Planning Portal

Planning Portal Making planning simple. The national home of planning and building control in England and Wales.

Submit applications, buy site plans, and get expert guidance – all in one place.

📍 Powered by TerraQuest. About Planning Portal

Since 2002, Planning Portal has been the go-to digital service for planning and building control across England and Wales. We make it easier for applicants, agents, and local authorities to access the information and services they need – all in one place. We’re a joint

venture between TerraQuest and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, working in partnership with every local authority in England and Wales. Our services include:
Submitting planning and building control applications online

Guidance on planning rules, building regulations, and policy

Compliance support for common home and commercial projects

Interactive tools (house, flat, and shop visualisers)

Local Authority Building Control details

Approved Inspectors directory

We’re committed to delivering a high-quality, accessible service and remain the UK’s national hub for planning and building control.

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Thinking of extending your home...or buying one with potential? It's time to know what's possible. 👉 Try Householder In...
07/08/2026

Thinking of extending your home...or buying one with potential? It's time to know what's possible.

👉 Try Householder Insights today: https://lnkd.in/ewxmf2UC

Our FREE tool designed to help you check a property's planning potential in minutes. Using just a postcode and a few details, you can discover:

✅ Likely feasibility for extensions, lofts and other home improvements
✅ Planning constraints like conservation areas, green belt and flood risk
✅ Nearby planning activity and local approval trends
✅ Whether planning permission may be required

Whether you've found a house you love, or you're planning your next project, run it before you view, before you offer, or before you build. Up to 3 reports a month, completely free.

Discover what's possible. Know before you buy.

05/08/2026

Planning applications… but make it ratings 👀

We’re ranking the top reasons they get invalidated.
1 = fine, 10 = absolutely terrible 😬

What would you rate them? 🤔👇

Follow us for more planning tips 🏡

04/08/2026

Thinking of extending your home...or buying one with potential?

It's time to know what's possible.

Introducing NEW Householder Insights Tool! Our FREE tool designed to help you understand a property's planning potential in minutes.

Using just a postcode and a few property details, you can discover:

✅ The likelihood of approval for common home improvement projects
✅ Planning history
✅ Nearby planning activity
✅ Local and national planning constraints
✅ Whether planning permission may be required
✅ Indicative planning fees and timescales

Whether you're creating your forever home, planning your next renovation or researching a property before you buy, Householder Insights gives you the confidence to make more informed decisions from the very beginning.

Discover what's possible. Know before you submit.

👉 Try Householder Insights today: https://ow.ly/U4pQ50ZwbJs

29/07/2026

Meet Surabhi, our Product Lead at TerraQuest & Planning Portal.

She leads on ideation and ex*****on across our products, focused on solving real customer problems and improving how users interact with planning information.

Most recently, she’s been working on Ask Navi, a new conversational planning guidance feature, allowing you to ask questions and receive real-time answers based on trusted Planning Portal content and national planning policy.

27/07/2026

We asked people in Birmingham
“what’s the weirdest thing you need planning permission for?”

The answers were unexpected 👇

To start your planning application today visit the Planning Portal: https://ow.ly/8L2K50YYSiM

22/07/2026

Wrong answers only 👀
how would you submit a planning application?

go on… surprise us 🤔👇

Something new is around the corner! New 'Householder Insights' coming soon, helping you discover what's possible where y...
21/07/2026

Something new is around the corner! New 'Householder Insights' coming soon, helping you discover what's possible where you live.

20/07/2026

Got a specific project in mind? And not sure about planning rules?

Our Planning Guidance Service gives you the answers you need 💡

Book a call today and get your project started: https://ow.ly/KkSY50YYR6t

16/07/2026

We’re on the streets of Birmingham 👀
to find out if you can build a shed without asking for planning permission…

Let’s see what the public think 🤔

15/07/2026

Just because UKREiiF has come to an end doesn't mean the conversation stops there.

At Planning Portal, we took to the event to ask the public for their views on housing delivery and the future of planning.

Their responses come at an important time, with our latest Planning Index revealing an 80% increase in affordable homes being applied for through our system last year.

🎥Watch the video to hear perspectives on the balance between affordable housing and Build to Rent, the skills gap, and the challenges facing young people in our cities.

What are your thoughts on how we can continue to improve housing delivery?

Read the latest Planning Index here: https://www.terraquest.co.uk/news-and-insights/q1-planning-application-index-2026

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