Stop spending 2–3 unbillable hours trawling council websites before every new brief. ZoningGenius queries the national planning database and generates a professional regulatory risk report in under 30 seconds.
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Address
14 Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill, London W11 2NN
DETECTED
Conservation Area
DETECTED
Listed Building (Grade II)
NONE
Flood Risk Zone
DETECTED
Article 4 Direction
AI Risk Assessment
HIGH RISK. This property sits within the Notting Hill Conservation Area and is a Grade II Listed Building. The Article 4 Direction removes all permitted development rights. Full planning permission will be required for any external alterations...
The Problem
Before you can pitch a design, you need to know what the site will and won't allow. That means opening five different council planning portals, cross-referencing the NPPF, checking the conservation area map, hunting for Article 4 directions, and hoping you haven't missed anything.
For a solo architect billing at £80/hour, that's £160–£240 of unbillable time before the client has even confirmed the project. And if you miss a constraint — a hidden Article 4 direction, a Grade II* listed building nearby — the consequences can derail the entire project.
ZoningGenius automates the entire pre-design research phase in one query, so you can walk into every client meeting with a professional risk report already in hand.
What architects are saying
“I used to spend half a day on pre-design research for every new instruction. ZoningGenius does it in under a minute. The PDF report alone has saved me from two awkward client conversations already.”
Sarah Pemberton ARB
Director, Pemberton Studio — London
“The Article 4 detection is genuinely impressive. I ran it on a site in Bristol and it flagged a direction I'd completely missed on the council portal. That could have been a very expensive oversight.”
James Okafor ARB
Principal, Okafor Architects — Bristol
“We now run every new brief through ZoningGenius before the first client meeting. It's become part of our standard intake process. The branded PDF is a nice touch — clients appreciate the thoroughness.”
Claire Hutchinson ARB
Partner, HDA Practice — Manchester
Data Sources
Powered by planning.data.gov.uk — the UK government's national planning data platform covering all 337 Local Planning Authorities in England.
Features
Enter any UK address and get a complete picture of conservation areas, listed buildings, flood risk zones, green belt, and Article 4 directions — in under 30 seconds.
Our AI reads the raw planning data and generates a plain-English regulatory risk report citing specific NPPF policies, Use Classes, and local planning authority requirements.
See every constraint overlaid on a live Google Map. Visualise conservation area boundaries, flood zones, and Article 4 areas spatially before you start drawing.
Export a professional, branded PDF risk report to share with clients during the initial brief stage — demonstrating thorough due diligence before a line is drawn.
Why ZoningGenius
| Manual Research | ZoningGenius | |
|---|---|---|
| Time per site | 2–4 hours | Under 60 seconds |
| Cost (at £80/hr) | £160–£320 unbillable | From £1.63/lookup |
| Constraint sources checked | 3–5 portals manually | 16 datasets simultaneously |
| Planning application history | Separate council portal search | Included automatically |
| Risk report for client | Written from scratch | AI-generated, branded PDF |
| Risk of missing a constraint | High — human error | Minimal — automated |
| Available at 11pm before a pitch | No | Yes — always on |
Pricing
One hour of saved research pays for the Starter plan. Cancel any time.
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