Someone near you has just applied to build this.
Notes
- Every week the council publishes who has applied to build.
- We pick out the projects that need your trade, in your area.
- You get them each Tuesday, with a letter ready to post.
Switch the drawing to see what the application adds.
- AExisting house. An example, not a real home.
- BRef 26/EX/0412. Single-storey rear extension.
- CBifold doors, 4.8 m. One for the window firm.
- BGarden. Nothing applied for yet.
The Monday ListWhat lands in your inbox on Tuesday
One email. It lists the projects in your area that suit your trade, gives the designer's contact details where they're published, and comes with a letter for each one.
Schedule: your list for the week
| Ref | Property | What's being built | Stage | Comes with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approved this week | ||||
| 26/EX/0412 | 14 Example Road, Sampleton | Single-storey rear extension with bifold doors | Approved 5 November | Letter (Detail A), council link |
| 26/EX/0398 | 7 Model Street, Sampleton | Loft conversion with a rear dormer | Approved 4 November | Letter, council link |
| New applications | ||||
| 26/EX/0457 | 3 Specimen Way, Little Sample | Two-storey side extension and new porch | Decision in about eight weeks | Letter, designer's phone and email |
| 26/EX/0461 | The Barn, Draft Lane | Barn converted into one new home | Consultation ends 26 November | Letter, designer's phone and email |
| Updates on earlier projects | ||||
| 26/EX/0377 | 22 Sample Lane, Sampleton | Garage conversion | Refused | Nothing. Stop writing to this one |
Detail A: the letter for 26/EX/0412, ready to post
Dear Homeowner,
The council approved your plans for a single-storey rear extension on 5 November, and I'm writing because the work may include a new kitchen.
We design and fit kitchens from our showroom in your town. If a kitchen is part of your plans, the best time to settle the layout is before your builder fixes where the plumbing, electrics and windows go. We would be glad to look at your drawings and sketch some options, free and with no obligation.
You can reach me on your number, or call in at your showroom.
Yours faithfully,
Your name, your company
We found your address on the public planning register and are writing once. If you would prefer not to hear from us, tell us and we won't write again.
Your details go in the underlined slots once. After that every letter arrives filled in. It goes to "The Homeowner": we never give you a name, phone number or email.
One wide area at a time
An area is several neighbouring councils taken together, so there is a full list every week and not a handful of projects from one town. One firm per trade gets each area.
Diagram only. Not to scale.
Area 1, running now: Worcestershire
| Trade | Projects a week |
|---|---|
| Kitchens | 42 about |
| Windows and doors | 65 about |
Five of the county's six councils: Worcester City, Wychavon, Malvern Hills, Bromsgrove and Redditch. Estimates, from four weeks of their lists between 12 October and 6 November 2026, new applications and approvals together.
Somewhere else?
Tell me where you work. I'll count four weeks of your councils' lists and tell you how many projects there would be for your trade. If there are enough, your area opens with you as its first firm.
Email willlawrie02@outlook.com, or call or text 07472 686896.
Each project reaches you twice at most
Once when the owner applies, and once more if the council says yes. A register of every project stops anything turning up a third time.
Revisions: the life of one project
| Rev | What happened | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| A | The owner applies | The project, as a new application, with the designer's details where they're published. |
| B | The council approves it, usually about eight weeks later | The project again, so you know the owner can now buy. |
| C | It's refused or withdrawn | A one-line update. It never appears again. |
You post one letter per project, at whichever of the two points you prefer.
General notes
- £75 a month. Cancel any time by email.
- One firm per trade in each area. While you subscribe, nobody else in your trade gets your area's list.
- Areas are wide on purpose. Several councils together, so the list is worth opening every week.
- The first week is free. See a whole list before you decide.
- Starting takes a ten-minute call, so the list matches the work you want.
- A quiet week is sent as a quiet week. Nothing is padded.
I'm Will Lawrie. I read the council lists every week and check each list before it goes out. If you've had my email, reply to it and I'll send the latest list for your area, free.