For Builders Across the UK

47,934 jobs just hit UK planning. None of those homeowners know you exist yet.

PlanPost spots relevant new planning applications across England and Wales the day they're filed, then prints and posts a branded letter from you to the homeowner before they've even started looking for a builder. Review each lead, or set it to auto-send the lot. Your letter lands on a doormat before anyone else's van turns up.

  • 47,934 planning applications across England & Wales in the last 90 days
  • Letters printed and posted for you, via Royal Mail
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Live data

Live leads across the UK you could be winning

Sample of the planning activity happening across England and Wales right now. Last 90 days.

47,934 live applicationsMostly Extensions (21,618)Updated this morning

12-month application volume across the UK

The UK sees between 16,576 and 26,171 planning applications per month (averaging 21,663); recent months are easing.

National intelligence

Know the UK market: what gets built, by whom, and who approves it

The patterns behind the leads. Helpful when you're deciding which areas to chase.

What's being built in the UK

Application volume by project type, last 90 days.

Extensions
21,618
Heritage
3,998
New builds
2,978
Outbuildings
2,582
Loft conversions
2,446
Conversions
1,979
Applications · 90d
47,934
vs 67,096 prior quarter
Approval rate
85%
12,652 decided
Biggest category
Extensions
21,618 apps
vs prior 90d
-29%

London is the busiest right now (9,921 apps in the last 90 days), followed by Surrey (2,244) and West Yorkshire (1,782). Together they account for about 29% of new UK applications.

Most active architects nationally

Architects with the most submitted applications, last 12 months.

Most active architects

12-month view
  • Mr Jonathan Renshaw19 apps
  • Mr Umayr Azam16 apps
  • Mr R Anwar15 apps
  • Mr Phil Ryan14 apps
  • Mr Mohammed Yaseen13 apps

Browse by county

91 counties and principal areas, sorted by area covered.

London35 councils · 265 outcodesWest Midlands7 councils · 94 outcodesGreater Manchester10 councils · 89 outcodesWest Yorkshire5 councils · 86 outcodesSurrey11 councils · 65 outcodesEssex13 councils · 53 outcodesMerseyside5 councils · 51 outcodesHertfordshire10 councils · 49 outcodesTyne and Wear5 councils · 49 outcodesDevon7 councils · 47 outcodesSouth Yorkshire4 councils · 46 outcodesCornwall1 council · 44 outcodesKent11 councils · 44 outcodesLancashire12 councils · 42 outcodesHampshire11 councils · 39 outcodesNorfolk6 councils · 39 outcodesEast Sussex5 councils · 38 outcodesSuffolk4 councils · 37 outcodesDerbyshire8 councils · 35 outcodesLincolnshire7 councils · 33 outcodesWiltshire1 council · 33 outcodesStaffordshire8 councils · 30 outcodesDorset1 council · 29 outcodesOxfordshire5 councils · 29 outcodesShropshire1 council · 27 outcodesCumbria1 council · 25 outcodesGloucestershire6 councils · 25 outcodesGwynedd1 council · 25 outcodesWorcestershire5 councils · 25 outcodesNottinghamshire7 councils · 24 outcodesWest Sussex6 councils · 23 outcodesMilton Keynes1 council · 21 outcodesCheshire East1 council · 20 outcodesPembrokeshire1 council · 20 outcodesCambridgeshire3 councils · 19 outcodesHerefordshire1 council · 19 outcodesLeicestershire7 councils · 19 outcodesBuckinghamshire1 council · 17 outcodesCentral Bedfordshire1 council · 17 outcodesConwy1 council · 16 outcodesNorth Somerset1 council · 15 outcodesBCP1 council · 14 outcodesWarwickshire5 councils · 14 outcodesBristol1 council · 13 outcodesHull1 council · 12 outcodesIsle of Wight1 council · 12 outcodesPowys1 council · 12 outcodesCeredigion1 council · 11 outcodesWest Northamptonshire1 council · 11 outcodesYork1 council · 11 outcodesCarmarthenshire1 council · 10 outcodesNorth Northamptonshire1 council · 10 outcodesStockton-on-Tees1 council · 10 outcodesWokingham1 council · 10 outcodesCardiff1 council · 9 outcodesRedcar and Cleveland1 council · 9 outcodesSwansea1 council · 9 outcodesBedford1 council · 8 outcodesPlymouth1 council · 8 outcodesPortsmouth1 council · 8 outcodesBridgend1 council · 7 outcodesThurrock1 council · 7 outcodesWest Berkshire1 council · 7 outcodesBlackpool1 council · 6 outcodesDarlington1 council · 6 outcodesDenbighshire1 council · 6 outcodesMedway1 council · 6 outcodesNewport1 council · 6 outcodesSlough1 council · 6 outcodesSouth Gloucestershire1 council · 6 outcodesBrighton1 council · 5 outcodesCaerphilly1 council · 5 outcodesHalton1 council · 5 outcodesLeicester1 council · 5 outcodesSouthampton1 council · 5 outcodesStoke on Trent1 council · 5 outcodesTelford1 council · 5 outcodesWarrington1 council · 5 outcodesFlintshire1 council · 4 outcodesHartlepool1 council · 4 outcodesMerthyr Tydfil1 council · 4 outcodesMonmouthshire1 council · 4 outcodesPeterborough1 council · 4 outcodesSwindon1 council · 4 outcodesBath1 council · 3 outcodesBlaenau Gwent1 council · 3 outcodesMiddlesbrough1 council · 3 outcodesTorfaen1 council · 3 outcodesNottingham1 council · 2 outcodesTorbay1 council · 2 outcodesWrexham1 council · 2 outcodes
The product

From planning application to doormat in 24 hours

Done-for-you letters

Branded letters, printed and posted for you

Upload your logo and letterhead once, or let PlanPost generate one for you. Every matched application triggers a letter personalised with the homeowner's address and the project they applied for. The greeting stays “Dear Homeowner”: we never use their name. Royal Mail, same working day.

“The letters look better than anything I'd have put together myself. One landed on a £72k loft before the homeowner had even spoken to another builder.”
CK
Chris K.
Owner, CSK Property
Oakwood
Construction
EST. 2012 · SHEFFIELD
14 Station Road
Sheffield S7 4RQ
0114 555 0192
The Homeowner
22 Laurel Gardens
Sheffield
S7 1DH
15 April 2026
Re: Your planning application at 22 Laurel Gardens

Dear Homeowner,

Congratulations on submitting your planning application for a loft conversion at 22 Laurel Gardens. It's exciting to see local homeowners investing in improving their properties.

I'm writing to introduce Oakwood Construction, a local building company that specialises in extensions, loft conversions and home improvements across South Sheffield. We've been trading since 2012, and everything we build is carried out by our own team rather than subcontractors, so someone is on your job every day and the work never stalls.

We finished a loft conversion much like yours on Abbeydale Road earlier this year: two bedrooms and a shower room, done in eleven weeks with the family living at home throughout.

I know the two big questions at this stage are what it will really cost and what it's like to live through the build. Those are exactly the things I'd rather set out honestly with you before you commit to anything.

If you'd like to discuss your plans or would welcome a free, no-obligation consultation, I'd be happy to visit at a time that suits you. Call me on 0114 555 0192, or scan the code below to see examples of our recent work.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Dave Morgan
Director · Oakwood Construction
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How PlanPost works in the UK

From planning application to letter on the homeowner's doormat, done for you, in 24 hours.

1

We monitor your local council every day

Every new planning application is pulled in within 24 hours and matched to your project types and working radius. No spam, no irrelevant noise.

Same-day
2

Your branded letter goes in the post

Your letterhead and your chosen letter template, merged with the homeowner's address and project details, then sent by Royal Mail. Printing and postage included.

Done for you
3

You track every lead through to won

A proper sales pipeline. From posted to responded, quoted, and won, with timeline events, notes and deal values so you see what's working.

Real pipeline

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Monthly rolling. Letters included in every plan. Cancel or pause anytime.

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