Stop searching for work. Let the work find you.
PlanningIndex turns UK planning applications into construction opportunities — so you find upcoming work before your competitors even know it exists.
Get Started TodayA planning application is the earliest signal that work is coming.
Every construction project in the UK starts with a planning application. Before a single brick is laid, before a contractor is hired, before the work goes out to tender — a planning application is submitted to the local council.
PlanningIndex collects those applications from every council across the UK, the day they go public, and puts them in front of the tradespeople who can do the work. Search by keyword, location, radius, and application type. Find the projects that match what you do. Turn them into leads. Send professional proposals by post. Win the work.
It is not a planning portal. It is not a lead-generation site. It is a working tool for construction businesses who want to find their own work, on their own terms, before anyone else.
Finding construction work is harder than it should be.
Most construction businesses find work through word of mouth, repeat customers, or expensive lead-generation sites that sell the same lead to five competitors. By the time you hear about a project, three other companies have already quoted for it.
The problem is not that the work isn't out there. The problem is that you can't see it early enough. Planning applications are public information, but they're scattered across hundreds of council websites, each with its own search tool, its own format, and its own update schedule. No one has the time to check them all.
So the opportunities pass you by — not because you weren't good enough, but because you didn't know about them.
An early signal of upcoming work.
A planning application tells you what a property owner wants to do — sometimes months before the work starts. A “replacement of 12 timber sash windows” is a window contract. A “single-storey rear extension” is a building job. A “replacement of existing roof covering” is a roofing project.
The application includes the address, the description of the work, the council, the decision dates, and often the applicant's name. That is everything you need to identify a relevant opportunity, understand what work is being proposed, and reach out before the competition.
PlanningIndex makes that signal actionable. Instead of checking council websites one by one, you search once — by keyword, location, radius, or trade — and see every relevant application in one place, updated daily.
Application submitted
A property owner applies for planning permission — windows, extension, roof, new build.
PlanningIndex finds it
We collect the application the day it goes public and add it to our nationwide database.
You act on it
You find the application, add it as a lead, and send a proposal — before competitors know it exists.
Give every trade the same early advantage.
PlanningIndex exists to level the playing field. The biggest companies have always had the resources to monitor planning applications, chase leads, and manage pipelines. Smaller trades have not. We built PlanningIndex so that a two-person window company in Harefield has the same access to upcoming work as a national contractor.
We do not sell leads. We do not take a cut of your work. We give you the tools to find your own opportunities, manage them professionally, and turn them into paying jobs — all in one place.
Any trade that benefits from knowing what work is coming.
PlanningIndex is built for UK construction professionals — from solo tradespeople to growing companies. If your work is triggered by a planning application, PlanningIndex helps you find it, manage it, and win it.
Built for the way UK tradespeople actually work
Comprehensive Data
Every planning application from every council, borough, and region across the UK — updated daily.
Built for Trades
Designed specifically for builders, roofers, and tradespeople who find work through planning applications.
Affordable
Up to 60% cheaper than competitors, with flexible plans from single-council to nationwide access.
UK-Focused
Built and operated in the UK, for the UK construction industry. We understand the local market.
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