Guides

Know the market before your competitors do

Free data reports, planning guides and webinars for developers, planners, land agents and energy teams. Built on Searchland's own planning, land and ownership data, not recycled headlines.

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Planning appeals and housing delivery report (2021- Oct 2026)

Explore planning appeal outcomes across the UK's local authorities* by dwelling size, including where councils are missing their housing delivery targets & where the new NPPF is making an impact.

Webinars

How to actually use AI in planning

Watch our webinar to discover how planning teams are really using AI today, including a live demo from a simple site lookup to a client-ready title report.

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Planning appeals and housing delivery report (2021- Oct 2026)

Explore planning appeal outcomes across the UK's local authorities* by dwelling size, including where councils are missing their housing delivery targets & where the new NPPF is making an impact.

Free data

The Medium Sized Builds Report Card

Ranked insight into how England and Scotland's councils are actually handling 10-49 home sites under the new NPPF

Planning application reports

The State of Small Residential Sites 2026

Small residential applications (2-9 homes) have fallen 55% across England and Wales since 2018. See where approval odds are still strong, and what a live government consultation could change.

Small UK residential development site under construction — a part-built brick house wrapped in scaffolding, with exposed roof trusses, building materials, and a skip in the front garden

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Planning Report: Technology as a Delivery Tool

Why AI's biggest barrier in planning isn't capability, it's trust. Ten senior planners on where data and digital tools are actually changing decisions - and where they aren't. Free report.

Laptop displaying data charts and trend analysis, illustrating Searchland's Technology as a Delivery Tool planning report

Webinars

The 2026 Planning Panel

We took stock of the 2026 planning landscape, and broke down the policy shifts, government performance, and the growing role of data and AI in development.

Panel discussion at Searchland's 2026 Planning Landscape event, with speakers from Lichfields, LPDF, RTPI and Hallam Land seated on stage

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