We’re building something new at Planning By Design.

Over the past few years, we’ve worked with thousands of clients navigating the planning process, from early-stage ideas through to full consent. And we’ve noticed a clear pattern.

Some clients secure planning permission… but don’t go on to build; instead, they want to sell and benefit from the planning gain/increased value. This allows them to realise that value without the cost, time and complexity of building.

At the same time, developers and investors are actively searching for their next opportunity and often spend significant time and money trying to identify sites that are actually feasible for their project.

So we asked a simple question:

Why isn’t there a better way to connect the two?

What is The Planning By Design Marketplace?

The Planning By Design Marketplace is a new platform designed to help you buy, sell and discover UK sites with planning permission and planning potential.

This isn’t a traditional property portal.

It’s a planning-led marketplace, built specifically for:

• Landowners and property owners with planning approval or potential via a positive pre-app
• Developers and investors looking for their next opportunity who want to limit their risk and save time

From land and new-build plots to conversions, change of use, HMOs and commercial property, everything is structured around planning.

Why are we building this?

Most existing platforms focus on property listings.

But when it comes to development opportunities, what really matters is:

• Planning status
• Risk and constraints
• What’s actually been approved
• What the site could become

This information is often buried in documents, unclear, or missing entirely.

Planning approval is never guaranteed. Even well-prepared applications can be refused, which can result in lost time, additional costs, and in some cases make a site harder to sell if the proposed development is not feasible.

We believe it should be clear, structured and easy to understand, so you can make faster, better decisions, while reducing risk, saving time and avoiding unnecessary costs.

What makes it different?

Planning-first listings
Every listing is structured around planning from pre-app through to full consent.

Verified information
We’re introducing verification layers so you can quickly understand what’s been checked and what hasn’t.

AI-powered search
Describe what you’re looking for in plain English, and our AI (Aisa) will help you find it faster.

Smarter insights
We’ll provide indicative ranges such as:

• Potential offer range
• Gross Development Value (GDV)

Helping you assess opportunities more efficiently.

Built for both sides of the market

For sellers

If you have a site with planning permission or potential, you’ll be able to:

• List unlimited sites for sale, quickly, and easily for free
• Reach a targeted audience of developers and investors
• Increase trust and visibility with featured and verified listings

This allows sellers to benefit from the planning gain without taking on the cost or risk of development.

For buyers

If you’re sourcing sites, you’ll be able to:

• Search sites by planning status, location and opportunity type for free
• Set up alerts for new matches
• Discover opportunities faster with AI

This helps avoid the cost and uncertainty of pursuing planning on unsuitable sites.

Early Access. Be part of the launch

We’re building The Planning By Design Marketplace to solve a problem we see every day.

Sites gain planning permission… and then sit unused.
At the same time, developers are actively searching for their next opportunity.

We’re connecting the two properly, for the first time, saving users time, money and limiting risk.

What’s coming

The Planning By Design Marketplace will allow you to:

• Buy and sell land, buildings, conversions and change of use opportunities
• Explore sites from pre-app through to full consent
• Use AI to find relevant opportunities faster
• Trust listings through verification and structured planning data

Early access opportunity

We’re inviting a small number of listings ahead of the launch.

For the first 10 sellers, we’re offering:

• Free listing(s)
• Verified status (normally paid)
• Featured placement for 3 months (normally paid)

This is designed to give early listings maximum visibility when we go live.

Why this matters

Most platforms today are just basic listings. This will be different.

• Built around planning, not just property
• Designed specifically for developers and investors
• Focused on surfacing real opportunities, not just listings

Helping users reduce risk, save time and make more confident decisions.

Interested in listing?

If you have a site(s) with planning permission or a positive pre-app and would like to be included at launch, please contact us for further details.

please contact us for further details.

We’ll be sharing more details very soon when the platform is live, including how to access the platform and register.

The Planning By Design Marketplace is designed to make the process of sourcing and selling development opportunities faster and clearer, with reduced risk and greater confidence.

We’re excited to bring this to market.