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Application submitted
Introduce your business early
Find out what a homeowner is proposing and start a relevant conversation about design, costs or the work you can deliver.
Planning intelligence for local businesses
Find local leads
in planning applications.
Find homes and sites planning extensions, new builds, driveways and changes of use. Turn local planning applications into opportunities for your business, with the context to make a relevant introduction.
Search available now · Email alerts in preview · Letter sending planned
Opportunities in your areaIllustrative planning opportunities
Rear extension approvedA potential project for a local builder
Approved4 new homes proposedA potential new-build sales instruction
SubmittedProjects that fit your business
See where your services
could be needed next.
For builders, specialist trades, suppliers and property teams. Search for the work you do, then narrow your research to councils where you operate.
Extensions
Find homeowners planning more space, with opportunities for builders, roofers and kitchen suppliers.
Search extensionsNew builds
Identify individual plots and housing schemes for construction, materials and new-home sales.
Search new buildsDriveways & access
Look for proposed driveways, vehicle access and parking works that suit your paving or landscaping business.
Search drivewaysChanges of use
Spot properties changing purpose, from commercial conversions to new residential accommodation.
Search changes of useLofts & conversions
Find loft, garage and building conversions where specialist trades and suppliers can help.
Search conversionsWindows, roofs & more
Search proposal descriptions for the work you offer, including roofing, glazing and external alterations.
Search roofing projectsApplications and decisions
Make contact at a useful
stage of the project.
A new proposal and an approved application call for different conversations. Use planning status to decide when to introduce your business and what to offer.
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Permission approved
Follow up with a specific offer
Review approved plans and approach suitable projects with a quote, product recommendation or local example of your work.
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Decision recorded
Keep your prospect list relevant
Check approvals, refusals and withdrawn applications before you follow up, so your approach reflects the latest recorded position.
A planning decision does not confirm that building work has started or finished. Email alerts are not yet available.
For estate agents and land teams
Find new-build opportunities
before homes reach the market.
Identify new plots, small developments and conversions in your patch. Start conversations with owners and developers about selling their future homes, and put your agency forward for an exclusive sales instruction.
- 01Discover proposed homes
Search for new dwellings and residential schemes in your local councils.
- 02Understand the development
Review the proposed homes, site address, plans and recorded decision.
- 03Prepare your pitch
Bring local sales evidence, a valuation approach and a marketing proposal to the conversation.
Example opportunityPrepare a sales proposal
Prepare a sales proposal
for a new development.
Use the proposed homes and site plans to shape your introduction.
Direct mail Planned feature
Introduce your business
by letter.
We’re planning letter sending inside PlanningTrack, so you can choose relevant properties and arrange a printed introduction straight to their doors.
Select homes with newly submitted or approved applications, prepare your message, then review addresses and mailing costs before ordering.
- Choose individual property addresses
- Tailor your letter to the proposed work
- Review recipients before print and postage
Try the illustrative address selector. Letter sending is not available yet; nothing is saved, ordered or sent.
Select properties
Interactive example2 properties selectedNext in the planned workflow: prepare your letter.
Fictional addresses · Selection stays on this page only
Start with local coverage
Build a prospect list
around the work you want.
Choose councils where you work, search relevant proposals and review each application before making contact. Coverage and collection times vary by council.
Useful to know
Planning leads,
explained.
How can planning applications help me find leads?
An application tells you what is proposed at a property and where it is. Use that context to identify projects that fit your services, review council documents and decide whether a local introduction would be useful. An application is an opportunity to research, not a confirmed customer enquiry.
Can I follow submitted and approved applications?
You can search collected applications and review their recorded status now. Planned area alerts will let you choose a postcode, radius, project type and status, with daily or weekly email summaries of new applications and decisions. Email delivery is not available yet.
Does a completed application mean building work has finished?
No. A planning decision completes a stage of the application process; it does not confirm that building work has started or finished. Use the proposal, decision and available council documents to understand a project before approaching it.
How can estate agents use PlanningTrack?
Search for new dwellings, conversions and residential schemes in your patch. Review the proposed homes and planning position, then identify opportunities to speak with owners or developers about valuations, marketing and an exclusive sales instruction. Planning records do not establish whether a selling agent has already been appointed.
Can PlanningTrack send letters for my business?
Letter sending is planned. The proposed workflow is to choose property addresses from relevant applications, prepare a letter and review recipients and cost before ordering print and postage. The example on this page only demonstrates address selection; it does not save a mailing list or send anything.
Will I see every project in my area?
Coverage and update times vary by council. Check local coverage and the original council record before acting on an application. Work that does not appear in a planning application will not necessarily appear in search results.