Public Access system maintenance
Public Access will undergo scheduled maintenance on Sunday 8 February 2026 from 11:00 to 14:00.
The system will be unavailable during this time.
Please note: This service is only available to users located in the United Kingdom.
Before undertaking a search for planning history in Public Access, please read the disclaimer at the end of this page.
If you do not know the postal address of a building or area of land, you can search for applications using the map tab on the search page in Public Access.
Once you have opened the map tab, you can search for records within a given area by zooming in and panning across the map. Zooming in will open up additional information to identify the nearest record to the centre of the map.
The ‘Legend and Filter’ to the right of the map enables you to limit your results to specific types and time periods.
This method of searching can also be saved by registered users and search results returned from a chosen distance from the centre of the map.