Features
Check a site, send the client something, keep it in view.
Planning constraints for any site in England, Wales and Scotland. We show what we found, what came back clear, and where a source couldn’t be checked.
England, Wales and Scotland · Coverage differs by nation and by council · No account needed to check a site
Check a site
Search a postcode or address, or draw or import the site boundary, and see what applies. Every line says whether something was found, came back clear, or couldn’t be checked, with the source.
What we found, what came back clear, what we couldn’t check
A source that did not answer is shown as a gap, never as clear. Some councils don’t publish every dataset, so ask the council where it matters.
Scottish gaps name the council
Scottish green belt, tree preservation order, Article 4, vacant and derelict land and air quality management area layers are built from voluntary council submissions to the Improvement Service Spatial Hub. Where your council has supplied nothing, the report says so by name (for example “Highland has not supplied this data”). If the Hub itself can’t be reached, the report says it couldn’t check. Neither is shown as clear.
England, Wales and Scotland in their own terms
Wales uses the Flood Map for Planning under TAN15, and has no green belt. Scotland uses SEPA flood likelihood, not Flood Zone 2 or 3, and Drinking Water Protected Areas, not source protection zones. Policy is NPF4 and the local development plan in Scotland, not the NPPF.
Planning application history near the pin
Every site report includes recent applications nearby, with decisions and refusal reasons, linked to the council register. The history comes from PlanIt, which collects it from councils.
Permitted development and Article 4, decoded
A permitted development quick screen sits beside the distances. Where an Article 4 direction records the classes it covers, we show which permitted development rights it removes, so “can I extend?” has a starting answer.
Your boundary, in and out
Import a DXF, GeoJSON or KML site boundary and check it. A DXF is read in your browser and never uploaded. Land Registry title outlines are indicative, not a legal boundary.
Send a client something
The site report is built to be forwarded. It is the same document for you and for the person who asked.
A site report with the source for every line
A PDF and a hosted link, with a QR code. Everything we can check within 500 m of your pin, for 30 days. The report link never expires. £9.99, one-off, VAT included.
A map figure for your statement
The map figure composer produces a scaled PDF figure with a legend, scale bar, data dates and attribution, ready for a planning statement or a fee proposal.
Exports for your own tools
Pro adds exports, including GeoJSON and KML for QGIS, ArcGIS and Google Earth, and saved work, so a screen done once is reusable.
Council documents summarised, labelled as AI
Where a council document such as a conservation area appraisal is available, the report can include an AI summary of it. It is labelled as AI and links to the document.
Keep sites in view
Pro keeps your sites saved and tells you when something changes, so a screen done in March is not still being relied on in September.
Weekly re-checks of saved sites
Every Monday we re-run your saved sites and email you when a constraint record changes. If a source fails to answer, the email says so instead of staying silent.
Watches beyond planning applications (England)
Area watches also report corporate ownership changes by postcode district, Companies House charges and strike-offs, parcel subdivision and local plan stage changes. Ownership data shows company names and counts, never property addresses, and is not for contacting owners.
Compare up to four sites
Put up to four sites side by side and export the comparison as PDF or CSV, for a shortlist or a site-selection note.
A national changes feed
New conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, legislation and consultations across England, Wales and Scotland, checked daily from official sources.
Work as a team
Team and Practice give a practice a shared pipeline of sites, with each person signing in as themselves.
A shared site pipeline
Team has five seats, with stages, assignees and comments on the sites your practice is working on. Practice has 15 seats, bulk CSV screening, API access and a white-label client portal.
Guests, and what happens when someone leaves
Clients and outside consultants can be read-only guests without taking a seat. When someone leaves, removing them frees their seat and their access ends, and the practice keeps the sites.
Every paid report has every check
Pro is for repeat work, not for more data.
The site report, Pro and the workspace plans all run the same checks. Pro adds unlimited sites, saved work, monitoring and exports. One site is £9.99; you do not need a subscription to get the full set of checks for it.
What the numbers mean
Up to 54 checks run at an address in England, 34 in Wales and 53in Scotland. Buying a report cannot create coverage that a publisher doesn’t provide, and some councils don’t publish every dataset, so ask the council where it matters.
Browse every check and its source →Start with a free check.
A basic preview is free. The site report is £9.99, one-off, VAT included.
Screening information, not professional advice or an official local authority search. Confirm material findings with the local planning authority.