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Perform a geospatial planning analysis for a specific site. Given a site reference, returns all planning-relevant data that intersects or surrounds the site: - Which local planning authority (district) the site falls within - Planning applications on the site (full history) and within a 500m surrounding ring (last 3 years) - Allocations, SHLAA sites, and Local Plan Policies that overlap the site - Settlement boundaries (development limits / village envelopes / built-up area boundaries) the site sits inside, straddles, abuts, or lies near — each classified as within / on_edge / adjacent / nearby with a distance, plus top-level within_boundary, on_edge, adjacent and nearest_boundary_m flags. Being inside the boundary is a strong development-in-principle signal; a site just outside is edge-of-settlement; no boundary at all means open countryside. - Planning constraints: AONB, SSSI, flood zones, green belt, conservation areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, ancient woodland, TPOs, national parks, SAC, SPA, Ramsar, agricultural land classification, radon, surface water, coal mining, AQMA, and 20+ more layers - Land Registry titles intersecting the site — each title includes: - title_no, title_address, tenure (Freehold/Leasehold), name (registered proprietor from the public Land Registry dataset), price_paid, postcode - If the title has been purchased on the user's Landstack account: register_extract with the full official copy — proprietors with addresses, class of title, edition date, all charges, restrictions, leases, and every other register entry. This is the right place to answer ownership, mortgage, and encumbrance questions. Do NOT use simplified=true if you need this data — simplified mode strips titles down to a count only. SIMPLIFIED MODE WARNING: simplified=true is for bulk site screening only. It collapses titles to a count, planning apps to summaries, and policies to type counts. Never use it when the user is asking about ownership, register detail, planning history, or any specific site content. SPATIAL COVERAGE FIELDS: Most returned layers include two coverage fields describing how each feature relates to the site geometry: - site_coverage_pct: % of the SITE area covered by this feature - feature_within_site_pct: % of the FEATURE that falls within the site Use these together to characterise the spatial relationship — a small feature entirely inside a large site will have high feature_within_site_pct and low site_coverage_pct; a large zone that encompasses the site will show the reverse. Always lead your answer with what THE SITE is (title number, address, district) before describing what's on or near it. This is the right tool when the user has a specific site in mind and wants to understand its planning context — as opposed to district-level tools which return data for an entire local authority area. GEOMETRY NOTE: All coordinates must be in British National Grid (SRID 27700 / OSGB36), not WGS84 (lat/lng). If the user provides lat/lng coordinates, ask them to convert to BNG first, or use a title number or site_id instead.

Get the affordable housing policy requirements for a UK district. Returns the policy-derived affordable housing percentage(s) the authority requires on qualifying residential developments. Each entry includes: - below_dwelling_threshold / above_dwelling_threshold — the affordable housing % required below and above the dwelling-number threshold at which the policy applies - policy — the policy reference / text the requirement is drawn from - page_number and url — the source document location Use this to answer questions like "what is the affordable housing policy in Camden?" or "how much affordable housing is required in South Oxfordshire?".

Get allocated development sites for a UK district. Returns individual allocated sites from the Local Plan, with address, policy notes, site size, and allocation type. Each site includes: - Site name and address - Allocation type: Adopted (full weight), Draft (limited weight), Withdrawn, or Deallocation - Allocation notes — the policy text describing what development is expected or permitted on the site - Site size (hectares) and units (dwellings) where available A district can have hundreds of allocations. Use keywords to filter to relevant sites, e.g. ['residential', 'housing'] or ['employment'] or a specific road name or area.

List all documents attached to a planning application, with classification metadata. Given a planning application UUID, returns each document's id, title, category classification, and a direct URL to the document on the Landstack platform. Always share these URLs with the user — they can open the document directly. Document categories include: Officer Report, Decision Notice, Appeal Decision, Design and Access Statement, Planning Supporting Statement, Viability Statement, Transport Assessment, Flood Risk Assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment, Affordable Housing Statement, and 50+ more types. This tool returns metadata only — no document text. Use `get_document_text` to fetch the full content of a specific document once you've identified which one you want. Optionally filter by category (e.g. 'OFFICER_REPORT') to return only documents of that type.

Fetch the full extracted text of a single planning document. Given a planning application UUID and a document_id (obtained from `get_application_documents`), returns the document's classification, full extracted text content, and a direct URL to the document on the Landstack platform. Always share this URL with the user alongside any analysis. Documents can be very large (50k+ characters). If the document exceeds the response size budget, the text will be truncated and a clear marker included so you know what you're seeing. The original character count is always returned.

Get the housing land supply position for a UK district. Returns the authority's five year housing land supply position, recent housing delivery record, and the status of its SHLAA / Call for Sites process — the data needed to answer questions like "what is the five year supply position in Cotswold?" or "is the SHLAA open in Bristol?". Three sections are returned: - five_year_supply: the latest published position. `projected_supply` is the number of years of deliverable supply (e.g. 2.62 = 2.62 years). A value below 5.0 means the authority CANNOT demonstrate a five year supply — a key planning hook that adds weight to housing proposals. `five_year_supply_demonstrated` states this directly. `buffer` is the % buffer applied (typically 5% or 20%). - housing_delivery: annual delivered-vs-required figures. `consequence` flags Action Plan / Housing Delivery Test triggers where the authority underdelivered. - call_for_sites_status: whether the Call for Sites / SHLAA process is open. `shlaa_stage` is the descriptive stage, `call_for_sites_open` is true when the authority is currently accepting site submissions, and `closing_date` is the submission deadline where known. For the individual assessed SHLAA sites themselves, use get_shlaa_sites.

Get the local plans in force for a UK district. Returns all active local plans for the district — there will often be more than one (e.g. an adopted district Local Plan plus one or more Neighbourhood Plans, or an emerging replacement plan alongside the adopted one). Each plan includes: - Name and type (Local Plan / Joint Spatial Plan / Minerals and Waste Plan) - Current stage in the adoption process (Scoping → Issues & Options → Preferred Options → Pre-Submission → Submission → Independent Examination → Adopted) - Status (Current / Emerging) — use this to judge weight in decision-making - Number of policies available (use search_local_plan_policies to retrieve them) - URL to the published plan document Use this first to understand what plans exist before fetching policies.

Get the policies within neighbourhood plans for a UK district. THIS TOOL COVERS NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANS ONLY (parish-level plans). For district Local Plan policies, use `search_local_plan_policies` instead. Returns individual policies grouped by neighbourhood plan, showing which specific plan each policy comes from, its policy group (e.g. "Village Centre", "Core Shopping Zone", "Strategic Employment Sites"), and the full policy text. Each policy maps to a policy type: - Economy — employment, retail, economic development policies - Transport — highways, cycling, parking policies - Open / Green Space — parks, green infrastructure, amenity policies - Constraints and Conservation — heritage, design, environmental constraints - General Development — general development management policies - Proposed Development — specific site allocations proposed in the NP Use `get_neighbourhood_plans` first to see which plans are in force for the district and whether they are 'made' (full weight) or 'emerging'. Filter by `plan_name` to get policies from a specific plan, e.g. 'South Cerney'. Filter by `policy_type` to see just Economy or Transport policies across all plans.

Get neighbourhood plans for a UK district. Neighbourhood plans are community-led planning documents that set policies for a specific parish or neighbourhood area. Once 'made' (adopted), they carry full weight alongside the district Local Plan. Returns all neighbourhood plans with: - Plan name and the parish/area it covers - Status: 'made' (fully adopted) or 'emerging' (in preparation) - URL to the published plan document A district typically has many neighbourhood plans across different parishes. Use status='made' to return only those carrying full weight. Use alongside get_local_plans for a complete picture of planning policy.

Get Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA/SHELAA/HELAA) sites for a UK district. A SHLAA assesses sites put forward by landowners for their potential to deliver housing or employment development. Each assessed site includes: - Site name and address - Assessment type: LAA Positive (suitable/available/achievable), LAA Negative (not deliverable), LAA Not Assessed, Call for Sites, or Ruled Out - Planning notes — the authority's assessment of the site's suitability, constraints, and potential capacity This tool returns the individual assessed sites. For the SHLAA / Call for Sites *process* status (whether the call for sites is open or closed, and when it closes), use get_five_year_supply. Use keywords to narrow results to specific areas or site types.