# UK Planning Applications Scraper (`oski/uk-planning-applications-scraper`) Actor

Find new UK planning applications by postcode, council or map area: address, type, status, dates, coordinates, and the trades each job implies. 400+ councils, updated daily.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/oski/uk-planning-applications-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Oski](https://apify.com/oski) (community)
- **Categories:** Real estate
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.50 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## UK Planning Applications Scraper

Search new UK planning applications by **postcode radius**, **council**, or **map area**, and get clean structured data: address, description, type, status, dates, coordinates, agent, the council record link, and the **trades each job implies** (extension, loft, driveway, solar, and more).

Covers 400+ UK planning authorities, refreshed daily.

### What you can do

- **By postcode**: give `WD17 1AB` and a radius, get everything nearby.
- **By council**: give `Watford` or `Southwark`, get the whole authority.
- **By map area**: give a bounding box.
- **Filter** by trade, keyword, application type (Full, Outline, Trees, Advertising...), size (Small/Medium/Large), and received-date window.

### Input

```json
{
  "postcodes": ["M1 1AE"],
  "radiusKm": 2,
  "daysBack": 30,
  "trades": ["extension/building", "loft/roofing"]
}
```

| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| `postcodes` + `radiusKm` | Search around postcodes (geocoded via postcodes.io). |
| `authorities` | Whole councils by name. |
| `bbox` | Map areas as `lng_min,lat_min,lng_max,lat_max`. |
| `daysBack` or `dateFrom`/`dateTo` | Received-date window (default last 30 days). |
| `trades` | Filter to implied trades. |
| `keywords`, `appTypes`, `appSizes` | Extra filters. |
| `maxResults` | Cap on rows. You pay only for rows returned. |

### Output

```json
{
  "reference": "26/AP/1958",
  "council": "Southwark",
  "address": "38 Winterbrook Road London SE24 9JA",
  "postcode": "SE24 9JA",
  "description": "Demolition of the existing rear extension and erection of a single-storey wraparound rear extension...",
  "app_type": "Full",
  "app_size": "Small",
  "status": "Undecided",
  "trades": ["extension/building"],
  "received_date": "2026-07-07",
  "agent": "...",
  "latitude": 51.451477,
  "longitude": -0.097187,
  "council_url": "https://planning.southwark.gov.uk/online-applications/...",
  "source": "planit.org.uk"
}
```

### Pricing

Pay per event: a small charge to start, then per application returned.

### Notes

- Application data is aggregated by **PlanIt (planit.org.uk)**, which covers 400+ UK planning authorities and refreshes daily. Postcodes are geocoded via **postcodes.io**.
- A radius search around ultra-dense central-London postcodes can be slow; searching by council is faster and usually what you want anyway.

# Actor input Schema

## `postcodes` (type: `array`):

UK postcodes to search around, e.g. WD17 1AB. Combine with Radius. Each is geocoded via postcodes.io.

## `radiusKm` (type: `integer`):

Search radius around each postcode, in kilometres.

## `authorities` (type: `array`):

Search whole planning authorities by name, e.g. Watford, Southwark, Birmingham.

## `bbox` (type: `array`):

Bounding boxes as lng\_min,lat\_min,lng\_max,lat\_max.

## `daysBack` (type: `integer`):

How many days of recent applications to fetch (by received date). Ignored if a date range is set.

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

Start of received-date window (YYYY-MM-DD). Overrides Days back.

## `dateTo` (type: `string`):

End of received-date window (YYYY-MM-DD).

## `trades` (type: `array`):

Only return applications implying these trades.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Only return applications whose description contains one of these words.

## `appTypes` (type: `array`):

e.g. Full, Outline, Trees, Advertising, Conditions, Heritage.

## `appSizes` (type: `array`):

Small, Medium or Large (PlanIt's own classification).

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Hard cap on rows across all searches. You are only charged for rows returned.

## `maxPagesPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

Safety stop per search. Each page returns up to 100 applications.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional. The data source is a friendly JSON API, so a proxy is usually unnecessary.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "postcodes": [
    "M1 1AE",
    "LS1 1UR"
  ],
  "radiusKm": 2,
  "authorities": [
    "Watford",
    "Southwark"
  ],
  "bbox": [
    "-0.45,51.63,-0.35,51.69"
  ],
  "daysBack": 30,
  "dateFrom": "2026-06-01",
  "dateTo": "2026-07-01",
  "trades": [
    "extension/building",
    "loft/roofing"
  ],
  "keywords": [
    "extension",
    "loft"
  ],
  "appTypes": [
    "Full"
  ],
  "appSizes": [
    "Small",
    "Medium"
  ],
  "maxResults": 1000,
  "maxPagesPerSearch": 30,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "postcodes": [
        "M1 1AE"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("oski/uk-planning-applications-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "postcodes": ["M1 1AE"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("oski/uk-planning-applications-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "postcodes": [
    "M1 1AE"
  ]
}' |
apify call oski/uk-planning-applications-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=oski/uk-planning-applications-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/fTnf1OW7qJWcE9WSg/builds/Rtaw6Enroqkit0VXj/openapi.json