Planning Search
Search the new planning applications we track across the UK - around 2,500 a day - and have the ones that matter to you land in your inbox. Planning Search is free to use.
For agents & architects, developers, builders, homeowners, planning consultants and residents.
See It In Action
Search, map and alert on the planning applications happening near you
Every match on a live map
Set a postcode and radius, or pick your councils, and see the applications we track pinned where they are, from freshly submitted through to decided.
Filter to exactly what you want
Project type, sector, scale, keywords, change of use and decision outcome. Explore them in search, and save any of them as a daily email alert.
See who’s behind the applications
Applicant and agent names, with the agent’s contact details where the council publishes them. A fuller view of who’s most active across your area is available on request.
What you can search on
| Location, radius, council or region | Included |
| Your own keywords, not just our categories | Included |
| Change of use: C3, C4, E, sui generis | Included |
| Number of homes: 1, 10+, 100+ | Included |
| Application route: full, householder, prior notification | Included |
| Project type and sector | Included |
| Project value | Included |
| Decision outcome | Included |
| Every record linked to its council source | Included |
| Daily or weekly email digest | Included |
| Area alerts per account | Up to 3 |
How planning application alerts work
From a saved search to an email of the new applications that match
Choose your area
A postcode and a radius, or the councils you want to follow.
Choose what you hear about
Everything new in the area, or filter on project type, keywords and outcome.
Get the matches by email
A daily or weekly email lists each new match, with a link to open it.
What It Costs
Nothing. Planning Search is free to use with an account.
No payment details needed. You will need a free account so we know where to send your alerts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Planning Search free?
Yes. Searching, area alerts and every filter are free with an account, and you can open any application in full.
How do planning application alerts work?
Save a search for an area, by postcode and radius or by council, and we email you the new applications that match it, daily or weekly. Each match in the email links to the application.
Where do the applications come from?
From councils' online planning registers, UK-wide, checked every day. Each application links to its page and its documents on the council's own website.
Can I see who is behind an application?
Yes. Opening an application shows its applicant and, where there is one, its agent, with the agent's contact details where we hold them.
Who uses Planning Search?
Architects and planning consultants, developers and builders, and homeowners and residents keeping track of what is planned near them.
Set Up Your First Alert for Free
Create a free account, save a search, and matching applications land in your inbox daily or weekly. You can open any application in full, with the contact details councils publish.