Planning application coverage

Preston City Council planning applications and history.

PlanWire tracks 6,086 planning records for Preston City Council, spanning 21 Jan 2019 to 1 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

6,086

History begins

21 Jan 2019

Latest dated app

7 days ago

Source checked

5 days ago

Latest cached dated application: 1 Oct 2026. Use API date filters for exact recent counts.

Recent application preview

Recent records held for Preston City Council

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 Preston City Council planning data in your software

Request source-linked JSON using the council ID preston. 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=preston&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

Preston City Council is a mid-sized local planning history, with 6,086 records tracked. The public record spans 2019 to 2026, so the page is useful for recent monitoring as well as historic checks around sites and addresses.

Authority context

Preston City Council is a city planning authority, so recent applications can be a useful signal for housing, commercial premises, infrastructure and regeneration activity.

Recent activity pattern

Preston City Council has a cached latest dated application of 7 days ago. Use API date filters for exact recent counts when sizing local monitoring or alerting workflows.

Monitoring fit

Preston City Council 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 7 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=preston for application records with an API key.