The Planning Playbook

Understand the land
before you commit.

A 36-page interactive guide with 99 planning and practical data points, built to help you assess a site for a new home.

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A clearer starting point

Could a small check save you a costly mistake?

Planning Applications can involve architectural drawings, surveys, consultants and reports before any decision is made. The Planning Playbook helps you identify constraints and investigate the potential of a site before committing substantial time or money.

It is made for landowners, prospective buyers, self-builders, small developers and families considering a home on existing land. It can be used repeatedly when comparing different plots.

What you will assess

  • Planning policy, settlement boundaries and rural development
  • Access, parking and visibility
  • Flood risk, drainage and services
  • Landscape, environmental and heritage designations
  • Neighbours, amenity and practical buildability

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Inside the Playbook.

Sample pages and scoring illustration from the current Playbook listing.

The Planning Playbook cover
The Planning Playbook cover
Sample assessment page
Sample assessment page
Site questions and guidance
Site questions and guidance
Example Planning score
Example Planning score

Self calculating assessment

Your score updates as you work.

Work through the prompts and tick the responses relevant to your site. Your answers contribute to a percentage-based indication of the likelihood of Planning Approval, with visible strengths, red flags and questions for further investigation.

What happens when you buy?

  1. Complete the secure purchase form below.
  2. Receive access to the interactive digital Playbook.
  3. Download the PDF and allow around 45–60 minutes for your initial assessment.
  4. Use the result to compare plots or decide where professional advice is needed.

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Start your assessment.

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Price: £29.99
A comprehensive 36-page interactive guide designed to help you assess the likelihood of securing Planning Permission for your land. Using 99 site-specific data points, the self-calculating assessment generates a personalised percentage score indicating your site’s Planning potential, helping you identify potential obstacles early and avoid the cost of pursuing a full Planning Application for an unsuitable site.
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A useful first assessment

Make an informed decision.

The Playbook is an early-stage guide. It is not Planning Permission, a guarantee of approval or a substitute for site-specific professional advice. The Planning Authority makes the final decision.

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