Legal

Privacy & Terms

Last updated 4 June 2026 · Development Intent Ltd, registered in England & Wales 16883070

Privacy

Who we are

Development Intent Ltd ("we", "us") provides planning intelligence for property professionals. We are the data controller for personal data processed through this site and our products. This summary is written in plain English; it is not a substitute for formal legal advice.

Data we collect

  • Account data — name, work email, company, role, and password, when you register.
  • Billing data — handled by our payment processor; we never store full card numbers.
  • Usage data — pages viewed, searches, saved sites and decisions, to operate and improve the service.
  • Landowner submissions — site details you choose to register, treated as confidential.

How we use it

To provide and secure your account, deliver intelligence and appraisals, process payments, respond to enquiries, and improve the product. We do not sell your personal data. We send service emails always, and marketing emails only with consent — unsubscribe any time.

Our data sources

Our planning intelligence is built from publicly available records — local authority planning registers, committee minutes and Planning Inspectorate (PINS) appeal decisions. Source records are public and traceable. Derived analysis — approval patterns, officer behaviour, appeal odds — is our own and is documented in our methodology.

Sharing & disclosure

We share personal data only with processors who help us run the service (hosting, payments, analytics, email) under contract, or where required by law. Landowner site details are never listed publicly or shared with a developer without your explicit consent.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR you may access, correct, export or delete your personal data, and object to or restrict certain processing. To exercise any right, email contact@developmentintent.co.uk. You may also complain to the ICO.

Terms of service

Using the service

Subscriptions are personal to your organisation. You may not resell, scrape or redistribute our derived intelligence. The free Planning Atlas is provided as-is for browsing. Consultant and Developer monthly plans can be cancelled at any time; annual plans run for 12 months and receive the stated annual discount. Enterprise terms are agreed separately. Access continues to the end of the paid period after cancellation.

Introductions & fees

Where we introduce you to a landowner and that introduction leads to a transaction (acquisition, option, conditional contract or joint venture), an introduction fee typically between 1.5% and 2.5% applies. The exact rate is agreed for the opportunity and recorded in the introduction agreement before an introduction is made. Subscription fees are separate from introduction fees.

Liability

Our intelligence supports professional judgement; it does not replace it. Figures derived from public records are provided in good faith but without warranty of accuracy, and must not be the sole basis for a transaction, planning or lending decision. To the extent permitted by law, our liability is limited to the fees you paid in the preceding twelve months.

Contact

Questions about privacy or these terms? Email contact@developmentintent.co.uk.