Features
Find the right precedent. Understand why it won.
Search 208,000+ UK planning appeals across all four jurisdictions. See the inspector's reasoning broken down argument by argument, with excerpts from the decision letter.
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Search that understands planning language
Search across every appeal decision from England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The search engine recognises planning terminology. Type 5YHLS and it finds five year housing land supply cases. Use boolean operators for precise queries, or just type naturally.
Results show relevance at a glance. Term match indicators tell you whether your search terms are a central issue in each case, discussed substantively, or just mentioned in passing, so you skip irrelevant results immediately.
Boolean search
AND, OR, NOT, quotes, parentheses. No special syntax required. Just type naturally. Other tools force you to wrap terms in quotation marks. Here, you just search.
Smart filters
Outcome, procedure, case type, LPA, date range, jurisdiction. Filters combine with search and stay in sync across views.
Sort by relevance or date
Find the strongest precedent, or the most recent decision.
Compact or full view
Switch between information-dense and expanded result layouts.
Export to CSV
Download your results for offline analysis or reporting.
Every argument the inspector considered — extracted and categorised
Open any case and see the inspector's full reasoning broken down argument by argument. Each argument shows whether it supported the appeal, supported refusal, or was a balanced consideration. Deciding factors are highlighted so you can see what actually swung the decision.
Policy references are tagged. NPPF paragraph numbers and local plan policies appear as badges on each argument, so you can immediately see which policies were in play.
Deciding factors highlighted
The arguments that determined the outcome are visually distinct. Cut straight to what mattered.
Excerpts
Expand any argument to read the inspector's words from the decision letter. Not a summary — the source text.
Policy badges
NPPF and local plan policy references tagged on each argument. See at a glance which policies were engaged.
All arguments, all cases
This works across the database. Where a decision letter is available and meets quality thresholds, the reasoning is extracted automatically. Cases that can't be reliably extracted are flagged rather than guessed at — accuracy over coverage.
We show our working. You verify it yourself.
Every extracted argument links back to the inspector's own words. Expand “Show excerpt” and read the exact paragraph from the decision letter. No interpretation, no paraphrasing. The source text, so you can judge for yourself whether the argument applies to your case.
This is what sets the platform apart from tools that give you a summary and ask you to trust it. Planning professionals cite sources. So do we.
Trace every case back to its original application
Every appeal includes the original planning application reference and a direct link to the local planning authority's planning portal. Look up the original application, see the officer's report, and understand the full history — without leaving your workflow.
We handle historical authority changes too — if an LPA has been renamed or merged, we link to the successor authority's portal automatically.
Application reference
The original planning application reference, shown on decided cases where available.
Direct LPA portal link
One click to open the relevant planning authority’s portal.
Historical LPA handling
Renamed or merged authorities are automatically resolved to the current successor.
208,000+ appeals on a map
Browse every geocoded appeal across the UK. Pins are colour-coded by outcome: green for allowed, red for dismissed. Zoom into any area, filter by outcome, then hit “Search this area” to pull those results into the full search view where you can filter and save them.
All four jurisdictions
England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland on one map.
Colour-coded by outcome
Green for allowed, red for dismissed. See patterns at a glance.
Filter by outcome
See only allowed, only dismissed, or everything.
Search this area
Seamless transition from map exploration to full search with all filters available.
Click any pin
See the case reference, LPA, type, and outcome. One click to view full details.
Map view in search
Run any search and toggle to map view. Results cluster intelligently at wide zoom levels and resolve to individual pins as you zoom in.
Build your research library. Stay current automatically.
Save individual appeals and organise them into collections for different projects, sites, or case types. Save searches and re-run them with one click. Set up email alerts, daily or weekly, so new cases matching your criteria arrive in your inbox without you logging in.
Track pending cases and get notified the moment a decision is issued or new documents are added. No more manually checking the Planning Inspectorate portal.
Saved appeals & collections
Save cases and group them by project, client, or topic.
Saved searches
Store complex queries and re-run them instantly.
Email alerts
Daily or weekly digests for saved searches. New matching cases delivered to your inbox.
Case tracking
Track pending appeals. Get notified on status changes, decisions, and new documents.
Shareable URLs
Every search, filter combination, and view state is encoded in the URL. Share a link and your colleague sees exactly what you see.
Works for one person. Scales to a whole team.
Start with a Professional account: everything you need as a solo practitioner. When your firm needs access, upgrade to a Team plan and add named seats with individual workspaces. Each person gets their own saved searches, collections, and alerts. No shared logins, no contacting support to make changes.
Larger organisations needing invoicing, purchase orders, bank transfer, or 10+ seats, get in touch and we'll set it up.
Professional plan
Full access for a single user. All features, no restrictions.
Team plan (2–10 seats)
Named seats, each with their own workspace. Add or remove seats anytime.
Admin controls
Invite members, remove leavers, transfer admin role.
Enforce MFA
Require two-factor authentication across your team.
Custom billing
Invoicing, purchase orders, and bank transfer available for organisations that need it.
Self-service billing
Manage your subscription, payment method, and invoices through Stripe. No phone calls.
Sign in with Google or Microsoft
Use your existing work account.
Intelligence is coming
Search finds the cases. Intelligence tells you what wins.
We're building a layer of appeal analytics that surfaces patterns across the entire database — argument win rates, council weaknesses, inspector tendencies, and case strength signals. The kind of insight that currently lives in the heads of experienced practitioners, made available to everyone.
How it compares
| Feature | Planning Appeals | COMPASS |
|---|---|---|
| Inspector reasoning, argument by argument | ✓ | ✗ |
| Excerpts from decision letters | ✓ | ✗ |
| Policy badges (NPPF + local plan) | ✓ | ✗ |
| All four UK jurisdictions | ✓ | UK-wide |
| Term match relevance indicators | ✓ | ✗ |
| Boolean search without special syntax | ✓ | Requires "" |
| Self-service signup, no sales call | ✓ | ✗ |
| Original documents accessible | ✓ | Partial |
| Link to LPA planning portal with planning reference | ✓ | ✗ |
| Email alerts and case tracking | ✓ | 11-day delay |
| Team management with MFA | ✓ | ✗ |
| Interactive map with outcome filtering | ✓ | Basic |
Comparison accurate as of February 2026. Competitor features may have changed.
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