Planning leads for builders: find the job before it goes out to tender
Extensions, loft conversions and new homes near you, in your inbox the day councils publish them.
Every homeowner who files a planning application has already paid for drawings, chosen a design and asked the council for permission. They are serious, they are funded and they need a builder. Planning Signal Leads puts those homeowners in front of you while the job is still yours to win.
You see the extension, the loft conversion and the new house the week the application goes in, with the address, the applicant and the architect behind it. You quote first, you build the relationship first, and you fill your diary months ahead.
The jobs you will see
Single and two storey extensions
Rear, side return and wrap-around extensions on family homes. The bread and butter work that keeps a building firm busy all year.
Loft and garage conversions
Dormers, hip to gable conversions and garages turned into living space, each one a defined job with a homeowner ready to start.
New houses on single plots
Self-build plots and replacement dwellings where the owner needs a builder for the whole job, from foundations to handover.
Small housing schemes
Two to ten home developments from local developers who need a reliable contractor. Set a minimum scheme size and you see only those.
Conversions and refurbishments
Houses split into flats, barns brought back into use and offices turned into homes. Big jobs with long programmes.
Barn and outbuilding conversions
Agricultural buildings and outbuildings becoming homes and annexes, characterful jobs that need a builder who can handle old structures.
A lead, as it lands in your inbox
Example lead
Erection of a single storey rear extension and a loft conversion with a rear dormer
Semi-detached house, 4 miles from your yard
New application, received 3 days ago
Why a planning lead beats a bought lead
A bought lead is a name on a form, sold to three or four firms at once. A planning lead is an owner who has paid for drawings, filed an application and put their address on the public record. They have committed to the project in writing, and they still need the people to build it.
You are not fighting a crowd for the same click. You reach the owner directly, with the full proposal in front of you, and you open the conversation knowing exactly what they want built.
Word of mouth finds you the job after the homeowner has already asked three other builders. A planning lead finds you the job while the drawings are still at the council. That puts you weeks or months ahead of anyone else knocking on the door.
Approvals tell you the job is ready to go. New applications let you start the conversation early. You get both, so your pipeline stays full whatever the season.
Picture the week: twenty new extensions in your patch, three loft conversions on the next estate over and a self-build plot two miles from your yard. You pick the ones that suit your team, call first, and price them while your competitors are still waiting for the phone to ring.
Three steps to your first lead
Tell us the work you want
Pick your trade and add the words that describe your best jobs, from loft conversion to listed building. The more precise your words, the sharper your leads.
Set your patch
Draw a radius of 5 to 75 miles around your postcode, or cover whole councils. Add more than one area if you work in more than one place.
Win the job
Matching jobs land in your inbox in one email a day. Open the lead, make the call and win the work before anyone else has heard of it.
Everything you need to make the call
- The site address and what the owner wants to build
- The applicant, plus the agent firm and its business contact
- A direct link to the full application and drawings
Only real work reaches you. New applications and fresh approvals, never the paperwork that follows a permission and never last spring's backlog.
Work every lead to a win
Every lead lands in your pipeline. Mark it contacted when you call, quoted when you price it and won when the job is yours. You always know which owners to chase, which quotes are waiting and how much work your leads have brought in.
Get found as well as finding work
Leads comes with your free directory profile. Add your projects, photos and service area, and owners searching for your trade near them see you and the work you have done.
Applications that bring you work
Your questions, answered
What kind of building work will I see?
Extensions, loft and garage conversions, new houses, small housing schemes and conversions. You choose the work types and the keywords, so every lead fits the jobs you want.
Can I see only bigger jobs?
Yes. Set a minimum scheme size of 4, 10 or 50 homes and you only get new residential schemes of that size or larger, alongside your normal householder work if you want it.
How quickly do I hear about a job?
The day the council publishes it. New applications and approvals both reach you, in one email a day, while the homeowner is still choosing a builder.
Do I get the homeowner's details?
Every lead shows the applicant, the site address and the agent firm with its business contact, so you can reach the owner or the architect who designed the job.