Comparison
PlanWire vs SearchLand: compare the API workload?
For developer teams, the decision is less about a prettier interface and more about whether planning data can run inside your own product, database, property joins and alert workflows.
Developers use PlanWire when they need live planning data without maintaining council-source integrations, with UPRN where available for property-dataset joins. Source-linked application records, freshness metadata and webhook workflows. Check current council-level coverage and history for your integration.
Product query
A developer workflow can start from a postcode, a council, a reference or a saved search.
GET /v1/applications?postcode=M1%201AE&limit=5 X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY
Choose based on the workflow.
Both providers offer APIs. Searchland also offers a research workspace and a broader set of property-data APIs. Compare the particular datasets and operating model your software needs.
Product ingestion
Use PlanWire when planning records need to flow into your own application, database, UPRN joins or customer workflow.
Alerts and changes
Use webhooks and first-seen fields when newly visible planning activity matters more than manual lookup.
Source visibility
Keep source links, council identifiers and freshness metadata available in your own product.
Developer evaluation
Start with docs and a free key, then test the exact councils and query shapes your product needs.
Documented offers, not assumed feature gaps
| Searchland API | Public documentation covers planning, ownership, constraints and other property datasets with individual product allowances or universal credits. |
|---|---|
| PlanWire | Strong when your own software needs planning records, UPRN where available, source links and update events. |
| Cost and fit | Compare equivalent endpoints, records, territory, field availability and licence terms. A research-seat price is not an API usage quote. |
Vendor documentation reviewed 8 September 2026. Published by PlanWire. Documented capabilities are not independently verified coverage or performance; missing information is unverified, not absent. Searchland API documentation · PlanWire API documentation
Questions buyers ask
Is PlanWire a SearchLand alternative?
For API-first planning data workflows, yes. For every human research feature, not necessarily.
Can I use PlanWire for a consumer map?
Yes, under the relevant plan and terms, selected planning records can support maps, alerts and property context.
Can I get webhooks?
Yes. Webhook delivery is part of the production planning-data workflow.
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