Planning software is shifting from one-off reports to live workspaces

The useful product is no longer a static PDF. It is a planning workspace with monitoring, evidence, documents, API access, and professional handoff.

A planning question does not end after the first answer

A site can move from initial feasibility to policy review, precedent search, design iteration, document preparation, consultation, submission, validation, appeal risk, and post-decision monitoring.

Treating that journey as a single report leaves too much context behind. A workspace keeps the site, evidence, communications, tasks, watchlist, and documents together.

Monitoring creates return value

Watchlists are more than convenience. They turn a planning tool into a live operating surface: users can track application references, appeal references, status changes, and evidence updates without manually checking registers every week.

That recurring value is especially important for professional users managing multiple client sites or development options.

The commercial model should match the job

Individuals often want a one-off site assessment or application pack. Professionals need subscription access, higher usage limits, API keys, repeatable workflows, and team oversight.

Planeer is building both paths on the same evidence foundation, so the product can serve homeowners without limiting the professional market.