Built to fix the UK's planning validation problem

Over 327,000 planning applications are submitted in England every year. Before any application can be considered on planning merit, it must pass validation checks by a council planning officer.

When a planning application validation UK submission fails that first stage, it is returned to the applicant as invalid. The result is avoidable delay, often measured in weeks or months, before determination can even begin.

In most cases, invalidity is caused by missing or incorrect documents rather than the planning proposal itself. It is a preventable problem. Yet planning teams still spend hours manually checking files against Local Validation List requirements.

The challenge is amplified because every council has its own LVL planning expectations. For planning agents, architects, and developers working across multiple authorities, this creates a time-consuming and error-prone process that is difficult to standardize.

Validar is AI planning software built specifically for UK validation workflows. It acts as a practical Local Validation List checker by automatically reviewing planning application documents against council requirements.

The workflow is simple: upload your documents, select your council and application type, and receive an instant validation report. The report highlights missing documents, potentially incorrect information, and items that require manual review.

Because Validar is designed for UK planning application validation, it accounts for both national requirements and local LVL variations. That gives teams a clearer pre-submission view of risk before they send an application to the authority.

Today, planning agents, architects, and developers use Validar as planning agent software UK teams can rely on to improve first-time submission quality.