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5 government sources

Every briefing pulls from Ordnance Survey, Land Registry, Environment Agency, planning.data.gov.uk and Historic England.

From our latest issue

14%

Drop in planning applications in the North West year-on-year, Q1 2026

Full regional breakdown inside

3,200+

Green belt sites flagged for potential review in the latest round of local plan updates

Map & list included

18

LPAs with approval rates below 50% this quarter — identifying the toughest authorities to build in

See the full league table

These figures are drawn from LandLens live government data. Full methodology in every briefing.

Every issue. Every month. Without fail.

Here's what's in every Planning Intelligence Briefing

Approval & Refusal Trends

Month-on-month changes in planning decision rates, broken down by region and application type.

Regional Hotspots

Where development activity is accelerating or stalling — mapped and ranked.

Flood & Constraint Shifts

Updates to Environment Agency flood zones, green belt reviews, and conservation changes.

Development Activity

New Build registrations, housing starts and major scheme approvals across England.

Market Signals

What planning activity suggests about where development is heading.

Built on authoritative government data

Every briefing draws from live, official UK government data sources

Planning Data

planning.data.gov.uk

DLUHC

Land Registry

HM Land Registry

Price Paid Data

Environment Agency

Flood Zone Data

Defra

Ordnance Survey

OS Data Hub

Crown Copyright

Historic England

Listed Buildings

Heritage Data

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. OS data © Crown copyright and database rights.

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