What planning data can I access?

Access 30 years of UK planning applications and appeals data. Find and filter planning applications and appeals - past and present. Search by region, date, and more. Instantly see approval rates and decision times to understand what gets approved and where.

How often is planning data updated?

Planning data is updated every 24 hours, ensuring you have access to the most current information on planning applications and appeals across the UK.

Can I search planning documents for specific text?

Yes, Searchland has digitised millions of planning documents so you can instantly search for specific words or phrases - saving hours and uncovering insights in seconds.

Can I track site activity after planning approval?

Yes, you can instantly see whether development has begun, properties are being marketed, or a site has changed hands - all tied back to the original planning application. Using Building Control data, you can identify whether a scheme has stalled, is under construction, or has been completed.

New Planning Applications at Submission

View submissions up to three weeks early

New unvalidated applications reach Searchland about 10 minutes after submission - typically around three weeks before the council publishes them.

95% of submissions in England and Wales

Planning Portal handles more than 95% of planning applications in England and Wales, with around 620,000 new submissions every year.

Unvalidated submission for 24 dwellings on the company ownership layer, showing the land is owned by a homebuilder company across two freehold titles.

See every new submission, live

New applications appear on Searchland within about 10 minutes of being submitted. A live overview shows everything coming in today across every council in England and Wales: how many there are, which councils are busiest and what types of application they are.

Satellite map of planning applications by status, with an unvalidated Planning Portal submission for 18 dwellings in Witney highlighted.

Planning applications before validation

See what’s been submitted, not just what’s been published. Every new submission appears on the map, clearly marked as unvalidated, so you always know what you’re looking at.

A signal of genuine intent

A submission means someone has drawn up plans and applied. It’s one of the earliest signs a site is coming forward - and of who’s likely to control it.

See what’s planned at a glance

Know what’s being proposed, where, and how big it is. Each submission shows the site on the map, what’s planned and how many homes, so you can tell in seconds whether it matters to you.

Unvalidated Planning Portal submission showing new data from the application form: ownership certificate, housing mix by tenure, net dwellings and bedrooms, site area, biodiversity net gain and expected start date.

Data you won’t find anywhere else

Where the applicant has provided them, you’ll see land ownership, the housing mix by tenure, declared unit and floorspace figures, biodiversity net gain details and expected start dates.

Timeline of one application: unvalidated Planning Portal submission, published by the council as undecided three weeks later, then approved.

Follow applications from submission to decision

When the council publishes the application, Searchland matches it to the original submission, so you can track it through to a decision.

Searchland filters set to Decision is Unvalidated, submitted in the last 7 days and over 10 dwellings, returning 12 new submissions in the area.

Find early activity in your area

Filter new submissions by area, scheme size or when they came in, and set an alert so you hear about new ones straight away. You’ll see where activity is picking up before it reaches the council register.