Explore aerial planning maps
View the actual land on Esri imagery, then overlay key environmental and planning designations.
Maplify Guides & Learning
Local Authority Guides
Browse local authority guides
Choose a council to explore its aerial planning map, local development considerations and official sources. Filter by region or search for a town.
56 guides available
South Yorkshire
Barnsley planning constraints map
Barnsley includes Dearne valley mining settlements and Pennine rural surroundings. The guide covers Barnsley, Wombwell, Hoyland, Penistone, Cudworth and nearby land in the local authority. An address and precise parcel are essential: not every designation applies equally to each ward or village, and planning permission depends on the actual development.
West Midlands
Birmingham planning constraints map
Maplify maps the designations shaping development across Birmingham, England's second city, from the West Midlands Green Belt at its edges to the Jewellery Quarter's dense heritage protections, flood risk along the River Tame and Rea, and the major regeneration sites tied to HS2.
Greater Manchester
Bolton planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Bolton, a former cotton-milling town bounded by the West Pennine Moors and Greater Manchester Green Belt, where coal mining legacy and former mill redevelopment are the key planning considerations.
West Yorkshire
Bradford planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, from the South Pennine Green Belt at its edges to the Little Germany conservation area's Victorian warehouses, coal mining legacy, and flood risk along the River Aire and Bradford Beck.
South East
Brighton & Hove planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Brighton & Hove, a coastal city bounded by the South Downs National Park rather than traditional Green Belt, with an exceptionally dense set of Regency-era conservation areas and a citywide Article 4 direction controlling HMO conversions.
South West
Bristol planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints affecting development across Bristol, from the harbourside's dense heritage protections to flood risk along the Avon and Frome, HMO Article 4 areas near the universities, and the limited Green Belt land at the city's fringes.
Greater Manchester
Bury planning constraints map
Bury includes southern suburbs transitioning into hilly river valleys and mill settlements. The guide covers Bury, Ramsbottom, Radcliffe, Prestwich, Whitefield and nearby land in the local authority. An address and precise parcel are essential: not every designation applies equally to each ward or village, and planning permission depends on the actual development.
East of England
Cambridge planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Cambridge, where a tightly drawn Green Belt protecting the university city's setting, an extensive historic core, and the fast-growing science and biomedical campuses all shape development potential.
West Midlands
Coventry planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Coventry, a city rebuilt extensively after WWII bombing, where surviving heritage assets, the Warwickshire Green Belt at its edges, Article 4 HMO controls near the university and flood risk along the River Sherbourne all shape development potential.
East Midlands
Derby planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Derby, home to the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, where limited Green Belt, industrial heritage protections and flood risk along the River Derwent are the key factors shaping new development.
South Yorkshire
Doncaster planning constraints map
Doncaster includes market towns, reclaimed mining land and extensive low-lying river plains. The guide covers Doncaster, Bentley, Armthorpe, Thorne, Mexborough, Conisbrough and nearby land in the local authority. An address and precise parcel are essential: not every designation applies equally to each ward or village, and planning permission depends on the actual development.
West Midlands
Dudley planning constraints map
Dudley includes Black Country towns built around historic industry and sandstone hills. The guide covers Dudley, Stourbridge, Halesowen, Brierley Hill, Kingswinford and nearby land in the local authority. An address and precise parcel are essential: not every designation applies equally to each ward or village, and planning permission depends on the actual development.
South West
Exeter planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Exeter, a cathedral city where the medieval walled core, significant flood risk from the River Exe, and Article 4 HMO controls near the University of Exeter are the dominant planning factors.
South West
Gloucester planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Gloucester, a cathedral and docks city where a shared Green Belt with Cheltenham, the historic Docks conservation area and significant flood risk from the River Severn are the dominant planning factors.
Liverpool City Region
Halton planning constraints map
Halton includes settlements on both sides of the Mersey, an industrial transport corridor and green estuary environments. The guide covers Widnes, Runcorn, Daresbury, Hale and nearby land in the local authority. An address and precise parcel are essential: not every designation applies equally to each ward or village, and planning permission depends on the actual development.
East of England
Ipswich planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Ipswich, England's oldest continuously-occupied Anglo-Saxon town, where its historic waterfront, the Cornhill conservation area and tidal flood risk from the River Orwell are the key planning considerations.
West Yorkshire
Kirklees planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Kirklees, covering Huddersfield, Dewsbury and the surrounding Pennine villages, where Green Belt, coal mining legacy and flood risk along the Rivers Colne and Calder shape much of the district's development potential.
Liverpool City Region
Knowsley planning constraints map
Knowsley includes urban settlements, employment corridors and countryside on Merseyside’s eastern edge. The guide covers Huyton, Prescot, Kirkby, Halewood, Whiston and nearby land in the local authority. An address and precise parcel are essential: not every designation applies equally to each ward or village, and planning permission depends on the actual development.
West Yorkshire
Leeds planning constraints map
Maplify covers the full range of designations that affect development across the Leeds City Council area, including Green Belt, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders (TPOs), Article 4 directions, flood risk zones, coal mining risk, contaminated land and protected habitats.
East Midlands
Leicester planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Leicester, from the Green Belt encircling the city to the New Walk conservation area's heritage protections, Article 4 HMO controls near the universities, and flood risk along the River Soar.
Liverpool City Region
Liverpool planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints shaping development across Liverpool, from the UNESCO-adjacent waterfront heritage of the Georgian Quarter and docks to Article 4 HMO controls near the universities and flood risk along the Mersey.
East of England
Luton planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Luton, a town tightly ringed by Green Belt at the edge of the Chilterns, where former industrial land tied to the town's car-making and hat-making heritage, and flood risk from the River Lea, shape redevelopment.
Greater Manchester
Manchester planning constraints map
Maplify maps the full set of planning designations across Manchester, from Green Belt at the city's edges to the dense heritage protections of the city centre's Northern Quarter and Castlefield, alongside flood risk, HMO Article 4 areas and brownfield regeneration sites.
South East
Milton Keynes planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Milton Keynes, a planned new town built from 1967 onwards, where the structural landscape framework of trees and lakes, the historic villages absorbed into the grid, and floodplain balancing lakes shape development potential.
North East
Newcastle planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Newcastle upon Tyne, from the historic Town Moor and Green Belt at the city's edges to Article 4 HMO controls in Jesmond, heritage protections around Grainger Town, and flood risk along the Tyne and Ouseburn.
East Midlands
Northampton planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Northampton, a town famous for its shoemaking heritage, where the historic Market Square core, former ironstone quarrying legacy, and flood risk from the River Nene are the key planning considerations.
East of England
Norwich planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Norwich, a city with one of the most complete medieval street patterns in England, where dense heritage protections, the "Golden Triangle" HMO area near UEA, and flood risk along the River Wensum shape development potential.
East Midlands
Nottingham planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Nottingham, from the Lace Market's dense heritage protections to Article 4 HMO controls near the two universities, coal mining legacy beneath much of the city, and flood risk along the River Trent.
Greater Manchester
Oldham planning constraints map
Oldham includes dense former mill towns rising towards rural Pennine valleys. The guide covers Oldham, Chadderton, Royton, Shaw, Saddleworth and nearby land in the local authority. An address and precise parcel are essential: not every designation applies equally to each ward or village, and planning permission depends on the actual development.
South East
Oxford planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Oxford, a city defined by its tightly-drawn Green Belt, an exceptionally dense historic core protecting the university's "dreaming spires", and significant flood risk from the Thames and Cherwell floodplains.
East Midlands
Peterborough planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Peterborough, a cathedral city on the edge of the Fens, where the historic cathedral precincts, former brickworks land, and flood risk from the River Nene shape development potential.
South West
Plymouth planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Plymouth, a naval city on Plymouth Sound where the historic Barbican, extensive dockyard heritage, tidal flood risk and former limestone quarrying legacy are the key planning considerations.
South East
Portsmouth planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Portsmouth, England's only island city, where significant tidal flood risk, a naval heritage protected through Old Portsmouth and the Historic Dockyard, and Article 4 HMO controls near the university dominate the planning picture.
North West
Preston planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Preston, a city bounded by the Central Lancashire Green Belt, with a historic core around Winckley Square, Article 4 HMO controls near UCLan, coal mining legacy and flood risk along the River Ribble.
South East
Reading planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Reading, a major Thames Valley business hub where flood risk from the Thames and Kennet, former brewing and biscuit-industry contaminated land, and town centre regeneration are the dominant planning considerations.
Greater Manchester
Rochdale planning constraints map
Rochdale includes Pennine foothills, industrial valley towns and logistics corridors. The guide covers Rochdale, Heywood, Middleton, Littleborough, Milnrow and nearby land in the local authority. An address and precise parcel are essential: not every designation applies equally to each ward or village, and planning permission depends on the actual development.
South Yorkshire
Rotherham planning constraints map
Rotherham includes Don valley industrial towns, former coalfield and eastward rural countryside. The guide covers Rotherham, Wath-upon-Dearne, Maltby, Rawmarsh, Swinton and nearby land in the local authority. An address and precise parcel are essential: not every designation applies equally to each ward or village, and planning permission depends on the actual development.
Greater Manchester
Salford planning constraints map
Salford includes industrial waterside districts, regenerated docks and western urban green corridors. The guide covers Salford Quays, Eccles, Swinton, Worsley, Walkden and nearby land in the local authority. An address and precise parcel are essential: not every designation applies equally to each ward or village, and planning permission depends on the actual development.
West Midlands
Sandwell planning constraints map
Sandwell includes connected Black Country urban centres, manufacturing land and canal corridors. The guide covers West Bromwich, Smethwick, Oldbury, Tipton, Wednesbury and nearby land in the local authority. An address and precise parcel are essential: not every designation applies equally to each ward or village, and planning permission depends on the actual development.
Liverpool City Region
Sefton planning constraints map
Sefton includes coastal dunes, agricultural countryside and towns along Liverpool Bay. The guide covers Southport, Formby, Crosby, Bootle, Maghull and nearby land in the local authority. An address and precise parcel are essential: not every designation applies equally to each ward or village, and planning permission depends on the actual development.
South Yorkshire
Sheffield planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints affecting development across Sheffield, a city framed by the Peak District to the west and extensive Green Belt to the south and east, with a steelmaking legacy that leaves coal mining and contaminated land risk across much of the east of the city.
West Midlands
Solihull planning constraints map
Solihull includes mature suburbs, rural Green Belt settlements and major airport infrastructure. The guide covers Solihull, Shirley, Knowle, Dorridge, Chelmsley Wood and nearby land in the local authority. An address and precise parcel are essential: not every designation applies equally to each ward or village, and planning permission depends on the actual development.
South East
Southampton planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Southampton, a major port city where coastal and tidal flood risk from the Solent, Article 4 HMO controls near the university, and the surviving medieval walls and docks heritage are the dominant planning considerations.
Liverpool City Region
St Helens planning constraints map
St Helens includes glassmaking and mining towns interspersed with countryside and transport routes. The guide covers St Helens, Haydock, Newton-le-Willows, Rainford and nearby land in the local authority. An address and precise parcel are essential: not every designation applies equally to each ward or village, and planning permission depends on the actual development.
Greater Manchester
Stockport planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Stockport, a former hat-making town at the confluence of the Rivers Mersey and Goyt, bounded by substantial Greater Manchester Green Belt protecting the Mersey Valley.
North East
Sunderland planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Sunderland, a former shipbuilding and coal-mining city on the River Wear, bounded by the Tyne and Wear Green Belt, with major riverside regeneration and significant coal mining legacy beneath much of the city.
South West
Swindon planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Swindon, a town built around the Great Western Railway works, where the Railway Village conservation area, former railway industrial land, and flood risk from the River Ray shape redevelopment.
Greater Manchester
Tameside planning constraints map
Tameside includes industrial urban towns meeting wooded valleys and rising Pennine landscapes. The guide covers Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge, Hyde, Denton, Mossley and nearby land in the local authority. An address and precise parcel are essential: not every designation applies equally to each ward or village, and planning permission depends on the actual development.
Greater Manchester
Trafford planning constraints map
Trafford includes dense urban districts, canal industry and suburban green areas. The guide covers Stretford, Altrincham, Sale, Urmston, Old Trafford and nearby land in the local authority. An address and precise parcel are essential: not every designation applies equally to each ward or village, and planning permission depends on the actual development.
West Yorkshire
Wakefield planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across the City of Wakefield district, a former coalfield area where Green Belt, coal mining legacy and flood risk along the River Calder are among the most significant factors affecting new development.
West Midlands
Walsall planning constraints map
Walsall includes old metalworking borough with reclaimed former mining areas and green corridors. The guide covers Walsall, Bloxwich, Willenhall, Aldridge, Brownhills and nearby land in the local authority. An address and precise parcel are essential: not every designation applies equally to each ward or village, and planning permission depends on the actual development.
Cheshire
Warrington planning constraints map
Warrington includes river and canal corridors intersecting fast-growing residential and employment centres. The guide covers Warrington, Birchwood, Stockton Heath, Lymm, Culcheth and nearby land in the local authority. An address and precise parcel are essential: not every designation applies equally to each ward or village, and planning permission depends on the actual development.
Greater Manchester
Wigan planning constraints map
Wigan includes former coalfield settlements, waterways, farms and employment estates. The guide covers Wigan, Leigh, Atherton, Tyldesley, Ashton-in-Makerfield and nearby land in the local authority. An address and precise parcel are essential: not every designation applies equally to each ward or village, and planning permission depends on the actual development.
Liverpool City Region
Wirral planning constraints map
Wirral includes peninsula between the Mersey and Dee estuaries with older town centres and coastal open space. The guide covers Birkenhead, Wallasey, Hoylake, West Kirby, Heswall and nearby land in the local authority. An address and precise parcel are essential: not every designation applies equally to each ward or village, and planning permission depends on the actual development.
West Midlands
Wolverhampton planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across Wolverhampton, a Black Country city bounded by the West Midlands Green Belt, where coal mining legacy from the South Staffordshire coalfield and former industrial land dominate the planning picture.
Yorkshire
York planning constraints map
Maplify maps the constraints across York, a city where an exceptionally dense historic core, its own dedicated Green Belt and significant flood risk from the Rivers Ouse and Foss combine to make constraints checking essential before any development.
Research every site with confidence
Our local authority guides turn a map search into a structured planning due-diligence process.
Understand local evidence
Read council-specific history, land-use issues, heritage considerations and planning permission guidance.
Check primary sources
Confirm mapped findings against the adopted policies map, relevant designations and planning register.
Can't find your local authority?
Maplify's interactive map can be searched throughout England. Start with a postcode or address, view the aerial imagery and verify important results against official council records.
Open the UK map