Free planning check

Planning-risk check

Article 4, flood, conservation area and listed-building status for any UK address — free, no account to look.

Enter a UK postcode above to read four planning-risk signals for that point, drawn from public data — in seconds, with no account:

  • Article 4 direction — whether permitted-development rights are withdrawn there (the trigger behind most HMO conversions), from planning.data.gov.uk.
  • Flood zone — whether the point sits in Environment Agency Flood Zone 2 or 3, from the Flood Map for Planning.
  • Conservation area — whether the point falls within a designated conservation area.
  • Listed buildings — listed buildings recorded within 100m.

Every signal is sourced and hedged: “not in our records” means no record at this point, not a confirmed absence — always verify with the local authority for the exact site. A free account adds the planning-application history, an AI risk read, and email alerts when planning changes near a saved address.