Planners and engineers
Buildscout is used by professionals who rely on planning data to identify opportunities and stay informed about projects in the residential and commercial construction sector. Our users include businesses that need regular access to planning applications, drawings, and key project contacts.
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Full Visibility Across Planning Stages
If you want clear visibility of planning activity at every stage, the ability to quickly identify where your services are required, and a better way to stay connected with firms and companies you already work with, Buildscout is for you.
One Platform Instead Of Multiple Portals
Even if you currently track planning applications across multiple council portals or manage this process in-house, Buildscout brings everything into one platform — helping you work more proactively while saving time and reducing manual effort.
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Success Stories
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Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to your questions
Our platform lets you send targeted, personalised letters to new planning applications or permissions in your area. By focusing your outreach efforts on high-potential leads who’ve recently been granted (or applied for) planning permission, you maximise your chances of securing new business.
Whether you’re interested in single-storey residential extensions within a 10-mile radius of your place of work, or large commercial developments of 50+ units in a 100-mile radius… Our platform lets you build campaigns that suit your business.
Simply select the type of jobs you’d like to target and specify the distance you’re willing to travel. Once you’ve done this, choose a personalised letter from our library of conversion-optimised templates (or upload your own). Finally, set your follow-up frequency and then sit back and wait for the phone to start ringing.
Tracking your leads within the Buildscout platform is simple and hassle-free. Simply mark leads as “responded” and we’ll stop sending automated follow-ups. No complex CRM or other pipeline software needed.
Yes, you can run multiple side-by-side campaigns on Buildscout. Set up multiple campaigns in minutes so you can double double down on winners and maximise your return on investment.
Traditional advertising methods such as directories, newspapers, and paid social media ads are expensive and untargeted. Buildscout offers a more focused and cost-effective approach by allowing you to target the hottest leads before anyone else.
- First, timing. Your business reaches homeowners at the exact moment they’re planning work, before they’ve chosen who to carry out the work.
- Second, quality. We professionally design personalised, high-quality marketing at no extra cost, positioning your business as a trusted, premium service, not generic advertising.
- Third, early insight. Our platform identifies right-fit planning applications early, allowing you to reach homeowners before most competitors are even aware of the opportunity.
No, reaching homeowners at the submission stage actually gives you a competitive advantage. At this point, homeowners are actively planning work but haven’t committed to a contractor, so you have the opportunity to position yourself as a practical expert and build trust before anyone else.
