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We watch the planning register for your patch. You get an email when work is submitted near you, and again the day it's approved. £29 a month. Cancel any time.

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Why the approval matters more than the submission

A householder application is someone wanting to change their own home. An extension, a loft, a garage conversion.

By the time it's approved they've paid an architect and waited eight weeks or more. They have permission and a budget. A single storey rear extension is commonly £40,000 to £70,000 of work.

Most of them have nobody booked yet. No builder, no roofer, nobody to fit the kitchen the drawings clearly show. That's the day to know about it.

You're not paying to be one of five firms quoting the same job. Nobody else has knocked.

Do the arithmetic. The Trade plan is £29 a month. That's £348 a year. One extension pays for years of it.

We hold 1,574,894 applications from 373 councils, current to September 2026. How busy your patch is depends on your postcode. Watch one area free and find out before you pay.

How it works

Three decisions, then it runs by itself

  1. 01 Pick your patch

    A postcode and a radius of 0.4, 0.8 or 1.6 km. Start where you live, then add the places you already work.

  2. 02 Pick your work

    Filter to the kinds of job you do. A tree surgeon doesn't need to read about shop signs. Leave it open to see everything.

  3. 03 Get the email

    One email a day, and nothing on a quiet day. On Trade you also get an approval alert the day a job near you is granted.

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  • One watched area
  • Daily digest of new applications
  • A radius of 0.4, 0.8 or 1.6 km
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By trade

What to watch, and why, for the work you do

  • Builders: Planning applications are your earliest lead source
  • Roofers: See the lofts, dormers and extensions before the scaffolding goes up
  • Tree surgeons: Protected tree work is public before it is booked
  • Glaziers: Windows and doors are specified on the register before they are ordered
  • Landscapers: Landscaping is a condition on most schemes worth having
  • Groundworkers: Dropped kerbs, driveways and foundations all start on the register
  • Kitchen fitters: An approved extension is a kitchen nobody has chosen yet
  • Bathroom fitters: Loft and extension work almost always adds a bathroom
  • Loft conversion specialists: Dormers and loft conversions are decided months before the work starts
  • Electricians: Every extension and conversion needs a rewire you can quote for
  • Plumbers: New bathrooms and kitchens show up on the register first
  • Scaffolders: Every approved loft, extension and re-roof needs scaffolding
  • Architects: The register shows what gets approved near you, and what does not

Straight answers

What does a planning application actually tell me?

The address, the work proposed in the owner's own words, the dates and the decision. That's useful, and it's limited. It doesn't tell you the budget, the start date, or who they've booked.

Do you give me the homeowner's phone number?

No. We never show personal details, not even to paying subscribers. You get the address and the work proposed, which is what the council publishes. What you do with a public address is your call and your responsibility.

Where are the drawings?

On the council's own portal. Every application page here links straight to it. We list the facts of an application, not the drawings.

Does approved mean the work is happening?

Not always. Permissions lapse, people move and budgets change. Some approvals only ever existed to help sell the house. It's a strong signal, not a promise.

What if my patch is quiet?

Then you get quiet weeks. The email says nothing rather than padding it out. A rural 0.8 km radius can go days without an application. Watch one area free first and see what your postcode produces.

Can I cancel?

Yes, from your account, at any time. You keep the plan until the end of the period you've paid for. Then you drop to the free tier and keep one watched area.

Not sure it's worth it for your patch? Ask us before you pay and a person will answer.