East Midlands Property Intelligence

The planning intelligence that moves markets

Every Monday morning, 1,200+ planning applications analysed and distilled into the intelligence that matters for your next acquisition, your current scheme, and your pipeline.

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Six pages that replace
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Every Monday at 8am, The Planning Brief lands in your inbox. Dense, specific, actionable intelligence: the applications that matter, the trends you cannot see from your desk, the market data that informs your next move, and the opportunities your competitors will miss.

Planning Decisions of Note

The 5–7 most significant applications each week, with AI-powered analysis of what they mean for the market. Not a list — an interpretation.

Trend Watch

Postcode-level hotspot analysis, sectoral patterns, and confidence indicators drawn from the full dataset. See what’s emerging before it becomes obvious.

Market Snapshot

Price data, notable transactions, and volume indicators from 3.1 million HM Land Registry records. The numbers behind the narrative.

Opportunity Spotlight

Each week, one standout investment thesis backed by planning data, price evidence, and market analysis. Actionable, specific, and time-sensitive.

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The Planning Brief • Issue 2

This Week’s Headline

East Midlands pipeline reveals stark shift to smaller-scale developments with just 33 major schemes among 1,193 applications…

1,193

APPLICATIONS

2.8%

MAJOR

Geographic Hotspots

NG7 — 69 apps

NG23/24 — 97 apps

Built For

Property professionals who
make decisions, not reports

Property Developers

Know which sites are progressing, where supply is landing, and what your competitors are building — before the market catches up.

Land Agents

Arm yourself with the intelligence that impresses developer clients and justifies your fees. Every application, every trend, every week.

Planning Consultants

Precedent data, approval patterns, and committee behaviour across 8 councils. The research you need, already done.

Property Investors

Regulatory change alerts, area-level analysis, and yield indicators. One missed policy change can cost thousands — we catch them all.

Housing Associations

Pipeline analysis, market benchmarking, and policy monitoring for under-resourced research teams.

Lenders & Funders

Market risk intelligence for underwriting decisions. Due diligence support on the areas and sectors you’re lending into.

How It Works

AI-powered analysis.
Human-edited intelligence.

01 — COLLECT

Every planning application submitted to 8 East Midlands councils is captured automatically, alongside 3.1 million HM Land Registry transaction records.

02 — ANALYSE

AI analyses every application for significance, identifies patterns across the full dataset, and cross-references with price data and company records.

03 — INTERPRET

A human analyst reviews every output, adds market context and professional judgement, and compiles the final briefing. The AI does the heavy lifting. The analyst does the thinking.