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Planning Data alternative for planning-data integrations
Use official open datasets where they meet your needs, and compare a paid planning-record API for the rest. These sources can complement each other rather than requiring an all-or-nothing switch.
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| Requirement | PlanWire | Planning Data |
|---|---|---|
| Core output | Planning records, available decisions and source evidence for your own product. | The government Planning Data platform publishes planning and housing datasets for England, with dataset-specific coverage and metadata. |
| Pricing | Developer £49/month; Production £199/month, plus applicable VAT. Check plan limits. | Government open data is free to access subject to its published licence. Your integration still needs to account for dataset coverage, updates and operating effort. |
| Integration | Public REST/OpenAPI documentation, MCP and signed webhooks. Your team implements the destination workflow. | Use the linked provider documentation to verify access and licence requirements. |
| Coverage | 19M+ application records. Council-level coverage and freshness are published. Completeness and fields vary; source interruptions can delay updates. | Verify the same councils, date window, fields and update requirements with the provider. |
Provider documentation checked 5 October 2026: Official planning application dataset · Government platform documentation. Published by PlanWire; this is not an independent performance benchmark.
When to choose each
Start with the official platform when its datasets and geographical coverage match your requirement. For application records, check the published dataset status and actual authorities before assuming it covers your product.
Consider PlanWire when you want planning search and captured changes inside your existing software, CRM or asset workflow, with published monthly pricing. It is not a contact database, an official completeness certificate or proof that construction has started.
Move a workflow, not just an endpoint
- Choose a representative territory and known application references. Compare records against the original council sources.
- Map references, dates, null values and outcomes to your data model. Check historical depth and current source availability.
- Keep both integrations available while you validate reconciliation, pagination and failed-request handling. Do not switch customer-facing data solely on total record counts.
- For monitoring, verify webhook signatures and recovery, or budget for scheduled API searches. Confirm data-use terms before redistribution.
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What your integration receives
Application reference, council, address, proposal, status and available decision fields, with the source URL and freshness metadata. Field availability varies by council; inspect the field reference and council coverage for your scope.
curl --get 'https://api.planwire.io/v1/applications' \
--header "X-API-Key: $PLANWIRE_KEY" \
--data-urlencode 'postcode=M1' \
--data-urlencode 'limit=5'Use your paid API key for current records. Keep it server-side. This request illustrates the query, not a promised number of results. Integration walkthrough · Inspect a public record.
Published customer workflows
sitemax uses planning data for feasibility evidence; PLOTT describes a construction-lead discovery workflow. Read their published accounts rather than assuming identical results for your product. Read the customer accounts.
Choose the plan for your workload
| Plan | Monthly price | When to consider it |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | £49 + applicable VAT | Start a paid live-data integration within Developer's published request and webhook limits. |
| Production | £199 + applicable VAT | Larger request volumes and broader webhook monitoring. Not required simply because your application is in production. |
Compare current allowances and all plans. Need a procurement or implementation discussion? Tell us the territory, destination system and expected request volume.
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Before you subscribe
Is this a like-for-like replacement?
Start with the official platform when its datasets and geographical coverage match your requirement. For application records, check the published dataset status and actual authorities before assuming it covers your product.
How should I compare pricing?
Government open data is free to access subject to its published licence. Your integration still needs to account for dataset coverage, updates and operating effort.
Can I check the integration before purchasing?
Public documentation, a no-key record preview and historical samples let you inspect the API shape. Live data requires a paid plan; confirm the fields, councils and limits you need first.