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Check planning constraints, property restrictions, nearby new dwelling developments and local approval history — with an evidence-based assessment of your property's potential for new dwellings, assembled in seconds from government open data.
Run a planning check
Analyses planning history, approval rates, refusals and nearby developments UK-wide via UK PlanIt's 400+ council portals. Statutory constraint checks (flood, listed, conservation, green belt, Article 4, TPO…) are England only, from the government platform.
Your project:
Filtered to your project typeSummaryCombined?The headline read across everything: constraints at this site, how the council treats applications in this area, plus your project type if selected.
Constraint checksThis site?Statutory designations at this exact address (flood zone, listed building, conservation area, green belt…). They apply to the property itself, whatever you build.
Application historyThis area?Every planning application near this address, of all types — use it to judge how the council behaves generally. Your specific project type is broken out at the top.
How this is calculated & caveats
Planning history — in depthThis area?A deeper breakdown of all nearby applications: decisions by year, application types, conditions, appeals and withdrawals. Click a year or type to drill in.
Decisions by year — click a year to see its applications
Application types — click to filter
Conditions activity
Appeals & withdrawals
Applications nearest this address
Live applications — awaiting decisionThis area?Applications nearby that are submitted but not yet decided, of all types. Neighbours can usually still comment; for the trades these are jobs about to start.
In-flight applications nearby.
Refused applications — what didn't get throughThis area?Refusals found nearby, including ones uncovered from resubmission records. Refusals are the strongest predictor of what a council will reject.
Major developments in the areaThis area?Large-scale schemes nearby with their distance from this address. Worth knowing before buying, designing or investing.
Large-scale proposals detected nearby.
New Dwelling Planning Checker
Check the planning potential for a new dwelling
Thinking about building a new house, flat or other residential property? Before investing in plans or land, check the planning picture around the site.
Enter your address to explore previous new dwelling applications, planning constraints, nearby developments and local planning decisions using government open data.
Planning permission for a new dwelling
Building a new home will generally require planning permission, with the outcome depending on the site, proposed development and planning policies that apply.
Our new dwelling planning checker helps you research the site and surrounding planning history before committing to architects, surveys or a planning application.
Check previous new dwelling applications
Previous planning applications can provide valuable insight into how new residential development has been considered in the area.
Search your address to investigate:
- Previous new dwelling applications
- Approved and refused applications
- Planning decisions
- Proposed residential developments
- Nearby new homes
- Relevant planning constraints
Search new dwellings nearby
Looking at similar developments around your site can provide useful local planning context.
Explore applications for:
- New houses
- New flats
- Replacement dwellings
- Infill development
- Residential developments
- Building on garden land
- Conversions creating new homes
Previous approvals don’t guarantee your proposal will be successful, but they can help you understand how similar developments have been treated locally.
Can I build a new house?
Whether you can build a new dwelling depends on the site, its planning constraints and the policies that apply to the location.
Factors such as the site’s existing use, surrounding development, access, heritage designations and local planning policies can all affect a proposal.
Check your new dwelling potential
Instead of spending hours searching council planning portals, enter your address and investigate planning history, constraints and nearby residential development in seconds.
Check your site, explore local planning history and understand the planning picture before investing in a new dwelling project.