Construction leads · Cornwall

Construction leads in Cornwall: 1,200+ new in 90 days.

1,280 applications filed with Cornwall council in the 90 days to 21 Oct 2026 mean work for at least one trade: extensions, lofts, new windows, roofs, driveways. Pick your trade below, see your numbers, and get the addresses posted to you every month.

filed in the 90 days to 21 Oct 2026
1,280
in the last 12 months
3,056
household & minor work granted, 2025
97%
Cornwall · work for tradesby filing month
Applications filed with Cornwall council that match at least one trade at high or medium confidence. Refused and withdrawn applications are left out. *October to 21 Oct 2026.
By trade

Planning leads in Cornwall, trade by trade.

Cornwall council took 5,508 planning applications in the 12 months to 21 Oct 2026. 3,056 of them (55%) mean work for at least one trade; the rest are adverts, trees, conditions and paperwork, and they never reach a list.

Of the main building trades, Cornwall's register favours windows & doors (1,592), roofing (1,457) and builders & bricklayers (1,418): one application usually means work for several trades, so these overlap.

The most active postcode districts are TR11 (211), TR1 (133) and TR3 (131).

About 398 trade-relevant applications a month over the last 5 full months, peaking in September 2026 with 473.

Applications that mean work, last 12 months

One application usually means work for several trades, so the rows overlap.

Where in Cornwall, by postcode district

  • TR11211
  • TR1133
  • TR3131
  • EX23122
  • PL14108
  • PL26106
  • PL1599
  • TR1395

Your trade in Cornwall

Off the register

The latest building work filed in Cornwall, address hidden.

As filed with the council, newest first, tagged with the trade whose list it lands on. Subscribers get the full site address and planning reference for every one.

  • 21 Oct 2026 TR7 Builders Awaiting decision

    To construct a replacement single storey extension, an entrance porch with balcony and realignment of boundary

    ●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, TR7
    Single-storey extension · work due now to 3 months from the decision
  • 20 Oct 2026 PL13 Landscaping & driveways Awaiting decision

    Construction of a replacement dwelling with associated parking and landscaping following Prior Approval PA25/03432

    ●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, PL13
    Landscaping / driveway / external works · work due now to 3 months from the decision
  • 19 Oct 2026 TR14 Kitchens Awaiting decision

    Replacement of asbestos roof tiles with natural slate. Demolition of existing Garage and Workshop and replacement Garage. New Rear Extension. New double pitched tiled…

    ●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, TR14
    Kitchen extension / open-plan kitchen · work due 1 to 4 months from the decision
  • 16 Oct 2026 TR15 Kitchens Awaiting decision

    Removal of conservatory and construction of rear kitchen extension

    ●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, TR15
    Kitchen extension / open-plan kitchen · work due 1 to 4 months from the decision
  • 16 Oct 2026 TR13 Landscaping & driveways Awaiting decision

    Demolition of the existing building on site in full, and erection of a replacement single-storey building for storage and distribution use (Class B8), together with…

    ●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, TR13
    Landscaping / driveway / external works · work due now to 3 months from the decision
  • 15 Oct 2026 TR12 Roofing Awaiting decision

    De-construction and re-building of the barn to include replacement roof covering and fenestration

    ●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, TR12
    Re-roof / roof replacement · work due now to 2 months from the decision
  • 13 Oct 2026 PL24 Loft conversions Awaiting decision

    Proposed replacement roof with rear dormer extension to provide additional bedroom and ensuite

    ●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, PL24
    Loft conversion / dormer · work due now to 2 months from the decision
  • 12 Oct 2026 TR11 Loft conversions Awaiting decision

    Removal of the first-floor dormer window and ground-floor glazed entrance and replacement with a first-floor pitched roof extension and ground-floor passive solar glass…

    ●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, TR11
    Loft conversion / dormer · work due now to 2 months from the decision

Descriptions are the applicant’s own words from the public register. We leave out any row that names a person or carries a house number.

Timing

The plans are public weeks before Cornwall decides.

A homeowner tells the council first. By the time they search for a firm, they’re already getting quotes. Your letter can land in the first week.

decided on time
94.5%
household & minor granted
97%
decisions in 2025
4,956

MHCLG planning statistics (PS2), Cornwall, 2025. “Household & minor” is the government’s “other” category, which holds householder applications: 2,567 granted of 2,646. Cornwall approval rates in full

  1. Day 0Plans filed with Cornwall council

    The drawings go on the public register. That’s when we read them.

  2. Week 1Your letter lands

    Addressed to the Owner/Occupier, before the homeowner has rung anyone.

  3. About week 8The council decides

    The statutory target for household applications. Many take longer.

  4. ThenThey start ringing firms

    Your competitors meet them here. You wrote to them two months ago.

Patch check

Is your patch still yours to take?

Tell us what you do and where. We’ll run the last 90 days of the public register through the same rules your list uses and show you the demand for your trade sitting in it right now. No card, no trial, no obligation.

Counts only. High and medium confidence matches, deduplicated to one line per application. The site addresses, planning references and per-row reasoning are what a subscription buys.

The rules

Straight about what you get, and what you don’t.

Post only

Addresses for letters to “The Owner/Occupier”. No phone numbers, no names, no doorstep lists.

One firm per trade per patch

Exclusive cover means we won’t sell your councils or postcodes to another firm in your trade while you hold them. Checked before you pay.

A limit on letters per home

We limit how many PlanWatch letters one household gets in a month, across every trade. Exclusive cover is never held back by that limit.

Price

£149 a month. Cornwall, yours.

One trade, Cornwall or any patch you choose, billed monthly. No contract, no trial. If someone in your trade already holds Cornwall, we tell you before you pay.

  • An addressed list of every matching home in Cornwall, with the work filed and when your trade is needed
  • Your patch, your trade, nobody else: exclusive cover, checked before you pay
  • A CSV your printer or mailing house runs as it is
  • First list in 24 hours, then only the new homes every month. Never the same address twice
Demand RadarExclusive patch
£149a month · one trade · your patch

Questions before you sign up? Email business@planwatch.co.uk.

Questions

Straight answers

Something we haven’t answered? Email business@planwatch.co.uk and a person will reply within one working day.

How many construction leads are there in Cornwall?

1,280 in the 90 days to 21 Oct 2026 and 3,056 in the 12 months to the same date: planning applications filed with Cornwall council that match at least one trade's rules at high or medium confidence. Refused and withdrawn applications are left out.

Which trades get the most work from planning applications in Cornwall?

Over the last 12 months: skip hire & waste (1,803), electricians (1,686), windows & doors (1,592), flooring (1,492), plastering & decorating (1,492) and roofing (1,457). Most applications mean work for more than one trade: an extension needs a builder, a roofer, windows, electrics and plastering.

Where in Cornwall is the most building work?

By postcode district, over the last 12 months: TR11 (211), TR1 (133), TR3 (131), EX23 (122) and PL14 (108).

How quickly does Cornwall council decide planning applications?

Cornwall council decided 94.5% of its applications within the statutory time limit in 2025, and granted 97% of its "other" decisions, the government category that holds householder applications (2,567 of 2,646, MHCLG PS2 figures). The target for a householder application is eight weeks, so a letter sent the week it is filed lands well before the decision.

Where does the data come from?

Cornwall council's own public planning register, read every day. We match each application against the trade rules your list uses, drop refused and withdrawn applications, and keep one line per household. We never sell names or phone numbers.

How do I get the addresses?

Pick your trade and claim your patch: £149 a month for one trade. Your first list arrives within 24 hours, then only new homes every month, as a CSV for letters to "The Owner/Occupier". One firm per trade per patch.

Cornwall filed 1,280 building applications in 90 days. Who wrote to them?

Check your patch in one field: no card, no sign-up. If it’s free in your trade, it’s yours for £149 a month.

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