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residential land & airspace
site finding made simple
Ideal for:
Developers, builders or land and new homes agents looking to find and assess new sites to build 1-50 new houses or flats.
Example projects:
- Building new houses or flats on land (back gardens, side gardens, corner plots).
- Demolishing a house to build multiple on.
- Demolishing commercial buildings to build new houses or flats.
- Unlocking previously undevelopable airspace to develop flats or extend houses under the new permitted development rights.

Residential Land & Airspace
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residential
development plots
This overlay identifies plots with low density, located in sustainable areas, and are suitable for further development.
Site Densities | Site Areas | Addresses
residential development plots
To help with the general shortage of housing across the UK, we have created our Residential Development Plots strategy to help you identify plots with low density, located in a sustainable area, suitable for further development .
THE CRITERIA WE USE:
- Finding single houses on big plots relative to others on the street such as side gardens, corner plots, small buildings on big plots (NPPF)
- Sustainable locations
- Financially viable land values
- Low-density sites or corner plots
- 2-60 plots
EXCLUSIONS CONSIDERED:
- Green belt
- Flood Zone 2&3
- Listed Buildings
- AONB
- SSSi
OVERLAY DATA INCLUDES:
- Title number
- Site area
- Address
- Site density
LOW-VALUE COMMERCIAL properties IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS
Instantly identify cheap commercial space in residential areas that can be converted to higher-value residential units.
Site Uses | Rates Per Sq.Ft | Predicted Profit
LOW-VALUE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS
Our Low Value Commercial Property In A Residential Area strategy will help you to identify cheap commercial property in residential areas with hidden value when converted from commercial to residential under PD rights.
THE CRITERIA WE USE:
- Change of use of commercial space to residential (NPPF & Class M, N, O, ZA).
- Class M – retail uses and hot food takeaway to dwellings
- Class N- specified sui generis uses to dwelling houses
- Class O- offices to dwellings
- Class Q- agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses
- Sustainable locations
- Financially viable conversions
- With a residential feel to the location
EXCLUSIONS CONSIDERED:
- Green belt
- Flood Zone 2&3
OVERLAY DATA INCLUDES:
- Size from rates assessment
- Title number
- Local residential values per square foot
- Site uses
- Predicted profit
- Rate per square foot
CLASS ZA
commercial to residential redevelopments
Identifies commercial buildings and blocks of flats that are eligible for redevelopment into new residential dwellings under “Class ZA” permitted development rights.
Site Uses | Rates Per Sq.Ft | Predicted Profit
CLASS zA - Commercial To Residential REDEVELOPMENT
The new permitted development rights permit the conversion of commercial space to residential space with additional floors (within a maximum height). This strategy identifies these opportunities and uncovers the hidden value if converted to residential space.
THE CRITERIA WE USE:
- Sustainable villages, towns & cities
- Buildings heights less than 18m
- Building footprint < 1,000 sqm (10,750 sq ft)
- B1 (Office, Industrial & R&D)
- Flagging where the building has been vacant for 6 months
EXCLUSIONS CONSIDERED:
- Listed buildings
- National Parks
- AONB
- SSSi
OVERLAY DATA INCLUDES:
- Rate per square foot
- Title number
- Predicted profit
- Address
- Vacant percentage
- Site uses
CLASS a/aa/ab
airspace above flats
New PD rights permit building additional floors above existing flats. This overlay identifies the opportunities that meet the new PD rights criteria and the potential profits it will create.
No. Flats | Date First Flat Sold | Roof Space Values
airspace above flats
The new permitted development rights from the 1st September 2020, permit adding additional floors to existing flats, we have created our Airspace Above Flats strategy to identify the opportunities that meet the new PD rights criteria and the potential profits it will create for you.
Criteria we use:
- Sustainable villages, towns & cities
- Viable residential values
- Built 1948 – 2018
- Building height < 24m
- Where lease structure is likely to work
Excludes:
Listed buildings, National Parks, AONB, SSSi
CLASS ac/ad
airspace above houses
New PD rights permit the building of additional floors on top of existing houses. This strategy identifies opportunities that meet the new PD rights criteria and calculates the potential profits it can create (inside M25 only).
Local Resi Values Per Sq.Ft | Predicted Profit
airspace above houses
The new permitted development rights permit building additional floors on existing houses. This strategy identifies opportunities that meet the new PD right criteria and the potential profits it can create for you.
THE CRITERIA WE USE:
- 1 or 2 additional floors on top of houses
- Class AA – extend house, AC – terraced to flats, AD – detached to flats.
- Inside M25
- 1 or 2 storey houses
- Significant scope to increase building size relative to neighbours
EXCLUSIONS CONSIDERED:
- Listed buildings
- Flood Zone 2&3
OVERLAY DATA INCLUDES:
- Title number
- Address
- Local residential value per square foot
- Predicted profit
pricing
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ELITE
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Elite gives you unlimited access to:
- Full UK Planning Histories
- Map Overlays & Filters
- Sales Comparables
- On-Market Availability
- OS MasterMap
- Data Exports
- Workflow Management
- Training & Support
- Expert webinars
- And much more!
£120/mo
+VAT – Paid annually
or £135/mo +VAT - when paid monthly
(12 months min. term)
ELITE +
Elite, plus select a package of premium overlays to find & assess profitable opportunities instantly.
Everything in Elite, plus one package:
£220/mo
+VAT – Paid annually
or £235/mo +VAT - when paid monthly
(12 months min. term)
ELITE MAX
Elite, plus all of our premium overlays to find & assess profitable opportunities instantly.
Everything in Elite, plus all packages:
£320/mo
+VAT – Paid annually
or £335/mo +VAT - when paid monthly
(12 months min. term)











