Planning Permission
England.
Search planning applications, planning history
and development activity in England
Looking for planning permission, previous planning applications or development happening near a property in England?
Planning Scan lets you search an address and explore current and previous planning applications, planning decisions, approvals, refusals and nearby development activity.
Instead of searching through planning portals individually, enter an address and get a clearer picture of what has been proposed, approved or refused around the property.
Search a property in England
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 type
SummaryCombined?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.
Search Planning Applications in England
Planning applications can provide valuable information about what is happening to a property or in the surrounding area.
With Planning Scan, you can search by address and investigate available planning information including:
- Current planning applications
- Previous planning applications
- Approved applications
- Refused applications
- Planning decisions
- Applications on neighbouring properties
- Extensions
- Loft conversions
- New houses and dwellings
- Changes of use
- Demolition
- Solar installations
- Larger developments nearby
Whether you’re researching your own home, a property you’re considering buying or development happening on your street, start with the address.
Check Planning History by Address
Want to know what has happened to a property in the past?
Searching a property’s planning history can reveal applications that may not be obvious from simply looking at the building.
You can investigate previous proposals, planning decisions and development activity associated with the property and surrounding area.
This can be particularly useful if you’re considering:
- Buying a property
- Extending your home
- Converting a loft
- Building on garden land
- Converting a property
- Building a new dwelling
- Installing solar panels
- Investigating nearby development
Check planning history for an address
Find Planning Applications Near You
Planning activity on neighbouring properties can be just as interesting as applications submitted for your own home.
Search an address to investigate planning applications around your property and discover what is being proposed or what has previously been approved.
You may find applications for:
- House extensions
- Loft conversions
- New homes
- Flats and residential developments
- Commercial developments
- Change of use
- Demolition
- Solar and renewable energy
- Large developments nearby
Looking at previous applications can help you understand the type of development taking place in your local area.
Current Planning Applications in England
Interested in what’s happening right now?
Planning Scan can help you discover available current planning applications and recent planning activity around an address.
This can be useful if you want to know whether:
- A neighbour is applying for an extension
- New houses are proposed nearby
- A property is being converted
- A commercial building could become residential
- A larger development is planned
- Development is taking place close to your home
Previous Planning Applications and Decisions
Planning history isn’t just about applications that were approved.
Previous refusals, withdrawals and other planning decisions can provide useful context when researching a property.
Explore available applications and decisions to see:
- What was proposed
- When the application was submitted
- Whether it was approved or refused
- What type of development was proposed
- What has previously been attempted nearby
A previous planning decision does not guarantee that a future application will receive the same outcome, but it can provide useful evidence about previous planning activity.
Planning Permission Across England
Planning applications are dealt with through local planning authorities, meaning planning activity and decisions can vary significantly between different parts of England.
Planning Scan makes it easier to start your research with an address, allowing you to investigate planning activity around a specific property rather than simply searching for general planning information.
Whether you’re looking at a property in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Bristol, Sheffield or elsewhere in England, start by searching the address.
Search Planning Data for Your Property
Whether you’re a homeowner, property buyer, developer or simply interested in what’s happening nearby, Planning Scan makes it easier to investigate planning activity around a property.
Search an address and see current and previous planning applications in seconds.