Decide a site before you commit — planning reports for development sites
Before you spend a lot, spend a little to make a better decision. These are the planning reports that evidence whether a site is worth pursuing before you commit serious money — 51 of them, selected automatically from your site's constraints. Tier 1 desktop study. You pick a product, we do the rest.
How counts work:We sell four cumulative products. The catalogue holds 51 distinct reports; the reports your site receives are a subset, triggered by its constraints. Every count on this page is derived from one register, so the products can never be described with conflicting totals.
The data, mapped to your site
Behind every report: clear, site-specific maps and evidence. Sample pages:
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Full pricing reference
Spend a little before you spend a lot. All four products on one page, priced by dwelling band, so you can match the spend to the decision you are making. Each product includes everything in the products before it, and all four are delivered in 48 hours.
| Product | 1–9 units | 10–50 units | 51–200 units | 200+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Site Appraisal | £295 | £395 | £595 | from £895 |
| 2. Feasibility Intelligence | £995 | £1,795 | £2,495 | from £3,750 |
| 3. Pre-Application Pack | £2,250 | £3,495 | £4,995 | from £7,500 |
| 4. Consultant Handover Pack | £4,500 | £6,500 | £9,500 | from £15,000 |
Included as standard | ||||
| Scheme OptimiserIncluded with Feasibility Intelligence and above | Included | |||
Optional extras | ||||
| Outline Planning Checkfor sites with outline consent · standalone, or +£395 with Product 2 | £695 fixedall bands | |||
All four products: 48-hour turnaround. Schemes 200+ units: call 01483 363 020.
Site Appraisal
£295 – £595"Is this site worth looking at?" — A go/no-go verdict in 48 hours. 1 report. £295 for 1–9 dwellings, £395 for 10–50, £595 for 51–200; 200+ priced on enquiry.
Included
Feasibility Intelligence
£995 – £2,495"Should I commit capital to this site?" — Everything in Product 1, plus full feasibility analysis with BCIS costings and a decision layer that carries the verdict. 12 reports.
Decision Layer
4 documents — the verdict, the assurance behind it, and the plain-English explainers
Strategic Reports
7 reports covering market, finance, planning strategy, and delivery
Pre-Application Pack
£2,250 – £4,995"Engage the council from a position of strength" — Everything in Products 1 and 2, plus 35+ maps, all constraint-triggered technical reports, and planning documents. Up to 42 reports.
Planning Documents
7 reports — always included with Product 3. The pack carries no commercial or viability material, so it can go in front of the council as-is.
Constraint-Triggered Technical Reports
Up to 23 reports — generated only when your site's constraints require them
Every constraint the council is likely to raise, mapped to your site.
Consultant Handover Pack
Quote only"One reconciled evidence base for your consultant team" — Everything in Products 1, 2, and 3, plus the Consultant Handover Pack host document and the submission-support reports behind it. 9 additional reports.
Consultant Handover Documents
9 reports — the handover document plus the submission-support evidence your consultant team builds on
The pack organises the full desktop evidence base for your own consultant team, filed by role, so the architect, planner, and engineer start from the same reconciled base instead of commissioning overlapping desk studies. Some applications will still require site visits, specialist measured surveys, intrusive ground or ecology investigations, architect drawings, formal consultant sign-off, or LPA-specific validation documents. Where these triggers apply to your site, they are flagged in the pack so nothing is left ambiguous at validation.
Scheme Optimiser
Included with Feasibility and above"What should you build?" — Included as standard with Feasibility Intelligence and Pre-Application Pack. Up to 5 ranked development strategies with full viability appraisals.
Outline Planning Check
£695 standalone · +£395 with Product 2"Should I buy this site with outline consent — and what's the gap to full planning?" Fixed price across all dwelling bands, because the work scales with the conditions list, not the scheme size.
Which product includes which report?
Every product includes everything in the products before it. Tick = included.
| Report | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site Appraisal | ||||
| Client Decision Summary | — | |||
| Technical Assurance Appendix | — | |||
| Risk Summary Sheet | — | |||
| Client Decision Pack | — | |||
| Concept Feasibility Report | — | |||
| Market Intelligence Report | — | |||
| Development Strategy Report | — | |||
| Planning Strategy Advisory Report | — | |||
| Development Finance Summary | — | |||
| Outline Position and Delivery Pathway | — | |||
| Phasing and Delivery Plan | — | |||
| Constraints Pack Summary and Next Steps | — | — | ||
| Planning Statement | — | — | ||
| Pre-Application Advice Report | — | — | ||
| Construction Management Plan | — | — | ||
| Condition Discharge Strategy | — | — | ||
| Submission Pack Index | — | — | ||
| Validation Checklist | — | — | ||
| Flood Risk AssessmentFlood Zone 2/3 or site over 1 hectare | — | — | ||
| Heritage StatementListed building, conservation area, or heritage setting | — | — | ||
| Transport StatementDevelopment generating significant traffic | — | — | ||
| BNG Screening StatementMost applications post-February 2024 | — | — | ||
| Geotechnical Desk StudySignificant ground risk identified | — | — | ||
| Phase 1 Contaminated Land Desk StudyHistoric industrial/military land use or contamination indicators | — | — | ||
| CIL Liability AssessmentSite in a CIL-charging authority | — | — | ||
| Preliminary Ecological AppraisalSSSI, SAC, SPA, priority habitat, or protected species nearby | — | — | ||
| Noise Impact AssessmentNear road, rail, or commercial noise source | — | — | ||
| Air Quality AssessmentNear Air Quality Management Area | — | — | ||
| Arboricultural Impact AssessmentTPOs, significant trees, or ancient woodland | — | — | ||
| Landscape and Visual Impact AssessmentAONB, National Landscape, Green Belt, or sensitive setting | — | — | ||
| Archaeological Desk-Based AssessmentArchaeological Priority Area or known archaeological sites | — | — | ||
| Housing Needs Assessment10+ dwellings | — | — | ||
| Daylight and Sunlight AssessmentDense urban site or proximity to existing dwellings | — | — | ||
| Socio-Economic and Social Value Assessment10+ dwellings or major development | — | — | ||
| Townscape and Visual Impact AssessmentConservation area or urban sensitivity | — | — | ||
| Open Space StrategyMajor residential development | — | — | ||
| Parking SurveyParking provision contentious or constrained | — | — | ||
| Retail Sequential AssessmentRetail/commercial use outside town centre | — | — | ||
| Wind Microclimate ScreeningTall buildings or exposed sites | — | — | ||
| HRA Nutrient Neutrality AssessmentSite in nutrient neutrality catchment | — | — | ||
| Biodiversity Gain StrategyMajor development requiring a full BNG plan | — | — | ||
| Consultant Handover Pack | — | — | — | |
| Sustainability and Energy Statement | — | — | — | |
| EIA Screening Appraisal | — | — | — | |
| Affordable Housing Statement | — | — | — | |
| Infrastructure and Drainage Strategy | — | — | — | |
| Framework Travel Plan | — | — | — | |
| Statement of Community Involvement | — | — | — | |
| Site Development Parameters | — | — | — | |
| Pre-Construction Design Review | — | — | — |
130 authoritative datasets
Government, regulated-industry and partnership sources. Every data point traced to its original publisher.
Environment Agency
Flood zones, surface water, historic flooding, reservoir risk
British Geological Survey
Geology, ground conditions, boreholes, shrink-swell
Historic England
Listed buildings, conservation areas, scheduled monuments
Natural England
SSSI, SAC, SPA, Ramsar, priority habitats, ancient woodland
DEFRA
Air quality, agricultural land classification, MAGIC
Ordnance Survey
Mapping, boundaries, land use, topography
ONS
Census demographics, housing data, affordability ratios
DfT
Traffic counts, road data, accident records
HM Land Registry
Price paid data and INSPIRE index polygons (indicative parcel extents, not title boundaries)
PHE / UKHSA
Radon data, contaminated land indicators
NBN Atlas
Protected species records (CC-BY licensed)
Cranfield / LandIS
Soil type, drainage, Soilscapes data
What Site Intelligence doesn't cover
These are the things that either need boots on the ground, chartered sign-off, legal drafting, or that we explicitly choose not to offer. Our desktop reports tell you which of these you'll need before submission.
Specialist surveys (need boots on site)
- —BS 5837:2012 tree survey and arboricultural impact assessment
- —Phase 2 intrusive ground investigation (boreholes, trial pits)
- —Protected-species surveys — bat, great crested newt, reptile, badger
- —Full GLVIA3 landscape and visual impact assessment with photomontages
- —BRE 209 daylight / sunlight field modelling
- —BS 4142 noise measurement surveys
- —Continuous air-quality monitoring
- —Topographic and measured building surveys
Chartered / regulated submissions
- —RICS-compliant formal viability assessments (FVAs)
- —Architectural drawings and planning drawings
- —Structural engineering calculations and certification
- —Building Regulations applications (Parts A–S)
- —SAP / SBEM energy compliance (Part L)
- —Party wall awards under the Party Wall Act 1996
- —Section 104 drainage adoption agreements
- —DNO formal connection offers and grid adoption
Legal instruments
- —Section 106 agreement drafting and negotiation
- —Section 38 / 278 highway agreements
- —Unilateral undertakings
- —Legal opinions on land title or covenants
- —Appeal representation at hearings or inquiries
We choose not to cover
- —Fire safety reports / fire risk assessments — liability sits with a competent fire engineer
- —Enforcement matters and retrospective regularisation
- —CPO / compulsory purchase and land-acquisition advice
- —Construction-phase CDM monitoring
- —Commercial / contract drafting for appointments
Every Site Intelligence report flags exactly which of these follow-on surveys, chartered submissions, or legal instruments your scheme will need — so you buy the right specialists at the right stage, and don't waste money on things a desktop study can't replace.
Frequently asked questions
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Ready to order?
Enter your site address, choose your product, and pay securely online. Your brief arrives within 48 hours, run through 200+ automated quality checks as standard.
Want extra assurance? A named personal sign-off or a chartered-planner review is available as an optional add-on — it adds time beyond the 48 hours.