People kept asking the same question: can I get this data into my own tools? Property platforms wanting a planning layer, agencies feeding leads into a CRM, analysts pulling records into a spreadsheet, builders of AI property tools wanting structured input. So we've opened up the data that powers Plota as a proper REST API.
One endpoint, a key in the header, and you get clean, structured planning records back as JSON or CSV. Every field is normalised the same way across every council, and every record links back to the official source.
What it does
- Search applications by postcode, place, council, nation, date range, keyword, category, and status - cursor-paginated, as JSON or CSV.
- Retrieve a full record - reference, authority, address, description, category, planning route, dates, status, coordinates, Plota URL, and council source URL.
- Nearby search - find applications around a coordinate or postcode within a radius, ordered by distance.
- List councils and categories so you can build your own filters.
- Saved alert feeds - turn any alert you've set up on Plota into a reusable API feed and read its current matches.
The same normalised data sits behind all of it - one shape for every authority, so you don't have to special-case each council the way the raw portals would force you to.
Try it without signing up
There's a public demo endpoint you can hit right now with no key, and a free demo key is a couple of clicks away for full access. Full parameters, error codes, and an OpenAPI schema are in the developer docs.
Have a look at the API page for examples, pricing, and a key.