Permitted development prior approval planning applications
55,872 Permitted Development Prior Approval applications on record across the UK
Sample Permitted Development Prior Approval applications
- P25/V2454/S73Vale of White HorseVariation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) - minor changes are proposed to the garage and addition of an oak framed porch proposed to the main house, variation of conditions 5 (CEMP: Biodiversity), 6 (Biodiversity Enhancements), 8 (Landscaping) and 9 (Ground and Slab Levels) and Removal of Condition 10 (Permitted Development Rights) on planning application P24/V1096/FUL (Removal of existing log cabin. Replacement dwelling and detached garage building). (Additional Information Received 22nd December 2025 and 09 March 2026)
- PDCHK/2025/0009WokingPermitted development check - rear shed
- PDR/2025/0057Amber ValleyApplication to determine if prior approval is required for the conversion of redundant office spaces into required 4no. residential units (2no. 2-bed, 2no. 1-bed).
Every prior approval case is a client with a building, a plan and no contractor yet. You want to be their first call. Planning Signal puts these projects in your inbox the day the council publishes them, so you quote first and land the job before it reaches tender.
Owners use PD rights to extend homes, convert barns and turn empty offices into flats without a full planning application. The council still has to sign off the details, and that filing is public. It names the site and describes the work. Wherever the council publishes them, it also shows the applicant and the agent. That is your opening.
You reach the client while the team is still open
At this stage the owner is still choosing a builder, a structural engineer, a window supplier and a fire consultant. The decision clock is short, so the people behind these schemes move fast once approval lands. When you are already in the conversation, you set the price and the programme. When you arrive late, you compete on cost alone.
With more than 55,000 of these cases on record across 400+ councils, the work is steady and nationwide. Pick the jobs that fit your trade, ignore the rest and fill your diary with the projects you want.
What counts as a Permitted Development Prior Approval application
A larger home extension prior approval lets a homeowner build a deeper single-storey rear extension than standard PD rights allow, once neighbours have had their say. Each one needs a builder, groundworks, a roof, glazing and finishes. Win the quote now and the job starts the week the council signs off.
Office to resi schemes fill a contractor's year
Commercial to residential conversions turn vacant offices and shops into flats. These schemes need strip-out, partitions, new services, windows, fire safety and acoustic work. One approval means a full fit-out programme for the firm that reaches the developer first.
Agricultural conversion opens rural work to you
Barns and farm buildings converted to homes need structural surveys, new openings, insulation, drainage and full refurbishment. Farmers and rural landowners want a trusted team, and the first credible firm to call earns that trust.
Upward extensions add storeys and add revenue
Adding floors to houses and blocks brings steel, timber frame, roofing, scaffolding and lift work. Structural engineers and frame manufacturers who move early get specified from day one.
Prior notification covers farms, demolition and masts
New agricultural buildings, demolition and telecoms installations also pass through prior notification. Each notice names a site where steel frame erectors, demolition crews or civil contractors are about to be hired. You see the site, the scope and the timing, and you call while the owner is still lining up quotes.
Who tracks Permitted Development Prior Approval applications
The firms that win this work treat every new approval case as a sales appointment waiting to be booked.
Builders land the contract before the tender list exists
Extension builders and conversion contractors read the description, check the site address and call the applicant or agent the same week. You arrive with a price and a start date while rivals are still waiting for an invitation to quote.
Manufacturers get specified, not substituted
Window, door, roofing, steel frame and modular manufacturers contact the agent while drawings are still moving. Get your product into the specification at this stage and it stays there through construction.
Suppliers fill their order books ahead of the build
Merchants, insulation suppliers and kitchen and bathroom showrooms map new approvals in their trading area. They approach the homeowner or the agent directly and turn a planning notice into a materials order before the first brick arrives.
Architects and consultants win the next stage
Approval settles the planning question, but the job still needs building regulations drawings, structural calculations, a fire strategy, acoustic testing and party wall notices. Architects, structural engineers, fire engineers and surveyors who call early become the team that carries the scheme to completion, and they collect the repeat work that follows from developers who build more than once.
How Planning Signal helps with Permitted Development Prior Approval applications
Leads emails you new planning applications that match your keywords, the day councils publish them, in one email a day. Set keywords such as barn conversion, rear extension or change of use to dwellings, and every matching case lands in your inbox ready to act on.
You choose exactly where you work
Go nationwide or pick up to 5 areas. Each area is a whole council or a radius of up to 75 miles from a postcode or town. A builder covers the towns it serves. A manufacturer covers the whole country.
Every lead gives you what you need to call
Each lead carries the planning reference, site address, council, description of the work, application type, key dates, decision status and a link to the council's own record. Wherever the council publishes them, you also get the applicant, the agent firm and a business contact.
You track every job from first call to win
The lead pipeline records who you contacted, what you quoted and which jobs you won. Leads also includes everything in Research: search across 2.3 million planning applications, advanced filters and CSV export straight into your CRM or mailing list.
One clear price for the full service
Leads costs £49 + VAT a month. One won extension, one specified window order or one appointed survey pays for the year.
Free alerts for your own patch
Anyone can get free email alerts for planning applications near an address, postcode, town or council, so homeowners and site owners stay informed about what is planned next door.
Frequently asked questions
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