SHLAA data API

Identifying development sites with our SHLAA data

Determine the quantity and suitability of land earmarked for housing and employment development with insights about how many dwellings have been allocated and the timeframe of delivery.

Explore opportunities from Local Authorities across England with our Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment data.

Our property sales tools are also available as part of a Searchland licence.

Open land in the UK. Farmland. SHLAA land.

Our SHLAA data API integrates seamlessly with bespoke platforms & GIS solutions

Our SHLAA API includes an array of data endpoints including decision status & group, site address,
number of dwellings, decision reason, delivery timescale and more. View our API docs here.

Key API features

Showing Local Plan data in Searchland
Decision status
Shows the decision status of SHLAA land and includes developable, not-developable, deliverable and suitable criteria.
Decision group
Indicates the assessment results of land and includes positive, neutral and negative decisions.
Units
Shows how many units can be accommodated on identified sites.
Timeframe
Shows the timeframe for when these sites are likely to be available.
Decision reason
A summary of why the decision was reached - and can indicate if the land is suitable for housing or employment.
Source
Provides the initial data source for SHLAA information.

Find your perfect API

Strategic decision making
By understanding SHLAA - get a better understanding of whether your project meets the needs of the local area - improving your chances of successful applications
Standardised data
We’ve all experienced hit-and-miss council portals and clunky websites. Find all of the data you need - enhanced, cleansed and centralised.
Save time and resources
Streamline the process of gathering and analysing SHLAA data. Eliminate manual research, find all the data you need in one place, and reduce the likelihood of errors.
SHLAA data in Searchland

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Our property data API is available as an off-the-shelf solution, or as a package tailored to your specific needs. Get in touch with us to start a conversation.