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I used NLP to turn UK planning PDFs into a clean CSV
by david_s_data·Apr 7, 2026·1 point·3 comments
AI Analysis
●MidNiche Gem
Useful dataset for UK researchers but it's a Kaggle upload, not a reusable tool.
Strengths
- •Solves real friction: UK planning PDFs are notoriously difficult to parse programmatically
- •Structured CSV output enables immediate analysis without manual data extraction
Weaknesses
- •Single dataset upload rather than reusable tool others can apply to new PDFs
- •Kaggle hosting with Cloudflare check suggests minimal ongoing maintenance or docs
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Target Audience
Data analysts, UK property researchers, journalists
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