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Know your property before you build.

A desktop appraisal of any address in England. What governs the site and what it allows, then how it sits in its market — generated from the data and in your inbox within 30 minutes, then gone through with you, line by line, on a 30-minute call with a chartered architect.

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Section one

Architectural & planning appraisal

What the site is, what governs it, and what that allows. Designations, heritage, ecology and the planning record — closing with a view on what could realistically be built.

  1. 01Location and planning authority
  2. 02Public transport accessibility (PTAL)
  3. 03Planning constraints and designations
  4. 04Heritage context and listed buildings nearby
  5. 05Ecology and environment
  6. 06Planning history at this property
  7. 07Nearby planning activity and precedent
  8. 08Opportunity — development potential

Section two

Real estate & market analysis

How the property sits in its market. From the neighbourhood inward to the building's own record, closing on what it could be worth or earn.

  1. 01Area profile and demographics
  2. 02Amenities, schools and connectivity
  3. 03Energy performance
  4. 04Sale history at this property
  5. 05The local market and comparable sales
  6. 06Valuation context and yield
  7. 07Short-let income potential
  8. 08Your next step

Compiled from Ordnance Survey, planning.data.gov.uk, HM Land Registry, the EPC register, ONS and Census 2021, police.uk, Transport for London, Natural England, Ofsted and commercial market data — and generated automatically, which is how it reaches you within 30 minutes. It is not hand-checked before it is sent; that is what the call is for. A chartered architect goes through it with you, tests it against what they know of the area and the planning system, and tells you what to rely on and what to treat with care.

Sample

See one in full.

We publish a complete sample report so you know exactly what you are buying. No summary version, no redactions.

Open the sample report → or download the PDF

The sample is a real report on a real address — 4 Brook Road, Loughton — complete and unedited.

What happens next

Report, then a real conversation.

01

You buy the report

Enter the address and pay online. The report is generated from the data and reaches your inbox within 30 minutes.

02

You read it

Constraints, precedent, comparables and value — before you have spent anything on design.

03

Thirty minutes with a chartered architect — the next working day

This is the check. We go through the report with you, test it against what we know of the area and the planning system, and turn it into a plan for your property: what you can build, what it is worth, and how to get there.

Property Insight Report

Any residential address in England. Delivered as a PDF, usually within two working days.

£195Includes the 30-minute call
with a chartered architect

Credited in full against your fee if you go on to commission us. Less than an hour of chartered architect time, and it replaces the free consultation — so the conversation starts with facts rather than guesses.

Being straight with you

What it isn't.

This is an indicative desktop assessment compiled from public and commercial data sources. It is provided for general guidance.

It is not a formal planning, legal, valuation or ecological opinion, and must not be relied on as one. Data can be incomplete or out of date, and site-specific circumstances can change the position materially. Any development should be confirmed with the local planning authority and the appropriate professionals.

Where the data is uncertain, the report says so. We would rather tell you a certificate is expired or a register unpublished than let you rely on it.

[Terms of sale, including the 14-day cancellation position, to be confirmed by a solicitor before launch.]

Get in touch

Tell us about the project.

Whether it is a first conversation or a scheme someone else has already started, we are happy to hear where you have got to.

If you would rather arrive with facts than questions, start with the Property Insight Report — the fee is credited against your project if you go on to commission us.

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