Signals & scoring

Site-Qualification Score

A 0-100 read on how buildable a site is, drawn from signals like zoning, the Residential Zoned Land Tax, and solar and geothermal potential.

Before a site becomes a live job it has to be genuinely buildable. The site-qualification score is a composite that reads planning and land signals - such as zoning status, whether the land is caught by the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT), and solar and geothermal potential - into a single 0-100 view of how ready and attractive a site is to develop. Each score comes with the short factors behind it, so it is glass-boxed rather than a black box.

Why it matters

It helps separate sites that are ready to move from those that are years off, so you spend effort where development is actually likely. The factors behind the number let you sanity-check it yourself.

Where it shows up in the data

PlanningLeads attaches a 0-100 site-qualification score and its factor list to qualifying leads, built from zoning, RZLT, solar and geothermal signals at site and area level.

Common questions

What goes into the site-qualification score?

Land and planning signals such as zoning status, Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) exposure, and solar and geothermal potential - combined into a 0-100 view.

Is the score explained?

Yes - each score comes with the short factor strings behind it, so you can see why a site rates the way it does.

What is the RZLT?

The Residential Zoned Land Tax, an annual tax on land that is zoned and serviced for residential use, intended to encourage its development.

This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice. Planning rules carry conditions and exceptions - always verify a specific case against the official source or a planning professional before acting.

Turn this signal into live leads.

PlanningLeads tracks site-qualification score activity alongside every planning application and commencement across all 31 local authorities - scored and filtered to your trade.