REST API covering every planning application across all 379 UK councils. Spatial search, real-time webhooks, full-text filtering. Free to start.
Built by developers who were frustrated paying £10,000/yr for Excel exports from legacy vendors.
Daily bulk imports from the official DLUHC dataset plus direct council portal scraping. Always fresh, never stale.
Find every application within 1km of a postcode or lat/lng using PostGIS. Build mapping tools, property alerts, and site intelligence.
Get HTTP callbacks the moment a new application appears or a decision changes. Filter by council, postcode prefix, or application type.
Search descriptions, addresses, and references simultaneously using PostgreSQL GIN indexes. Fast and accurate across millions of records.
Complete UK coverage — England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland. Every LPA indexed, not just the big cities. Unified across portal types.
Clean JSON API, consistent pagination, meaningful error messages, no XML. Self-serve — get your key in 30 seconds, no sales call required.
Every endpoint follows the same pattern. Filters go in query params, auth goes in a header, results always come back as { data: [], meta: {} }.
{ "data": [ { "id": "8f6fac3a-d93a-453e-b5db-6c5ecc631bf0", "councilId": "adu", "reference": "AWDM/0158/25", "address": "30 Connaught Avenue, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 5WJ", "postcode": "BN43 5WJ", "lat": 50.837249, "lng": -0.280636, "description": "Single storey rear extension, conservatory removed", "status": "Approved", "decision": "Approve", "decisionDate": "2025-03-19T00:00:00.000Z", "url": "http://planning.adur-worthing.gov.uk/..." } ], "meta": { "total": 442, "page": 1, "limit": 2, "pages": 221 } }
No sales calls. No annual lock-in. Cancel anytime. Glenigan charges £10,000/yr for Excel exports — we think that's insane.
Compare: Glenigan starts at £3,000/yr · Barbour ABI from £5,000/yr · PlanningHub from £500/yr (no API, no webhooks)
The incumbents have been selling overpriced Excel exports to construction teams for 20 years. We're building for the next 20.
| Feature | PlanWire | Glenigan | Barbour ABI | PlanningHub |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REST API | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Webhooks | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Spatial search | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Self-serve signup | ✓ | Sales call | Sales call | Sales call |
| Free tier | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Public pricing | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| UK council coverage | 379 | ~300 | ~300 | England only |
| Starting price | £0/mo | £3,000/yr | £5,000/yr | £500/yr |
Show nearby planning applications on property listings. Alert buyers when applications are submitted near a property they're viewing.
Get instant webhook notifications when new full planning applications are granted. Generate leads before competitors even know the project exists.
Pull the full planning history for any address or postcode area. Understand what's been approved, refused, and appealed over the last decade.
Track housing application volumes by region and type. Identify where the construction market is heating up before official statistics are published.
Build internal tools to monitor application progress for clients. Track decision patterns and approval rates across different LPAs.
Overlay live planning applications on your maps. Use our spatial API to find everything within a draw polygon or radius.
100 requests/day, no credit card, no sales call. Takes 15 seconds.
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