Intelligence for every stage of the decision.
Whether you're buying land, preparing an application, or advising clients — Approvl surfaces the planning intelligence that changes the outcome.
Who It Helps
Three roles. One graph.
SME Developers & Land Buyers
Know the approval odds before you bid.
Approval probability for your scheme type at the target London LPA
Full constraint profile: conservation area, flood risk, Article 4, heritage proximity
Ownership of surrounding sites to identify assembly opportunities
Architectural Practices
Brief your clients on precedent before the design starts.
Approval precedent for your proposal type at the target borough
Constraint context to shape the brief before costly revisions
Ownership resolution to identify who controls adjacent land
Planning Consultancies
Validate your advice with data your clients can see.
Precedent data to support and evidence your recommendations
Approval probability and constraint profiles ready for client reports
Graph-backed ownership resolution without manual HMLR searches
Planning Intelligence in Practice
The patterns that change decisions.
London · Regional
London boroughs approved 83% of planning applications in 2025 — the lowest regional average in England, against a national average of 87%.
Hammersmith & Fulham · Permissive
Hammersmith and Fulham granted 97% of applications in 2025 — London's most permissive borough, 29 percentage points above the least permissive.
Hounslow · Restrictive
Hounslow granted 68% of applications in 2025 — London's most restrictive borough and one of the ten lowest approval rates of any council in England.
Source: MHCLG planning application statistics, year ending December 2025. All application types. London LPA coverage at launch.
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Built on every UK planning application submitted since 2010, connected by the entities behind every decision.