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AppealBase and Appeal Finder compared
AppealBase |
Appeal Finder |
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| Planning appeal search with filters. | Planning appeal search with filters and additional resources for users. | ||
| At ‘proof of concept’ stage. | Tried and tested product. | ||
| Run by Niall Cook, who specialises in marketing and who has a degree in Enterprise & Business Creation. | Run by Helen Howie, a professional town planner, who has a degree in town planning (Master of Civic Design) and Steve Howie, a professional software programmer, who has a degree in Maths and Computer Science. |
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| Ownership is unclear. Niall is part of at least 3 companies, namely Re-Focus Associates, Delightful Communications and Thyngs Ltd, according to his LinkedIn profile. | Owned by Howie Associates Ltd, a family business with 2 directors, Helen and Steve Howie. Easily contactable by email and phone. | ||
| AppealBase was established summer 2025. | Appeal Finder was established 2016. | ||
| Price: awaited | Price: £49/month + VAT (discounts for annual and multi-logins) |
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| Free only at this initial 'proof of concept' (MVP) stage. In a LinkedIn blog, Niall Cook explains how a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) can be produced to test a market before committing. The current ‘proof of concept’ AppealBase service, if it continues, is likely to be free for only a limited period. | Free month's trial with no card details needed and no obligation. There is no minimum sign-up period, so customers can adopt a 'pay-as-you-go' approach, starting and stopping a subscription as their workflow requires. Appeal Finder has transparent pricing, set out in its Purchase pages. |
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Planning Appeal Search
- All planning appeals in England since 2010
- Powerful search with advanced searching tools
- View search results on a Map
Easy Cost Effective Access
- Helps you make a stronger case to win planning consent
- Simple Fixed Monthly or Annual subscription
- Helpful Blogs, LPA quick links and other Resources
Testimonials
“ A fast and straight forward approach to finding the documents we need. Much better than the competition. ”
Stuart Thomas
Partner & Planning Consultant
Berrys
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“ We've found Appeal Finder really easy to use and a valuable tool for our business. ”
Andy Sheldon
“ Appeal Finder is splendid. It is an incredibly easy to use and extremely effective search engine. In just a few weeks I've saved hours of research time thanks to this service.”
Thea Osmund-Smith
Barrister
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