The Signal Report
The planning history of any UK address, and what your council approves on its street
Get the planning permission history of your property and the decisions that count around it: what was approved and refused near your home for the project you have in mind, the planning constraints at your address and every application on record for the property. Enter your postcode and walk into your architect's first meeting already knowing the answers.
Project: single-storey side extension. Choose your own address and the report shows what the council decided for single-storey side extensions on your street. You can change the project later.
Everything your council has decided, around your home
Your street's track record
Approvals and refusals within 250 m, 500 m and 1 km for your kind of project, every figure with its total.
The schemes to copy
The most similar applications near you, nearest and newest first, each one a click away.
Why others were refused
The council's own reasons, so your design steers clear of them from the start.
What protects your plot
Conservation areas, listed buildings, flood zones and more, checked at your address.
Your home's history
Every application we hold for your property, plus the permitted development notes that apply.
What homes sell for
Sales within 500 m over the last 3 years and your council's house price trend.
Planning permission history for any address
Before you buy, build or borrow, you want to know what has been applied for and decided on a property. Was the extension next door approved? Was the loft here ever granted permission? Was a scheme refused, and why? The planning history of an address answers those questions, and the Signal Report puts the answers on one page: every application on record for the property, newest first, with its proposal, its status and its decision.
Then it goes further than a search. It looks at the street around the property and shows what your council approved and refused for the same kind of project, how far away each decision was and how recent, so you read the pattern rather than a single case. Alongside it you see the constraints that protect the plot, such as conservation areas, listed buildings and flood zones, and the permitted development notes that apply to a house like yours.
Your planning report in three steps
- Step 1
Enter your postcode
Choose your address from the list, or drop a pin on the map if it is not there.
- Step 2
Pick your project
A loft conversion, a rear extension, a garden room or another project. The figures follow your choice.
- Step 3
Read your preview
See the headline for your street at once, then unlock the full report whenever you are ready.
Made for the people who decide what happens to a property
- Homeowners planning a project. Know what your council approves before you pay for drawings, and brief your architect with the precedents already in hand.
- Buyers and sellers. Check the planning history of a house before you commit, and see what the street has been allowed to build.
- Architects and builders. Bring a client the evidence for their street in minutes, with every figure showing its total and its dates.
Watching an area rather than one address? Free planning alerts email you when applications are filed near you. Looking after many sites? Portfolio Monitor watches every one.
Built around the project you have in mind
Loft conversions, rear and side extensions, garden rooms, basements, new homes on the plot and more. Pick your project and every figure follows it. Change your mind and the report changes with you.
Start with your free preview
Your preview shows the headline figure for your street, the council's numbers and the constraints at your address straight away. Unlock the full report for £9 (including VAT): one payment, no sign-up, every project type for your address.
Planning history report questions
How do I check the planning history of a property?
Enter the postcode, choose the address and pick your project. The Signal Report shows every planning application we hold for the property, newest first, with its decision, and the applications nearby that matter for what you want to build.
What is in a planning history report?
The planning permission history of the property, the approvals and refusals within 250 m, 500 m and 1 km for your type of project, the most similar applications near you, the council's reasons for refusing similar schemes, the planning constraints at the address and sales nearby. Every figure shows how many applications it is based on.
Can it tell me whether I will get planning permission?
It shows you what your council has decided on your kind of project near your home, so you can see the track record for yourself. Every council decides each application on its own merits, so use the report to prepare and take advice before you apply.
Is the report free?
The preview is free. It gives you the headline figure for your street, your council's numbers and the constraints at your address. The full report is a single payment for the address, with every project type included and no sign-up needed: we email you a private link and save the report to a free account for your email.
Which projects does it cover?
Loft conversions, rear and side extensions, garden rooms, basements, new homes on the plot and more. Choose your project and every figure follows it.
Does it cover my area?
The report is built for England first. Enter your postcode and the page tells you straight away what you will see for your area.
This report summarises public planning records and official open data. It is not legal advice, not a planning search for conveyancing, and not a prediction of any decision. Councils decide each application on its own merits and their current policies. Check with the council (most offer pre-application advice) or a planning professional before you rely on it.