THE OS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Remove the friction.
Build with clarity.
Merlon connects the fragmented work between design and construction — bringing planning, costs, materials, contractors, and delivery into one connected workflow.
Design
CompleteProject brief & plans
Planning
CompleteApplications & approvals
Cost
In progressBudgets & estimates
Materials
NextProducts & specifications
Contractors
NextTendering & sourcing
Build
NextDelivery & execution
Decisions made earlier in the project remain visible as work moves towards construction.
The construction process is expensive long before the first brick is laid.
FROM DESIGN TO CONSTRUCTION
One connected workflow for every project
From design and planning through costs, materials, contractors, and construction, Merlon brings the information behind a project together in one connected workflow.
Automated planning documents
Build the
application.
Merlon identifies the documents your scheme requires and generates them using current planning policy, LPA guidance, and thousands of planning precedents.
Every document.
Documents
prepared.
Generate the planning documents your scheme requires, grounded in current policy and real planning precedent.
Fire Statement
Required under London Plan Policy D11 for major development and buildings over 18m / 7+ storeys.
Flood Risk Assessment
Required where the site area exceeds 1 hectare or lies in a flood zone.
Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment
Mandatory under the Environment Act 2021 - 10% BNG required for major development.
Air Quality Assessment
Required for major development - assesses construction dust and operational emissions.
Energy Statement
Sustainability and energy strategy. Arriving in phase 2.
From policy research to a complete application pack, Merlon turns weeks of drafting into minutes.
Generate your first document→Who it is built for
One platform.
Every team behind a project.
Merlon connects the people who move a project from design through planning and into construction, removing the repetitive work that slows them down.
ARCHITECTS
Spend more time designing.
Automate planning applications, compliance work and early-stage project analysis, turning weeks of administrative work into minutes.
QUANTITY SURVEYORS
Cost with confidence.
Generate materials surveys and early cost estimates directly from project designs.
PROPERTY DEVELOPERS
Make decisions earlier.
Understand planning constraints, costs and project feasibility before committing significant capital.
CONTRACTORS
Find the right work.
Discover relevant tenders and bid for projects through a dedicated construction marketplace.
PLANNING CONSULTANTS
Move applications forward.
Accelerate application preparation and regulatory research across multiple projects.
From first design to breaking ground, Merlon brings the workflow together.
Get started→One platform, end to end
Everything a planning team needs
From generating planning documents and reviewing applications against real appeal precedents, to sourcing contractors, managing project surveys, and accessing live planning intelligence, Merlon brings the entire planning workflow together.
Document generation
Auto-draft Fire Statements, Design & Access Statements, Flood Risk Assessments and more, grounded in current policy.
Compliance review
Drop in your application documents and get an accept / refuse assessment, referenced against 91,169 real Planning Inspectorate appeal decisions.
Private tender marketplace
Post and bid on work away from the public portals - a private space for planning and construction firms.
Contractor directory
Find contractors with their ratings, past projects and trade, and build your supply chain.
Materials surveys
Generate complete materials surveys that your project requires, together with the supporting survey documentation.
Cost surveys
Create detailed cost surveys for your project, helping your team understand project costs and make faster, better-informed planning decisions.
Planning applications
Track live and historic planning applications across boroughs, by status and type.
Planning news
Stay on top of new guidelines, practices and upcoming major projects.
Document generation
Auto-draft Fire Statements, Design & Access Statements, Flood Risk Assessments and more, grounded in current policy.
Compliance review
Drop in your application documents and get an accept / refuse assessment, referenced against 91,169 real Planning Inspectorate appeal decisions.
Private tender marketplace
Post and bid on work away from the public portals - a private space for planning and construction firms.
Contractor directory
Find contractors with their ratings, past projects and trade, and build your supply chain.
Materials surveys
Generate complete materials surveys that your project requires, together with the supporting survey documentation.
Cost surveys
Create detailed cost surveys for your project, helping your team understand project costs and make faster, better-informed planning decisions.
Planning applications
Track live and historic planning applications across boroughs, by status and type.
Planning news
Stay on top of new guidelines, practices and upcoming major projects.
Document generation
Auto-draft Fire Statements, Design & Access Statements, Flood Risk Assessments and more, grounded in current policy.
Compliance review
Drop in your application documents and get an accept / refuse assessment, referenced against 91,169 real Planning Inspectorate appeal decisions.
Private tender marketplace
Post and bid on work away from the public portals - a private space for planning and construction firms.
Contractor directory
Find contractors with their ratings, past projects and trade, and build your supply chain.
Materials surveys
Generate complete materials surveys that your project requires, together with the supporting survey documentation.
Cost surveys
Create detailed cost surveys for your project, helping your team understand project costs and make faster, better-informed planning decisions.
Planning applications
Track live and historic planning applications across boroughs, by status and type.
Planning news
Stay on top of new guidelines, practices and upcoming major projects.
Document generation
Auto-draft Fire Statements, Design & Access Statements, Flood Risk Assessments and more, grounded in current policy.
Compliance review
Drop in your application documents and get an accept / refuse assessment, referenced against 91,169 real Planning Inspectorate appeal decisions.
Private tender marketplace
Post and bid on work away from the public portals - a private space for planning and construction firms.
Contractor directory
Find contractors with their ratings, past projects and trade, and build your supply chain.
Materials surveys
Generate complete materials surveys that your project requires, together with the supporting survey documentation.
Cost surveys
Create detailed cost surveys for your project, helping your team understand project costs and make faster, better-informed planning decisions.
Planning applications
Track live and historic planning applications across boroughs, by status and type.
Planning news
Stay on top of new guidelines, practices and upcoming major projects.
Document generation
Auto-draft Fire Statements, Design & Access Statements, Flood Risk Assessments and more, grounded in current policy.
Compliance review
Drop in your application documents and get an accept / refuse assessment, referenced against 91,169 real Planning Inspectorate appeal decisions.
Private tender marketplace
Post and bid on work away from the public portals - a private space for planning and construction firms.
Contractor directory
Find contractors with their ratings, past projects and trade, and build your supply chain.
Materials surveys
Generate complete materials surveys that your project requires, together with the supporting survey documentation.
Cost surveys
Create detailed cost surveys for your project, helping your team understand project costs and make faster, better-informed planning decisions.
Planning applications
Track live and historic planning applications across boroughs, by status and type.
Planning news
Stay on top of new guidelines, practices and upcoming major projects.
LET'S BUILD
Ready to build
with better
information?
Merlon connects the information behind planning, design, costs, materials, contractors, and construction into one connected workflow.