# UK Planning Applications Scraper — 15 Councils, Weekly Leads (`actor-forge/uk-planning-applications`) Actor

New and decided UK planning applications (applications for planning permission) from 15 council portals in one clean dataset: reference, proposal, site address, status, dates and a link to each application. Weekly lists for trades leads, developers and land sourcing. $3 per 1,000 applications.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/actor-forge/uk-planning-applications.md
- **Developed by:** [ActorForge](https://apify.com/actor-forge) (community)
- **Categories:** Real estate, Lead generation, Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 planning applications

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## UK Planning Applications Scraper — 15 Councils, Weekly Leads

New and decided UK planning applications (applications for planning permission) from 15 council portals in one clean dataset: reference, proposal, site address, status, dates and a link to each application. Weekly lists for trades leads, developers and land sourcing. $3 per 1,000 applications.

Track UK planning applications (applications for planning permission) across councils without visiting a dozen clunky portals. This planning applications scraper / planning data API returns each council's official weekly lists — newly validated applications (a proven lead source for builders, scaffolders, architects and trades: a validated application means building work may be coming) and fresh decisions (for developers, land sourcers and analysts) — from 15 councils in one clean, unified dataset. Every row links straight to the council's own application page.

### What data does it return?

Every run outputs clean, schema-validated rows like these:

| council | reference | proposal | address | status | validatedDate | url |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| isle-of-wight | 26/00909/TW | T1; Ash - Dismantle to near ground level and replant with tree in keeping with the area… | Land Adjacent To 6 Withyfields Shalfleet Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 4QA | Registered | Fri 03 Jul 2026 | https://publicaccess.iow.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=… |
| oxford | 26/01423/FUL | Erection of single storey rear extension and conversion of garage to habitable room | 12 Example Road Oxford OX4 1AB | Registered | Tue 30 Jun 2026 | https://public.oxford.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=… |

### How much does it cost?

Transparent pay-per-event pricing — you only pay for what you get, and the
actor **always respects your run budget**: set a maximum total charge and it
stops cleanly at the cap instead of overrunning.

| Event | Price | Charged | Worked example |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `application-result` | $0.003 | per planning application | 1,000 applications = $3.00; a typical single-council week (≈25 applications) = $0.08 |
| `apify-actor-start` | $0.00005 | per run per GB of memory (platform start fee) | One run at up to 1 GB = $0.00005 (charged as one event) |

### Input options

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `councils` | array | no | — | Which councils to fetch. Leave empty for all 15. Council coverage is listed in the README. |
| `weeksBack` | integer | no | `1` | How many recent weekly lists to fetch per council (1 = the newest week). |
| `dateType` | string | no | `"validated"` | 'validated' = newly accepted applications (lead generation). 'decided' = applications with fresh decisions. |
| `maxResults` | integer | no | `500` | Stop after this many applications. You are charged per application: 1,000 = $3.00. If you set a run budget (max total charge), the actor automatically stays inside it. |

### Limits & honest notes

- Covers 15 councils at launch (listed in the input dropdown) — all verified Idox portals; a portal that fails is flagged in the run log and exit message, never silently dropped.
- Each council's weekly list is read up to 20 result pages (about 200 applications at the portals' usual page size), which covers a normal week for most councils; an unusually busy week at a large council can be cut off at that point.
- Weekly-list data as published by each council: reference, proposal, site address, status, received/validated dates, deep link. Applicant and agent personal details are deliberately not collected.
- A council portal outage degrades that council only — the run reports it and continues with the rest.
- Weekly lists roll over on Mondays — early in the week the newest list can be nearly empty. Set weeksBack to 2 if you always want a full week of applications.
- Polite by design: ≤1 request/second per council portal.
- Respects your run budget: set a maximum total charge and the actor stops cleanly at the cap.

### Related ActorForge actors

- [UK Companies House Search](https://apify.com/actor-forge/uk-companies-house-search) — find the firms behind the work
- [Companies House Enrichment](https://apify.com/actor-forge/uk-companies-house-enrichment)
- [EU TED Tenders](https://apify.com/actor-forge/eu-tenders)

### Changelog

- **2026-07-05** — Initial release: 15 verified councils, validated + decided weekly lists, per-council failure isolation.

***

*Built and maintained by **ActorForge**. Reliability first: every actor in the
portfolio is monitored by an automated nightly self-test, and breakages are
typically fixed the same day.*

# Actor input Schema

## `councils` (type: `array`):

Which councils to fetch. Leave empty for all 15. Council coverage is listed in the README.

## `weeksBack` (type: `integer`):

How many recent weekly lists to fetch per council (1 = the newest week).

## `dateType` (type: `string`):

'validated' = newly accepted applications (lead generation). 'decided' = applications with fresh decisions.

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

Stop after this many applications. You are charged per application: 1,000 = $3.00. If you set a run budget (max total charge), the actor automatically stays inside it.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "weeksBack": 1,
  "dateType": "validated",
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One row per planning application. Fields match the README's sample-output table exactly.

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("actor-forge/uk-planning-applications").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 = {}

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

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call actor-forge/uk-planning-applications --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,actor-forge/uk-planning-applications"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/LDGtKGolNJKdZNA1z/builds/yP47StifIWbYdP2aX/openapi.json