# UK Planning Application Signal Monitor (`signaltools/uk-planning-application-signal-monitor`) Actor Find public UK planning applications and score property/commercial change signals, freshness, regions, and deltas from planning.data.gov.uk. - **URL**: https://apify.com/signaltools/uk-planning-application-signal-monitor.md - **Developed by:** [Stephen Coulson](https://apify.com/signaltools) (community) - **Categories:** Real estate, Lead generation, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## UK Planning Application Signal Monitor A low-maintenance public-data Actor that turns the UK `planning-application` dataset on planning.data.gov.uk into property-change signals for operators, agents, contractors, and workplace/FM teams. Instead of exporting raw planning rows, it scores applications by: - commercial/property keywords such as office, refurbishment, change of use, plant, retail, shopfront, and workspace; - target region/borough text matches; - live/pending/approved stage; and - recency. It also supports `enableDelta`, `emitRemoved`, and `persistSnapshot` so scheduled runs build a history of new, changed, unchanged, and removed planning signals. ### Output Each dataset row includes `signal_score`, `change_status`, `planning_stage`, `reference`, a description snippet, council/organisation marker, dates, matched regions/keywords, score reasons, and a source URL back to planning.data.gov.uk. ### Data source Public data only: `https://www.planning.data.gov.uk/entity.json?dataset=planning-application`. # Actor input Schema ## `regions` (type: `array`): Region, borough, council, or location terms that increase signal score when found in public planning application text. ## `propertyKeywords` (type: `array`): Property/commercial terms used to score applications for operators, agents, contractors, and workplace teams. ## `daysBack` (type: `integer`): Only emit applications whose public entry/start date is within this window when date fields are present. ## `maxRecords` (type: `integer`): Maximum planning.data.gov.uk records to inspect from the public planning-application dataset. ## `minSignalScore` (type: `integer`): Only emit applications with this property-change signal score or above. ## `enableDelta` (type: `boolean`): Compare the current result set with the previous persisted snapshot and mark rows as new, changed, or unchanged. ## `emitRemoved` (type: `boolean`): Emit rows for applications that appeared in the previous snapshot but no longer match the current scan. ## `persistSnapshot` (type: `boolean`): Store the current matching applications in a named key-value store so future runs can compute deltas. ## Actor input object example ```json { "regions": [ "London", "Westminster", "Camden", "Islington", "Southwark", "Hackney", "Lambeth" ], "propertyKeywords": [ "office", "commercial", "change of use", "refurbishment", "extension", "mixed use", "retail", "restaurant", "plant", "air conditioning", "shopfront", "workspace", "demolition", "conversion", "public realm", "signage" ], "daysBack": 730, "maxRecords": 250, "minSignalScore": 8, "enableDelta": true, "emitRemoved": false, "persistSnapshot": true } ```` # Actor output Schema ## `datasetUrl` (type: `string`): No description ## `summary` (type: `string`): No description # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("signaltools/uk-planning-application-signal-monitor").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("signaltools/uk-planning-application-signal-monitor").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 '{}' | apify call signaltools/uk-planning-application-signal-monitor --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=signaltools/uk-planning-application-signal-monitor", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "UK Planning Application Signal Monitor", "description": "Find public UK planning applications and score property/commercial change signals, freshness, regions, and deltas from planning.data.gov.uk.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "MqS2lqztxc7QpwmHt" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/signaltools~uk-planning-application-signal-monitor/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-signaltools-uk-planning-application-signal-monitor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/signaltools~uk-planning-application-signal-monitor/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-signaltools-uk-planning-application-signal-monitor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/signaltools~uk-planning-application-signal-monitor/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-signaltools-uk-planning-application-signal-monitor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "regions": { "title": "Target regions / boroughs", "type": "array", "description": "Region, borough, council, or location terms that increase signal score when found in public planning application text.", "default": [ "London", "Westminster", "Camden", "Islington", "Southwark", "Hackney", "Lambeth" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "propertyKeywords": { "title": "Property signal keywords", "type": "array", "description": "Property/commercial terms used to score applications for operators, agents, contractors, and workplace teams.", "default": [ "office", "commercial", "change of use", "refurbishment", "extension", "mixed use", "retail", "restaurant", "plant", "air conditioning", "shopfront", "workspace", "demolition", "conversion", "public realm", "signage" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "daysBack": { "title": "Entered in last N days", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 3650, 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