Your Neighbour Filed a Planning
Application. Did You Know?
Every year, 470,000+ planning applications are filed across England. Extensions that block your light. Developments that tank your property value. By the time you see the scaffolding, it's too late to object.
Planning Applications Near You
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Our system checks council planning portals every day for new applications, amendments, and decisions.
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What We Monitor
Every type of planning application that could affect your property or neighbourhood
Extensions & Lofts
Rear extensions, loft conversions, side returns, conservatories. The most common applications that change the look of streets.
New Builds
New residential dwellings, housing developments, infill sites. From single houses to major estates.
Change of Use
Shops becoming flats, offices turning residential, pubs converting to housing. Changes that transform neighbourhoods.
Demolitions
Prior notification demolitions, partial demolitions, clearance of sites. Often the precursor to major development.
Listed Buildings
Listed Building Consent applications, conservation area works. Extra protections that affect what neighbours can build.
Major Developments
Large-scale residential, commercial, and infrastructure projects. The big ones that genuinely change an area.
Most homeowners find out when the scaffolding goes up
By then, the consultation window is closed and the decision is made. PlanWatch changes that. We track every planning application across England so you always know what's happening near your property.
Protect your property value
Know about developments that could affect what your home is worth before they're approved.
Exercise your right to object
You have 21 days to comment. We make sure you know about applications in time.
Official government data
We pull from planning.data.gov.uk and council portals. Real data, not guesswork.
Planning permissions shouldn't be a mystery
PlanWatch was created after we experienced firsthand how difficult it is to stay informed about local planning applications. Despite planning data being publicly available, it's scattered across hundreds of council websites, buried in confusing portals, and updated sporadically.
We built PlanWatch to solve this problem. Our system checks connected council planning sources, extracts the data that matters, and gives you a searchable view. Paid monitoring adds instant email alerts for new applications near your monitored postcodes.
Whether you're a homeowner protecting your property value, an investor tracking market opportunities, or a professional who needs reliable planning intelligence — PlanWatch gives you the information you need, when you need it.
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Common Questions
Free Planning Guides
Plain English guides to UK planning law. Understand your rights and make your voice heard.
How to View Planning Applications Near You
Search by postcode, read the decision status, and comment within the 21-day window — free, any UK council.
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How to Object to a Planning Application
The 21-day window, material considerations, and how to write an effective objection.
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Permitted Development Rights
What your neighbours can build without planning permission under UK law.
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Material Planning Considerations
What counts (and what doesn't) when objecting to an application.
Read guide →Got a Planning Question?
Discuss extensions, appeals, enforcement and more with other people following planning activity across the UK.
Neighbour building a 3-storey extension — can I object?
My neighbour has just submitted plans for a 3-storey rear extension that will completely block light to our garden and kitchen. Has anyone successfully objected to something like this?
Permitted development rules for loft conversion — do I need permission?
I'm looking to do a loft conversion with a dormer window at the back. I'm confused about whether the volume limit includes the existing loft space or just the new addition.
Conservation area application refused — worth appealing?
We applied to replace our 1970s aluminium windows with timber sash windows in a conservation area. The council refused it. Every other house on the street has already done the same thing.
Developers cleared trees without permission — who do I report to?
A developer has just cleared about 10 mature trees from a site they're preparing for build. There was no planning permission visible and no tree preservation order signs.
Stuck on a planning issue? Ask the community.
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