Planning data API
Programmatic access to UK planning applications, classified by type, mapped, and updated daily.
Looking for an API?
Plota offers a commercial API for UK planning application data. If you need planning applications programmatically, we'd rather help you do it properly, with data built around how you want to use it.
- New and historic planning applications
- Classified application types and categories
- Locations, council coverage, and daily updates
- Links back to the official council record
Available as a REST API returning JSON, or as scheduled bulk exports where that suits your setup better.
Enquire about API accessTell us a bit about what you're building and the data you need, and we'll come back to you with access options and pricing.
A note on automated access
Plota brings together UK planning applications from hundreds of council portals and makes them searchable, classified, and mapped. We see a steady stream of automated traffic from tools making bulk requests to extract that compiled information.
To keep Plota fast and reliable for the people who use it, automated and bulk access to the website is not permitted. We actively detect and rate-limit bots, crawlers, and repetitive data-gathering tools that place load on our servers, and access may be restricted or blocked without notice.
Planning data API FAQ
Is there an API for UK planning applications?
Yes. Plota offers a commercial API for UK planning application data, covering new and historic applications from hundreds of council planning portals, classified by type, mapped, and updated daily.
Can I get planning application data in bulk?
Yes. Plota can provide planning data as a REST API returning JSON, or as scheduled bulk exports, depending on what suits your setup. Automated bulk requests against the public website are not permitted, so the API is the right way to access data at scale.
Is the Plota planning data API free?
The API is a commercial product rather than a free service. Get in touch with your use case and we will come back to you with access options and pricing.
What does the planning data API include?
New and historic planning applications, classified application types and categories, locations and council coverage, daily updates, and links back to the official council record.
How do I get access to the Plota API?
Email [email protected] with a short description of what you are building and the data you need, and we will follow up with access options and pricing.