What's New

Every feature, improvement, and update we've shipped — newest first.

July 2026

AI Assistant Connector (Claude & ChatGPT)

New

Connect Claw to Claude or ChatGPT and search planning appeals conversationally — read decisions, check citations, and pull case details right inside your assistant.

Full-Text Decision Search

New

Search now finds cases by any wording inside the decision letter itself — not just the address, metadata, or AI summary.

Highlighted Search Matches

New

Results now show the exact passage from the decision that matched your search, highlighted in context.

Faster Search & Maps

Improvement

Planning-reference lookups now resolve instantly and map boundary counts load up to 100× faster.

More Reliable Document Viewer

Improvement

Decision PDFs now load first time, with automatic retry so documents no longer fail on the first attempt.

Latest Appeals News Carousel

New

The homepage now highlights recent notable appeal decisions in a rotating carousel.

More Complete Case Tags

Improvement

Cases that previously showed no tags now display them — including the outcome and key planning issues pulled from the decision letter.

April 2026

Public REST API

New

Developers can now access Claw data programmatically via a public REST API with API key authentication, rate limiting, and a full management UI.

New PINS Appeals Coverage (APD)

New

Full coverage of new English planning appeals from the Appeal a Planning Decision service, which replaced the legacy ACP portal in December 2025.

API Playground & Documentation

New

Interactive API documentation with live endpoint testing so developers can explore and try every endpoint before integrating.

PINS Data Quality Improvements

Improvement

PINS cases now include the case officer name and accurate start date, with inspector names cleanly separated from officer fields.

Accessibility & Performance

Improvement

WCAG 2.1 improvements including 44×44 touch targets, stronger focus indicators, and colour contrast fixes, alongside database and API performance tuning.

March 2026

Welsh Planning Appeals (PEDW)

New

Full coverage of Welsh planning appeals from the Planning Environment Decisions Wales service, including automated scraping with captcha handling.

Map Heatmap & Satellite Layers

New

Visualise appeal density with heatmap overlays and switch to satellite imagery for geographic context.

Saved Search Email Alerts

New

Save any search and receive email notifications when new matching appeals are published.

Country Filter

Improvement

Filter appeals by country — England, Scotland, or Wales — with map boundaries updating automatically.

315+ Programmatic SEO Pages

Auto-generated pages for every local authority, appeal type, and decision outcome to help professionals find relevant precedents via search engines.

Admin Invoice Billing & Roles

Improvement

Organisation admins can now view invoices, manage billing, and assign team member roles from the admin panel.

February 2026

Interactive Map with LPA Boundaries

New

Explore appeals on a full-screen map with local planning authority boundary overlays and marker clustering.

AI Document Chat

AI

Ask questions across case files and get instant AI-powered answers from any decision letter or supporting document.

Scottish DPEA Appeals

New

Full coverage of Scottish planning appeals from the DPEA, scraped and indexed alongside PINS data.

Full-Text Search with Advanced Queries

Improvement

Search across all appeal documents with boolean operators, phrase matching, and proximity search.

Automated Daily Scraping Pipeline

New appeals are automatically discovered and processed every day via scheduled cron jobs.

Landing Page with SEO & Analytics

New marketing landing page with HubSpot integration, Google Analytics 4, and full SEO metadata.

January 2026

Multi-Tenant Organisations & Team Management

New

Create organisations, invite team members, and share bookmarks and searches across your team.

Stripe Subscription Billing

New

Flexible subscription plans with Stripe — upgrade, downgrade, or cancel at any time from your account settings.

Admin Panel with Scraper Controls

Internal admin dashboard for monitoring scrape jobs, managing users, and triggering manual discovery runs.

Advanced Search Filters

Improvement

Date range picker, multi-select dropdowns for appeal type, decision outcome, and local authority filters.

December 2025

Platform Launch

New

Claw goes live with case search, linked cases, and an in-browser PDF viewer for decision letters.