See the whole planning picture on a single map.
SiteLens plots every planning application on an interactive map alongside rich filter controls. Pan, zoom, and click any pin to read the project brief, application status, and estimated value — without leaving the map.
- Live map updates as you adjust filters — category, status, council, date range, value band
- Click any pin to see the full application detail including project brief and constraint flags
- Postcode + radius search for hyper-local targeting (e.g. "all major applications within 30 miles of my office")
- Colour-coded pins by category — residential, commercial, industrial, infrastructure
- Shareable search URLs — every filter combination is reflected in the URL
Who uses this
Developer
Spot residential pipeline concentration in target growth corridors before committing to land acquisition.
Contractor
Scan for approved commercial applications within a 20-mile radius ready to tender in the next quarter.
Architect
Track competing schemes near your live projects to understand local planning pressure.
Every application classified, valued, and briefed.
Raw planning descriptions are dense and inconsistent. SiteLens classifies every application automatically — category, subcategory, estimated value band, unit count, building type, and a plain-English project brief — within seconds of ingestion.
- Classifies into 7 top-level categories and 40+ subcategories for precise filtering
- Estimates project value band (£10K–£10M+) from description language
- Identifies residential unit count for density and capacity analysis
- Plain-English project brief cuts through planning jargon in one sentence
- "Major application" flag for high-significance schemes (NSIP, EIA, major floorspace thresholds)
Who uses this
Planning consultant
Filter to "Major residential, 50+ units" across all councils without reading a single raw description.
M&E contractor
Set an alert for "Industrial / Data centre" applications in the Midlands — categories that rarely appear in keyword searches.
Estate agent
Track new residential unit approvals in target postcodes to anticipate future stock.
New applications that match your criteria, delivered to your inbox.
Configure alerts combining any combination of filters — geography, category, value band, constraint designations — and receive a daily or weekly digest of every new application that matches. No noise. Just the applications that matter.
- Weekly, daily, or hourly digests — choose the cadence that fits your workflow
- Any filter combination: category, status, value band, postcode radius, council, constraint flags
- Digest shows application reference, project brief, estimated value, and a direct link
- Enable/disable alerts individually without losing your saved configuration
- Explorer: 1 weekly. Pro: 5 daily. Team: 20 hourly.
Who uses this
Business development manager
"Email me every morning with all new major commercial applications within 40 miles of Bristol."
Retrofit contractor
"Weekly digest of all householder applications on properties with EPC D or below in South Wales."
Planning consultant
"Alert me to any application in a conservation area or flood zone in my covered councils."
Know the moment permission is granted — or refused.
Most planning tools tell you when an application is submitted. SiteLens also tells you when it gets a decision. Set a status-change alert using any filter combination and get notified the morning an application matching your criteria is approved, refused, or withdrawn.
- Status-change alerts fire when any matching application gets a decision
- Use the same filter set as your new-application alert — council, radius, category, keywords
- Approved, Refused, and Withdrawn decisions all trigger notifications
- Shows the previous status alongside the new decision in each email
- No competitor offers self-serve decision alerts at this price point
Who uses this
Specialist subcontractor
"Tell me when householder applications within 10km of my yard get approved" — call within 48 hours, before anyone else has quoted.
Developer / land agent
"Alert me when competing schemes in my target LPAs get refused" — refusal creates opportunity and the planning history explains why.
Material supplier
"Notify me when high-value residential applications in the Midlands get approved" — contact the developer during early procurement.
Understand approval rates, trends, and activity by council.
The Analytics dashboard aggregates all application data into decision-rate breakdowns, category distributions, and council-level activity charts. Export any slice to CSV for your own analysis or client reporting.
- Approval rate by category — see which application types succeed and which face refusal
- Monthly application volume trend — spot pipeline acceleration and seasonal patterns
- Top councils by application count, drillable into a pre-filtered search
- Category and decision cross-tab for deep planning strategy insight
- CSV export of analytics summaries for client reports
Who uses this
Planning consultant
Show a client the 84% approval rate for residential extensions in their target council before submitting.
Developer
Compare commercial approval rates across five shortlisted councils to inform site selection.
Local authority officer
Benchmark your council's decision-rate profile against neighbours using the category breakdown.
Know immediately which applications face flood, heritage, or green belt risk.
SiteLens overlays each application with key planning constraint designations drawn from Environment Agency, Historic England, Natural England, and planning.data.gov.uk. Flags are computed by spatial intersection — no manual lookup required.
- Flood zones 2 and 3 from the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
- Conservation area designation from planning.data.gov.uk (60%+ LPA coverage)
- Green Belt, SSSI, AONB, and National Park from MAGIC / Natural England
- Listed building proximity flag from the Historic England NHLE
- Filter searches and alert criteria to any combination of constraint flags
Who uses this
Developer
Filter to "Major residential, NOT in flood zone 2 or 3" to immediately exclude high-risk sites from site identification.
Planning consultant
Set an alert for any application in a conservation area across your covered councils — catch new instructions before competitors.
Architect
Brief your heritage sub-consultant on day one knowing the listed building flag was set at ingestion.
Track any developer or agent's entire UK pipeline across every council.
SiteLens links applicant and agent names to Companies House records, creating stable entity profiles that aggregate all applications regardless of which council processed them or how the name was spelled. Build competitor intelligence and find repeat clients.
- Developer profile pages showing every application in England across all 350+ councils
- Approval rate, most active councils, category breakdown per developer
- Cross-council search filter: "show all applications by Taylor Wimpey" resolves subsidiary naming variants
- Alert criterion: "notify me when [developer] submits anywhere in England"
- Agent profile pages for planning agencies — track which agents win most in each council
Who uses this
Contractor
Find all live and pending Bellway Homes schemes in England and approach the right site manager for each.
Planning consultant
Audit a competitor agent's approval rate and active caseload before pitching for the same client.
Developer
Monitor when a rival developer submits in your target geography — giving you early warning of pipeline overlap.