Every week, we track newly approved residential planning applications across London, filter out the noise, and send you the projects most likely to need a builder, roofer, loft specialist or renovation contractor.
Plans from £49/month. No card required for your free sample.
Real sample from a live weekly list. Each subscriber file includes approved residential projects, addresses, proposal summaries, planning references, portal links and agent details where published.
| Date | Ref | Address | Type | Decision | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Apr 2026 | 26/00417/HOU | 7 Ashdown Road, Enfield EN3 5AA | Extension | Approved | Agent email |
| 02 Apr 2026 | 26/00532/HOU | 148 Bramley Road, London N14 4HU | Extension | Approved | Agent email |
| 02 Apr 2026 | 26/00751/CEA | 81 Chester Road, London N9 8JH | Loft conversion | Approved | Agent + phone |
| 02 Apr 2026 | 26/00683/PRH | 195 Beaconsfield Road, Enfield EN3 6AX | Extension | Approved | Agent email |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 25/03942/HOU | 449 Montagu Road, London N9 0HR | Extension + conversion | Approved | Address only |
| 02 Apr 2026 | 26/00780/CEA | 32 Clydesdale, Enfield EN3 4RJ | Roof / dormer | Approved | Address only |
Most trades only hear about extension and loft work once the homeowner is already getting quotes. Planning approvals give you an earlier signal.
Most trades only hear about extensions, lofts and renovation work once the homeowner has already started asking around. Planning approvals show which homeowners have just received permission and are likely to start thinking about quotes and next steps.
In practice, the first credible trade to respond often has a better chance of shaping the conversation. Being early — before the homeowner has spoken to many others — gives you a genuine advantage.
By the time a project appears on a lead platform, several other trades may already be competing for the same job. UK Planning Leads helps you act earlier, before the homeowner has been approached by everyone else.
Planning permission is granted. You have the address within the week. You write a short note to the architect. They reply. You're on site for a quote before the homeowner has finished asking around.
We do the monitoring so you can focus on quoting. No council portal logins, no manual searching, no guessing.
Our system tracks approved planning applications across 16+ live London boroughs every week, filtering for residential projects that are likely to need a trade.
Telecoms masts, fences, signage, commercial work — gone. What's left is every approved extension, loft conversion, dormer, refurbishment, and roof job that needs a tradesperson.
A clean Excel file: full address, proposal summary, planning portal link, and where available — the agent's name, email, and phone number. Most homeowners haven't called a single builder yet.
Every borough tracked weekly — extensions, lofts, conversions, roof works, and more.
Every residential approval that needs a tradesperson — extensions, loft conversions, dormers, refurbishments, roof works. Filtered, tagged, and ready to act on.
Tell us where you work and we'll get it live.
Request your area →Adjust the sliders to see what the subscription needs to deliver.
Even one small job can cover the subscription many times over.
This calculator is illustrative only. Results depend on your area, trade, follow-up quality, pricing, capacity and availability.
All plans include a free sample week before you pay. Cancel anytime.
Plans from £49/month · Free sample before you pay · Cancel before next billing date
Want a free sample first? Request your free sample →
We don't want every builder in an area receiving the same opportunity list. We may limit subscriber numbers by trade and borough so the data remains useful for active subscribers.
Subscriber limits vary by borough, trade and plan. Existing subscribers keep priority access while their subscription remains active.
No council portal searching. No messy PDFs. No manual filtering. Just a clean weekly file of approved residential projects filtered for projects more likely to need a trade.
For retrofit, insulation, solar, roofing and energy-efficiency providers — filtered planning data as a property-level opportunity signal.
This data does not confirm household eligibility for ECO4, GBIS, Warm Homes or any other funding scheme.
Planning approvals can indicate homes where property improvement works are already being considered, making them potentially relevant for retrofit, insulation, roofing, solar or energy-efficiency providers. A homeowner who has recently secured approval for an extension, loft conversion, roof alteration or major renovation may also be considering heating, ventilation, solar or broader fabric upgrades.
UK Planning Leads can provide filtered planning-triggered retrofit opportunity datasets for providers looking to identify relevant properties, project types and local opportunities by borough or council area.
Datasets are provided for legitimate B2B opportunity assessment and must be used responsibly, in line with applicable data protection and marketing rules.
Data disclaimer: UK Planning Leads does not determine eligibility for ECO4, GBIS, Warm Homes or any other grant or funding scheme. Our data is based on publicly available planning records and should only be used as an initial opportunity signal. Any homeowner contact, funding assessment, retrofit survey, grant application or scheme submission remains the responsibility of the provider. Contact details are included where available from public planning records only.
We sent sample lists to tradespeople before launch. Here's what came back.
"Spent ten minutes going through the Croydon sample and there were four jobs I'd have been straight on the phone about. I knew planning data was public but never had it all in one place with the contact details ready to go. That's the key — the agent's email is right there. That's who you need to speak to, not the homeowner."
Practical guides for builders, roofers and trades looking to use planning approvals to find work earlier.
How to use council planning portals and weekly approval data to get in front of homeowners earlier in the process.
Coming soonA practical guide to turning approved planning applications into quotes, from identifying the right projects to making first contact.
Coming soonWhich London boroughs approve the most residential extensions and lofts each week, and what that means for trades operating in those areas.
Coming soonUnderstanding the steps between approval and construction — and why trades that act early tend to win more work.
Coming soonA guide to making professional first contact with the agent or architect listed on a planning approval, without being pushy.
Coming soonHow planning approval data differs from lead platforms and why acting on it earlier gives trades a genuine advantage.
Coming soonThe questions we get asked most.
At £49/month you're spending £588/year. A single-storey London extension is typically £35,000–£50,000. Win one job from this list and the subscription has paid for itself many times over. For many trades, even one small job can cover the annual subscription. The question isn't whether it's worth it — it's how quickly you act on the leads when they arrive.
Yes. Planning applications and decisions are published on council planning portals. We monitor, filter and organise this public information into a practical weekly file for trades.
No. Contact details are included where they are published or available from the planning record. Every file includes addresses, planning references, proposal summaries and portal links.
A clean Excel spreadsheet with every approved residential planning application for your chosen boroughs. Each row has: full address, planning reference, proposal description, decision date, project type (extension / loft / roof etc.), link to the council portal, and where published — the agent's name, email address, and phone number. You can filter by type, sort by date, and start quoting the same morning.
Across all live boroughs: 650+ actionable approvals per week. Enfield alone averages 69 per week, Barnet 58, Bexley 56, Bromley 22. You only receive the projects relevant to your borough — filter in Excel by type.
Most planning applications are submitted by an architect, planning consultant, or agent on the homeowner's behalf. Their contact details are often published on the portal — and they're the person who'll be recommending builders to the homeowner. Reaching them is often more effective than trying to find the homeowner directly.
Yes — always. Request your free sample and we'll send the current week's list before you pay anything. No card required. We want you to see exactly what you're getting.
We can add further boroughs based on demand. Email us with your area and we'll let you know how quickly we can get it live.
No. UK Planning Leads is independent and is not affiliated with any UK council or planning authority.
Monthly plans can be cancelled before the next billing date. Once a weekly list has been delivered, the current billing period is not refunded unless required by law.
No. Sample and subscriber lists are for your own business use only and must not be resold, republished or distributed.
Yes. Tell us your borough or council area and we'll prioritise it based on demand.
No. UK Planning Leads does not determine grant or scheme eligibility. Our data is based on publicly available planning records and may help providers identify properties where improvement works are being considered. Any ECO4, GBIS, Warm Homes or other funding assessment must be carried out separately by the provider.
Yes. Planning approvals may be useful for retrofit, insulation, solar, roofing and energy-efficiency providers because they show where homeowners are actively progressing property improvement projects. We can provide filtered datasets for relevant project types and boroughs. See the retrofit data section →
Tell us your borough and trade — we'll usually send the latest available sample within one working day. No card required.