Skip hire & waste companies — planning application leads | PlanWatch
PlanWatch Demand Radar · for skip hire & waste companies

Almost every consent in the register ends with a skip on the drive. See them all, dated.

Demolitions, extensions, lofts, refurbishments — the first delivery to most of them is yours. The register is effectively a forward-order book for waste.

14,971 matching applications hit the UK register in the last 30 days — filtered down to just the councils or postcode areas you cover.

Why the register beats every other lead source

Skip hire is bought on whoever comes to mind in the moment — be the magnet on the fridge before the build starts.
Demolition consents are large-volume waste jobs announced in advance.
Route density is profit; consented clusters tell you where density is coming.

Individually small, relentlessly frequent — and repeat: one build hires several skips over its life.

Exactly what we match for skip hire & waste companies

This is the real matching table, not marketing. Every lead row you receive shows its trigger, demand window and confidence — and the reasoning is printed on the row so you can sanity-check every address before it's mailed.

TriggerExample from the registerDemand windowConfidenceWhy it matters to you
Loft conversion / dormerLoft conversion with rear dormer and 3 no. rooflightsnow – 2 monthsmediumstrip-out and structural waste
Re-roof / roof replacementListed building consent to re-roof with natural slatenow – 1 monthsmediumold roof coverings go in a skip
Kitchen extension / open-plan kitchenSingle storey rear extension to form open plan kitchen dinernow – 3 monthsmediumstrip-out and build waste
Demolition / strip-outDemolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extensionnow – 2 monthshighdemolition arisings need waste-away
Landscaping / driveway / external worksNew driveway and dropped kerb with associated hard and soft landscapingnow – 2 monthsmediumground works produce muck-away and waste
Swimming pool / outdoor leisureErection of outbuilding and construction of outdoor swimming poolnow – 2 monthslowexcavation arisings, volume unknown
Two-storey / first-floor extensionTwo storey side extension and single storey rear extensionnow – 3 monthshighmajor build waste from day one
Single-storey extensionHouseholder Planning Application - Single storey rear and side extensionnow – 3 monthshighstrip-out and build waste
Garage conversionGarage conversion to habitable accommodationnow – 2 monthsmediumgarage clear-out and strip-out waste
New dwelling(s) / self-buildPlanning Application for the erection of a two storey dwelling with garage1 – 6 monthsmediumsustained waste-away through the build
Outbuilding / annexe / detached garageHouseholder Planning Application - Detached garage.now – 2 monthslowsite clearance waste, scale unknown
Extension (storeys unspecified)Proposed rear extension and internal alterationsnow – 3 monthsmediumbuild waste, scale unknown
Change of use to residential / HMOChange of use from office (Class E) to 4 no. residential flats2 – 8 monthslowconversion strip-out waste — unconfirmed
Renovation / alterations (catch-all)Refurbishment and alterations to existing dwellingnow – 4 monthsmediumrefurbishments start with a strip-out skip

Strip-out and demolition waste lands 0–2 months after consent; build waste runs for months after. Demand windows are measured from the expected decision date. Refused and withdrawn applications are dropped automatically. How the demand windows are built →

See what’s in your patch

Type the councils or postcode areas you actually work. We will run the last 90 days of the public register through the same trigger model your batches use and tell you how much matching demand is sitting in it right now.

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.

How it works

1. Pick your patch

The councils or postcode prefixes you cover — a town, a county, or several.

2. We scan the register

Every month we cross live planning applications from 378 UK councils with the trigger model above and score the demand window.

3. You get a mailing list

A deduped, mailing-house-ready CSV of "Owner/Occupier" addresses — one household, one letter, prior recipients suppressed automatically.

Sample leads (anonymised)

TriggerAreaPropertyExpected demand
Loft conversion / dormerCO15A property near CO15 ●●●now – 2 months
Re-roof / roof replacementCO12A property near CO12 ●●●now – 1 months
Kitchen extension / open-plan kitchenCO13A property near CO13 ●●●now – 3 months
Demolition / strip-outCO16A property near CO16 ●●●now – 2 months

Real batches show the full site address, planning reference, score and reasoning. Samples are illustrative.

The rules (non-negotiable)

Postal outreach only. Mail only — no email, no SMS, no cold calls. Each letter should cite the planning reference and carry an opt-out address. The data is from the public planning register; we store no applicant names and address letters to "The Owner/Occupier".

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£149/month · skip hire & waste companies · your patch

Exclusive cover available: one skip hire subscriber per patch — first come, first served. If your area is already taken, we'll tell you before you pay anything.

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How to actually work these leads

A list is not a pipeline. What to send, when to send it, how many times to follow up and the compliance line we hold: how to turn planning applications into jobs →

PlanWatch Demand Radar · leads sourced from the public UK planning register · postal outreach only. All trades · The guide