Planning applications

Local government open data schema

Planning applications

API implementation (see also the API documentation).

Example

{

    "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
            -0.71911780460062,
            51.3364312681828
        ]
    },
    "type": "Feature",
    "properties": {
        "caseurl": "http://isharemaps.surreyheath.gov.uk/custom/planning/default.aspx?casefullref=11/0918",
        "status": "Live",
        "publicconsultationstartdate": null,
        "responsesfor": null,
        "locationtext": "8 & 9 BURGOYNE ROAD, CAMBERLEY, GU15 1LS",
        "agent": null,
        "appealref": null,
        "gsscode": "E07000214",
        "statuscode": "live",
        "geoy": 51.3364312681828,
        "geox": -0.71911780460062,
        "decisiontargetdate": null,
        "responsesagainst": null,
        "geoareauri": "http://statistics.data.gov.uk/id/statistical-geography/E05007386",
        "organisationlabel": "Surrey Heath Borough Council",
        "decision": null,
        "servicetypeuri": "http://id.esd.org.uk/service/487",
        "classificationlabel": "Q18 Minor all other minor developments",
        "casereference": "11/0918",
        "decisiontype": null,
        "geopointlicensingurl": "http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-and-government/public-sector/mapping-agreements/end-user-licence.html",
        "casetext": "Formation of an access road.",
        "extractdate": "2014-09-04",
        "publisherlabel": "Surrey Heath Borough Council",
        "publicconsultationenddate": null,
        "servicetypelabel": "Full planning application",
        "organisationuri": "http://opendatacommunities.org/id/district-council/surrey-heath",
        "uprn": "100061544492",
        "publisheruri": "http://opendatacommunities.org/id/district-council/surrey-heath",
        "statusdesc": "in the process of being decided",
        "appealdecision": null,
        "classificationuri": "http://opendatacommunities.org/def/concept/planning/application/6000/6012",
        "coordinatereferencesystem": "WGS84",
        "casedate": "2011-12-22",
        "groundarea": "4291",
        "geoarealabel": "St Pauls Ward",
        "decisionnoticedate": null,
        "decisiondate": null
    }

}

Other resources

OpenlyLocal

OpenlyLocal scrape data for a number of councils and provide that as HTML, XML, JSON:

http://openlylocal.com/councils/12/planning_applications.html

and as a JSON example:

{

    "planning_application": {
        "address": "27 Hillyard Street London SW9 0NJ",
        "retrieved_at": "2013-05-09T16:15:23Z",
        "postcode": "SW9 0NJ",
        "council": [
            {
                "address": "Town Hall, Brixton Hill, London SW2 1RW",
                "updated_at": "2013-10-01T00:10:04Z",
                "url": "http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/",
                "lng": -0.11663,
                "id": 12,
                "openlylocal_url": "http://openlylocal.com/councils/12-London-Borough-of-Lambeth",
                "lat": 51.4603
            },
            {
                "url": "http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/",
                "id": 12,
                "openlylocal_url": "http://openlylocal.com/councils/12-London-Borough-of-Lambeth"
            }
        ],
        "updated_at": "2013-05-09T16:15:23Z",
        "comment_url": null,
        "url": "http://planning.lambeth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=MMIYNTBO03I00",
        "uid": "13/01931/LDCE",
        "lng": -0.114112939764581,
        "id": 3507346,
        "openlylocal_url": "http://openlylocal.com/planning_applications/3507346-Planning-Application-13-01931-LDCE-27-Hillyard-Street-London-SW9-0-",
        "description": "Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing) with respect to conversion of flat 13 into 2 self contained flats together with the enlargement of flat 6 to inoroporate part of roof terrace.",
        "decision": "Not Available",
        "application_type": "Certificate of Lawful Use existing",
        "status": null,
        "lat": 51.4739995823152,
        "other_attributes": {
            "permission_expires_date": "Not Available",
            "environmental_assessment_requested": "No",
            "consultation_end_date": "Thu 16 May 2013",
            "appeal_decision": "Not Available",
            "consultation_start_date": null,
            "decision_level": "Not Available",
            "decision_published_date": null,
            "alternative_reference": null,
            "ward_name": "Vassall",
            "decision_date": null,
            "appeal_status": "Not Available",
            "target_decision_date": "Wed 03 Jul 2013",
            "meeting_date": "Not Available",
            "determination_deadline_date": null,
            "agent_address": "Downe House 303 High Street Orpington Kent BR6 0NN",
            "date_received": "Wed 08 May 2013",
            "last_advertised_date": null,
            "agent_company_name": "Not Available",
            "case_officer": "Mr Richard McFerran",
            "date_validated": "Wed 08 May 2013",
            "parish_council": null,
            "decision_issued_date": "Not Available",
            "agent_name": "Robinson Escott Planning",
            "latest_advertisement_expiry_date": "Not Available",
            "agent_telephone_number": "020 7407 9394"
        }
    }
}

Planning Alerts AU

http://api.planningalerts.org.au/applications.js?bottom_left_lat=-38.556757&bottom_left_lng=140.83374&top_right_lat=-29.113775&top_right_lng=153.325195

{
application: {
address: "8 Orchid Drive Kootingal NSW 2352",
comment_url: "mailto:trc@tamworth.nsw.gov.au",
council_reference: "PRIV113/2015",
date_received: "2014-10-14",
date_scraped: "2014-10-16T01:17:56Z",
description: "Complying Development Certificate",
id: 461612,
info_url: "https://eproperty.tamworth.nsw.gov.au/ePropertyProd/P1/eTrack/eTrackApplicationDetails.aspx?r=P1.WEBGUEST&f=%24P1.ETR.APPDET.VIW&ApplicationId=PRIV113%2F2015",
lat: -31.053868,
lng: 151.0547295,
no_alerted: null,
on_notice_from: null,
on_notice_to: null,
authority: {
full_name: "Tamworth Regional Council"
}
}
},

• https://buildingeye.com/

• http://www.planningfinder.co.uk/

Ideas

http://dataunlocked.co.uk/a-modest-proposal-for-an-api-to-query-planning-data/

Apps

http://thecreativeexchange.org/open-planning