Planning application coverage

City of London planning applications and history.

PlanWire tracks 53.5k planning records for City of London, spanning 2 Jan 1990 to 6 Oct 2026. Search the underlying applications and source links through one monitored API.

Official planning register Evaluate this council's API data

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Records tracked

53.5k

History begins

2 Jan 1990

Latest dated app

2 days ago

Source checked

yesterday

Latest cached dated application: 6 Oct 2026. Use API date filters for exact recent counts.

Recent application preview

Recent records held for City of London

5 dated application examples. Ordered by the later received or validated date, not a construction start. Source records may change. Preview retrieved .

For developers and integration teams

Use City of London planning data in your software

Request source-linked JSON using the council ID city-of-london. Inspect dates, missing fields and source links before relying on the results. A free key provides a limited preview; access and limits depend on your plan.

curl 'https://api.planwire.io/v1/applications?council=city-of-london&limit=5' \
  -H 'X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY'

Query this register through the UK planning API. See application search examples or evaluate coverage, freshness and data fields. For a commercial territory test, use Supplier Territory Evaluation. Planning activity is not evidence that construction has started or materials have been ordered.

Local record profile

City of London is a substantial local planning history, with 53.5k records tracked. The public record spans 1990 to 2026, so the page is useful for recent monitoring as well as historic checks around sites and addresses.

Authority context

City of London planning data is normalised into the same PlanWire application model used across the wider UK coverage set.

Recent activity pattern

City of London has a cached latest dated application of 2 days ago. Use API date filters for exact recent counts when sizing local monitoring or alerting workflows.

Monitoring fit

City of London has cached latest-date coverage in this public summary. API users can combine council filters, date filters and freshness metadata for exact operational checks.

Freshness status

Fresh in last 7 days

Latest dated application is 2 days ago.

Completeness signal

No open source caveat

Latest checked, latest dated application and API source metadata are published with the council record. Document metadata is exposed where the source supplies it.

Machine-readable access

Use GET /v1/councils for coverage metadata and GET /v1/applications?council_id=city-of-london for application records with an API key.