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Dorset

Dorset planning data

23,058 planning applications from Dorset, available as JSON over REST or through the MCP server. 8 fields are populated on at least 90% of records.

23,058
Applications
Enforcement notices
1,542
Appeals
2023–2026
Date range

Field coverage

Measured across all 23,058 records. This is what is actually filled in, not what the council's portal offers — ask get_council_fields for the same numbers from an MCP client.

Reliable — 90% or more of records

FieldPopulated Coverage
address 23,058 100.0%
description 23,056 100.0%
reference 23,058 100.0%
ward 22,697 98.4%
decision 22,128 96.0%
decision_date 22,138 96.0%
postcode 21,538 93.4%
decision_normalized 21,076 91.4%

Partial — use with care

FieldPopulated Coverage
application_type 17,777 77.1%
easting 17,767 77.1%
northing 17,767 77.1%
status 17,777 77.1%
case_officer 17,757 77.0%
officer_id 17,757 77.0%
status_normalized 17,526 76.0%
decision_level 14,413 62.5%

Rarely or never published

FieldPopulated Coverage
agent_id 735 3.2%
agent_name 735 3.2%
applicant_name 730 3.2%
agent_company 0 0.0%
agent_email 0 0.0%
agent_phone 0 0.0%
alternative_reference 0 0.0%
appeal_decision 0 0.0%
appeal_decision_normalized 0 0.0%
development_type 0 0.0%
officer_recommendation 0 0.0%
property_id 0 0.0%
received_date 0 0.0%
standard_type 0 0.0%

Query it

curl -H "X-Api-Key: $KEY" \
  "https://ukplanningapi.co.uk/v1/applications?council_id=81584&limit=5"

Council id for Dorset is 81584. Full endpoint reference →

Get a key for Dorset data

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