Customer Stories

Cutting Planning Prep Time in Half with Reliable Property Data

Rakesh Misty, Director at a UK architecture firm working across Yorkshire, Manchester, and London, relies on fast, accurate property insights to kick off every project. Access to detailed property information has helped streamline his team’s planning applications—especially in the early design phases.

Architect

Before

  • Valuable time spent gathering floor space and roof details manually
  • Site visits required just to understand roof shape or storey count
  • Flood risk data was hard to source and slowed down planning
  • Heritage and Design & Access Statements took hours to tailor due to missing contextual data

After

  • Saved up to 1 hour per project by using pre-provided data
  • Reduced workload by half a week when working on planning applications
  • Eliminated the need for early site visits during planning stage
  • Able to inform clients faster with flood risk and site boundary data
  • Used property information directly for site analysis and statement preparation

Process

  • Used detailed internal floor space, storey count, and roof shape data for initial project scoping
  • Referred to accurate flood risk details early, saving time on client consultations
  • Downloaded and viewed property data online to integrate with mapping tools (e.g. MasterMap)
  • Used insights for heritage statements and environmental assessments, reducing manual effort
  • Suggested further enhancements, including construction details, property type breakdown, and environmental risks for even deeper analysis

Conclusion

By integrating detailed property data into the early design process, Rakesh cut down significantly on prep time, avoided unnecessary site visits and improved the accuracy of their planning applications. With a simple and affordable system that delivers key insights instantly, they’ve turned property data into a time-saving asset across their architectural workflow.

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