SiteLens and Planning Pipe start at roughly the same monthly price. SiteLens is the one with the interactive UK map, classified applications, and council-level analytics included as standard.
Both platforms start at roughly £29/mo for the daily UK planning feed. SiteLens adds an interactive map, automatic classification on every application, and council-level analytics at no extra cost.
You can sign up to SiteLens, set up a saved search, and receive 20 application views and a weekly alert without ever entering a card. Try before you buy — no trial expiry, no credit card.
See projects on a map of the UK, filtered by category, value and proximity. Planning Pipe is list-first; SiteLens is map-first — the difference matters when you’re qualifying projects by region.
Feature-for-feature, based on publicly available information.
| Feature | SiteLens | Planning Pipe |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | £29/mo | ~£29/mo |
| Free tier available | ||
| Daily UK planning feed | ||
| Email alerts | ||
| CSV export | ||
| Interactive map search | ||
| Automatic project classification | ||
| Estimated project value | ||
| Category classification | ||
| Council-level analytics | ||
| Spatial constraint overlays | ||
| Self-serve sign-up |
If you’ve been using Planning Pipe for years, your search workflows are set up the way you like them, and the list-first interface is how your team works — switching has a real cost, and we’re not going to pretend otherwise.
What SiteLens is built on the bet that, for newer subscribers, a map-first view and automatic classification make the difference between scrolling through 200 applications a day and knowing which 10 are worth opening. Sign up for the free tier and spend ten minutes comparing the two — we’ll back our corner on that.
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