Plan✕ as a service is priced to make it as affordable to councils as possible, whilst ensuring we can continue to develop and improve it in future.
Planning applications received last year (Year ending Sep 2024)* | Annual subscription cost | |
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Small councils | Less than 595 | £10,000 |
Medium councils | 595-1355 | £15,000 |
Large councils | More than 1355 | £20,000 |
*As listed on Live table P134
In addition to this, applications that involve charging a fee of £60 or more will also charge an agreed per application service charge, which is passed back to us to pay for the cost of providing Plan✕.
After reaching an agreed number of service charges, 50% of the service charge collected is subtracted from from the next annual subscription cost as a discount. In other words, if enough people use your services powered by Plan✕, the software can increasingly pay for itself.
This cost covers the cost of
We are very aware of the challenges councils face in procuring Plan✕ as a service. Any suggestions or feedback you can give us about obstacles you face procuring Plan✕ is really useful.
Plan✕ as a service is currently being provided by Open Systems Lab, a non-profit company based in the UK. Any profits are reinvested into future improvements and innovation.