Planning data for AI tools

Use UK planning applications from your AI assistant

The plotEdge MCP server gives AI clients a structured way to search public, source-attributed planning application records by authority, status, dates, proposal text and bounded geography.

Free tier plan Integration shape
Now

Local prototype

Internal MCP tools run against the plotEdge read API today. They expose bounded search, application detail, authority lookup and capped counts.

Next

Hosted Free tier

The public endpoint will be account-gated, no-card and rate limited. SEO pages and docs stay open; real MCP tool calls require a free account.

Later

Paid plans

Pro, Team and Partner tiers will expand limits, coverage, recent-change workflows and support without turning pagination into bulk export.

Free tier first

Anonymous to learn. Authenticated to call tools.

Public docs, examples and SEO pages will remain anonymous. The live hosted MCP tools will require a free account so limits, abuse controls, support and upgrade paths work from day one.

Integration shape

One endpoint, predictable tools

Core tools

  • list_authorities
  • list_filter_values
  • search_applications
  • get_application
  • count_applications
  • search_by_area

Example query

{
  "tool": "search_applications",
  "arguments": {
    "authority": "E60000336",
    "q": "barn conversion",
    "limit": 10
  }
}

Hosted endpoint target: https://mcp.plotedge.uk/mcp. Client-specific setup notes will follow once the hosted Free tier is available.

Current public coverage

Planning records already visible on plotEdge

Coverage is stated exactly as published. Source council records remain authoritative, and the MCP server is not legal or planning advice.