sk0ut reads the new planning applications in Bridgend every week, sorts them by type, and scores each one for builders, kitchen, window and solar firms. You get a short email with the ones worth a phone call.
Planning applications are public. The hard part is reading hundreds of them and spotting the ones that suit you.
New applications from Bridgend Council's published weekly lists, with more South Wales councils to follow.
Each one is tagged (extension, loft, new build, HMO, solar and more) and scored for your trade. Builders see projects with no architect or contractor named yet, kitchen fitters see extensions and conversions, window firms see new openings and glazing, solar firms see roofs, new builds and commercial units.
One email with the best matches, a plain-English summary, a rough value, and a link to the council page.
Each trade gets its own scoring. Builders get a separate shortlist of projects where no architect or contractor is named yet, while a new extension is a hot lead for a kitchen fitter and a solar array is not.
Monthly, cancel any time. We start with Bridgend County, with Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and the Vale of Glamorgan to follow.
First 10 customers get Starter for £19 a month, locked in for as long as you stay, in return for honest feedback. Ask for the founding offer.
Say it like "scout". We scout the council's public planning lists every week so local trades don't have to.
Public planning registers published by each council. We organise and score it; we don't have access to anything private.
It's a rough guide based on the type and size of the work, not a quote. Treat it as a way to prioritise your calls.
Not always. Some applicants already have a builder or architect. That is why we flag who is named on the application and score leads accordingly.
No. Digests show the address, the work proposed and a link to the council's own page. We leave applicant names out by default.
Builders get two tiers. Tier A is homeowner-submitted projects with no architect or agent named, so the builder is still open. Tier B is designer-led schemes that are likely to go out to tender once approved. Each lead shows a rough build value so you can focus on the right size of job.
The council publishes each week's list about two weeks after it closes, so leads reach you roughly 11 to 19 days after registration. That is early in the project, and most still need a builder and fittings months later.
Yes, at any time. Your plan runs to the end of the month you've paid for.