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PlanWatch Demand Radar · for solar installers

Declared solar intent, plus every re-roof — the cheapest moment a home will ever add panels.

Some PV applications are installer-filed; we say so honestly. The quieter opportunity is re-roof consents: scaffold up, coverings off — the marginal cost of adding PV never gets lower.

825 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

PV ad auctions are brutal and getting worse.
The "should have done it while the scaffold was up" regret is real — arrive before the scaffold does.
Conservation-area and listed-building PV applications signal owners who will navigate friction to get panels.

Domestic PV + battery runs £8,000–£20,000. Re-roof moments are your lowest-CAC doorway.

Exactly what we match for solar installers

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
Re-roof / roof replacementListed building consent to re-roof with natural slatenow – 3 monthsmediuma re-roof is the cheapest moment to add panels
Solar PV installationInstallation of roof mounted solar PV panels to south elevationnow – 2 monthsmediumdeclared solar intent — but a share of PV applications are filed by an already-appointed installer, hence medium
New dwelling(s) / self-buildPlanning Application for the erection of a two storey dwelling with garage5 – 10 monthslownew builds often add PV, but it may be in the main contract

Re-roof consents are actionable immediately; declared PV applications within 0–2 months. 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 Refused and withdrawn applications are dropped automatically.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
Re-roof / roof replacementCO15A property near CO15 ●●●now – 3 months
Solar PV installationCO12A property near CO12 ●●●now – 2 months
New dwelling(s) / self-buildCO13A property near CO13 ●●●5 – 10 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 · solar installers · your patch

Exclusive cover available: one solar PV 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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Straight answers

Aren't solar applications usually filed by installers?
A share are — that is why the confidence tier is medium and printed on every row. Re-roof consents carry no such caveat.

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