UK planning API

Reliable UK planning data for products and workflows.

PlanWire gives product teams one reliable API for UK planning applications, with source links, spatial search, clean JSON responses, and webhook alerts.

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UK-wide coverage source links included live data on paid plans

Application search preview

planning records / map search / alerts

API preview

UK-wide

coverage

JSON

responses

Search by area

postcode, radius, council

Filter by workflow

keywords, dates, status

Send alerts

signed webhook delivery

example record

Responses include reference, council, address, description, dates, coordinates, status, and a link back to the public source.

5.9M+

applications indexed

UK-wide

council coverage

JSON

consistent API surface

Webhooks

signed delivery

Why PlanWire

Source-backed planning records, delivered by API.

Every council publishes planning records differently. PlanWire gives your product a consistent shape for application dates, descriptions, addresses, coordinates, status, and source links.

Source-backed records

Each record includes council context and a link back to the public planning source for audit trails.

Current data access

Paid plans are built for products that need current planning records and predictable API behaviour.

Clear free limits

Free access is for checking the API shape, sample records, and basic local searches before choosing a production plan.

Product-ready delivery

Spatial search, keyword search, pagination, and signed webhooks are designed for products, CRMs, and data teams.

API surface

Same API shape across councils.

Filters go in query params, auth goes in a header, and responses use the same data/meta pattern across search, nearby lookup, council coverage, and webhook setup.

GET/v1/applications

GET/v1/applications/nearby

GET/v1/councils

POST/v1/webhooks

Pricing

Start free. Upgrade when you need live coverage.

The free plan is for testing API shape and sample records. Paid plans include current planning records, full coverage, webhooks, and production request limits.

Plan

Price

Access

Free

sample access

£0

25 requests/day, sample records, limited council preview, and enough access to test your integration.

Start

Lite

light monitoring

£9/mo

300 requests/day, fresh data access, full council coverage, and one webhook.

Trial

Starter

most product teams

£29/mo

1,000 requests/day, full coverage, fresh data, and five webhooks for production workflows.

Trial

Growth

higher volume

£99/mo

10,000 requests/day, unlimited webhooks, broader spatial search, and email support.

Enterprise

managed usage

£299/mo

Uncapped daily use under fair-use safeguards, SLA, Slack support, and deployment guidance.

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Use cases

Planning records for the tools your customers use.

Use PlanWire to add planning search, alerts, and source-backed records to the products your customers already use.

CRMs

Route new applications and source-backed status updates into sales workflows.

GIS tools

Layer current and historic planning records on maps.

Alerts

Watch areas, postcodes, councils, and keywords.

Due diligence

Show nearby planning activity with source proof.

Free access

Try the API with sample planning records.

Create a free key to inspect response formats, test local searches, and confirm PlanWire fits your workflow. Live data, broad coverage, exports, and webhooks are included on paid plans.