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.

Graphic artowrk showing top three Stations of Searchland's train station leaderboard

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UK Train Station Development Opportunities Leaderboard - Live

Ranked insight into the UK’s most well-connected train stations with potential for new development - based on proposed planning reforms, connectivity and land data.

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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.

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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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Planning Report: What Will it Take for the NPPF to Deliver?

Ten senior planning experts examine the NPPF 2024 changes - why plan-led doesn't mean plan-delivered, and what it'll take to fix delivery at local level. Free report.

Aerial view of a large UK residential development under construction alongside established housing, illustrating delivery under the NPPF

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Planning Report: How Broken is the UK's Planning System?

Ten senior planning professionals from Avison Young, Wates, Persimmon & more reveal the real bottlenecks behind UK planning delays - and how to fix them. Free report.

onstruction worker on scaffolding at a UK new-build housing site, illustrating delays in the planning and delivery pipeline

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