from public geodata of the Confederation and the cantons: official cadastral survey (geodienste.ch), cantonal land use plans, the Federal Register of Buildings and Dwellings (GWR), the ÖREB cadastre and swisstopo. A plot appears when, in this data, it lies in the building zone and no building of 20 m² or more is recorded on it; small structures such as a shed or garden house may be recorded. This is an indication, not binding information. Only the owners decide whether a plot is sold.
If a small structure under 20 m² is recorded on the plot in the building register, we show the note «At least one small structure under 20 m² recorded» before purchase. The note only says yes or no: we do not show the area or location of the small structure before purchase.
Your rights
Under the Data Protection Act you can ask whether and which personal data about you we process, have incorrect data corrected and data deleted, and object to processing. In particular, you can ask that your plot no longer appears in the search. You can also lodge a complaint with the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner: www.edoeb.admin.ch.
How we proceed
- You fill in the form below.
- You confirm your e-mail address with the link in our e-mail (valid for 48 hours). Without confirmation, we delete your request.
- You receive an acknowledgement. The owner of Bauland-Scout reviews every request personally and replies within 30 days, usually much sooner.
- So that nobody can have someone else's plot removed from the search, we check before removing it whether the plot belongs to you or whether you represent the owners. If needed, we ask you by e-mail for proof, for example a land register extract, a power of attorney or a certificate of inheritance. For a community of heirs, one verified person is enough.
- After removal, the plot no longer appears in the search, in the counts or in sales, and on the municipality pages after the next update. At your request, we lift the exclusion based on your request; other reasons not to show a plot may remain. We cannot recall dossiers that were purchased earlier.
If a plot is already built on or shown incorrectly in another way, please let us know as well. We check the information and remove the plot from the search if the error is confirmed.