Application trends
Live now: volumes and approval rates by council, month by month
Council deep dives
Coming soon: approval rates, decision times, appeals and top developers for any council
Land and housing
Coming soon: brownfield sites and housing delivery results
Developer activity
Coming soon: who is submitting, where, and how often they win
Planning intelligence for developers, land agents and consultants
Every site decision rests on the same questions. Will this council approve it? How long will it take? Who else is active nearby, and where is the next opportunity? Planning Signal Intelligence answers them with planning data you can see, compare and export, so you walk into the room with evidence.
Start with application trends, live now. Follow how planning volumes and approval rates move month by month, compare councils side by side and see which application types are rising. It is the quickest way to spot a council that is opening up, or one that is slowing down, before you commit time to a site.
Next come council deep dives, developer activity, brownfield sites, housing delivery and market intelligence. Together they let you build a shortlist of councils and sites in an afternoon. Every report is built on the same planning applications you can search and set alerts on in Leads, and Planning Signal Intelligence comes with that plan.
Want the data in your own systems? The planning data API delivers applications and conditions as JSON. Watching a list of sites? Portfolio Monitor sends one daily email for every site you hold.
Reports that find your next site
Application trends is live today, with five more reports on the way to Planning Signal Intelligence.
Application Trends
Track how planning application volumes and approval rates change over time. Spot seasonal patterns, identify growing areas, and compare councils side by side.
- Monthly and yearly trend charts
- Approval rate trend lines
- Council comparison view
- Application type breakdowns over time
Council Deep Dive
Everything about a single council in one report: approval rates, decision times, application types, top developers and appeals history.
- Application type breakdown and decision time distribution
- Monthly submission trends over 24 months
- Top developers and agents active in the council
- Recent planning appeals with outcomes
Developer Activity
See which developers and agents are active in any area. Follow their submissions, spot patterns and understand the competition.
- Agent and developer identification from planning records
- Submission volume and approval rate rankings
- Top authority and multi-council tracking
- Filterable by time period with CSV export
Brownfield Sites
Registered brownfield sites across England on a postcode map, so you can find development-ready land fast.
- Postcode-based map search with site markers
- Planning permission and ownership breakdowns
- Potential dwelling counts and site hectares
Housing Delivery
Which councils are meeting their housing targets and which face pressure to approve new homes, from the official Housing Delivery Test results.
- Required vs delivered homes over 3 years
- Housing Delivery Test score per council
- Consequence tiers (presumption, buffer, passing)
- Searchable and sortable council table
Market Intelligence
A UK map and council benchmarking in one view: application density, approval rates, decision times and year-on-year growth across every planning authority.
- UK map with density, approval rate and decision time views
- Council benchmarking with year-on-year growth
- Filter by application type (full, outline, householder and more)
- Sortable tables with colour-coded performance
What you get with Leads
Planning Signal Intelligence comes with the Leads plan, alongside every Leads feature.
Built for land and planning professionals
Whether you are acquiring land, analysing markets or advising clients, Planning Signal Intelligence gives you the edge.
Property developers
Find the councils where approvals are rising, watch competitor activity and benchmark council performance before you submit.
Land agents
Research developer track records, find active areas, and spot opportunities before they hit the market.
Planning consultants
Advise clients with evidence on approval rates, decision timelines and local authority trends.
Investment firms
Analyse regional growth patterns, unit volumes, and planning pipeline data to inform investment decisions.
Planning Signal Intelligence questions
What is Planning Signal Intelligence?
Planning Signal Intelligence is planning data turned into land decisions: which councils approve, how fast they decide, where development is clustering and who is behind it. It is the start of our land intelligence platform. Application trends are live now, and council deep dives, developer activity, brownfield sites, housing delivery and market intelligence are coming soon.
What can I use today?
Application trends. Follow planning application volumes and approval rates month by month, compare councils side by side and break the figures down by application type.
How do I compare council approval rates and decision times?
Application trends compares councils side by side today. Market intelligence, coming soon, adds a UK map and a sortable table of every planning authority, and council deep dives, also coming soon, show one council in full, down to application types, top developers and agents, and recent appeals.
Can I find brownfield sites and housing delivery data?
Both are coming soon in Planning Signal Intelligence: the brownfield land register on a postcode map, and which councils are meeting their housing targets and which face pressure to approve.
Can I track what a developer or agent is submitting?
Developer activity is coming soon. It will show the submissions, approvals and geographic focus of any developer or agent, so you can see who is active in an area before you approach a site.
Who is Planning Signal Intelligence for?
Property developers, land agents, planning consultants and investment firms: anyone who wins work or allocates capital on the back of planning evidence.
How do I get access?
Planning Signal Intelligence comes with the Leads plan. Start Leads and application trends open straight away, alongside every Leads feature, so your team can search, filter, export and receive alerts from the same account.
One site found pays for a year of Leads
Land agents and developers spend hours on manual research. Planning Signal Intelligence puts the evidence in front of you in minutes. Start today.
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