What is the Site Sourcing Tool?
The Site Sourcing Tool is a filter-based search that finds sites matching your criteria. You define what you’re looking for, and the tool shows the sites that fit.
You can search by parcel size, ownership type, planning constraints, infrastructure proximity, amenities and more. You can also type what you’re looking for in plain English and the AI filter generator will apply the most relevant filters for you.
Site sourcing runs on the main map in Explore. Your results appear alongside the data layers you’ve switched on, such as flood zones, conservation areas or substations, so you can check each site in context before you save it.
How to use it:
Open Explore on the left of your screen
Switch on the layers you want to check your results against
Select Site sourcing
Choose your search area (Map, Draw, Radius or Council)
Add filters manually, or use the AI search bar to generate them
Select Search
💡 LandTech Tip: Switch your layers on before you open Site sourcing. Leaving Site sourcing to change layers will clear your results.
Search area options
Before applying filters, choose how you want to define the area you’re searching.
Map: Search within the current map view. Turn on Search as the map moves and results update as you pan and zoom.
Draw: Draw a custom polygon on the map to set your search area precisely.
Radius: Set a distance or travel-time radius from a point, by straight-line distance or drive time.
Council: Search within a specific local authority area.
💡 LandTech Tip: Try the AI search bar first. Type something like “Privately owned brownfield sites over 1 acre within 500ft of an adopted road” and let the AI set up the filters before you refine them.
Checking results against your layers
Results appear above your other map layers with thicker outlines, so each site stands out from the data around it. Select a result to zoom to it and open the Assessor for a full review.
For example:
Land buyers can search with flood zones switched on and see straight away which sites are affected.
Planning consultants can review results against conservation areas or other planning layers to decide which sites need a closer look.
Energy developers can review potential battery storage sites alongside secondary substations and planning constraints before saving the promising ones.
Good to know
Results clear when you leave Site sourcing. Save the sites you want to keep before you go back to Explore.
Ownership boundaries are hidden while Site sourcing is open. This stops them overlapping your results. Your usual settings come back when you leave.
Saving and exporting results
Once your search has run, you can:
Save sites to your Pipeline to progress them
Save your search to reuse the same filters later
Export results as a CSV to use outside LandInsight
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