Guide
Send new UK planning applications to a spreadsheet
Two ways to do it: the free manual method, step by step, and a weekly feed if you need it regularly.
Updated 31 Oct 2026 · Source: PlanIt (planit.org.uk), which aggregates council planning registers · Pay per result on Apify
Opens the actor on Apify. Pay per result; no Rowsift account needed. Apify's free plan includes monthly credit.
TL;DR
Quickest manual route
Search your council's planning portal by date range, or browse PlanIt, and copy the applications you need into a spreadsheet. Free, and fine for a one-off.
If you need this every week
Run the UK Planning Applications actor on a weekly schedule and export the rows.
Set up the UK Planning Applications feed (opens Apify)Step by step
Open the UK Planning Applications actor.
Choose councils, or a postcode plus radius, and optional keywords such as "solar".
Doing this every week? Schedule the feed once and it repeats these steps for you.
Schedule it on Apify (opens Apify)Run it and export CSV/Excel, or send rows to Google Sheets.
Schedule weekly; connect Zapier, Make or n8n to post new applications to your CRM, email or Slack.
Real sample output
| Reference | Council | Area | Proposal | Status | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3013/26/ARC | South West Devon | PL19 | Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (Surface Water Run-off) , 5 (Foul Drainage), 6 (Landscaping Scheme), 11 (Solar Panels) and 12 (E… | Undecided | 29 Oct 2026 |
| PA26/01192/PREAPP | Cornwall | Pre application advice for a single dwelling made with sustainable materials, such as a moss roof, solar slate tiles and solar windows, repurposed materials. | Undecided | 29 Oct 2026 | |
| PA26/06027 | Cornwall | TR11 | Proposed new rear extension, internal alterations, replacement roof with solar panels, and a boarded storage area to be created. Existing garage to be demoli… | Undecided | 28 Oct 2026 |
From a real test run of the actor. Full records have more fields.
Example input
{"search":"solar","recentDays":30,"maxItems":20,"includeDetails":true}Questions about this feed
Do I need an API key?
No. The feed uses public endpoints.
What formats can I export?
JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS or HTML from the Apify dataset, plus the Apify API and integrations with Google Sheets, Zapier, Make and n8n.
How much does it cost?
$12 per 1,000 results ($0.012 each) plus $0.003 per run, as listed on the Apify actor page (checked 31 Oct 2026). Apify's free plan includes monthly credit, so a small test run costs nothing.
Where does the data come from?
From PlanIt (planit.org.uk), which aggregates council planning registers. The feed only collects publicly available data.
Related guides and feeds
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68 applications · last 28 days · updated 31 Oct 2026
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110 applications · last 28 days · updated 31 Oct 2026
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262 applications · last 28 days · updated 31 Oct 2026
Get this every week, without the copy-paste
Schedule the UK Planning Applications feed and get fresh rows as CSV, Excel or JSON.
- Same columns every run
- Schedule it on Apify
- Pay per result, no Rowsift account
Opens the actor on Apify. Pay per result; no Rowsift account needed. Apify's free plan includes monthly credit.
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), which collects it from UK local planning authority registers. Follow each reference to the council record for full, authoritative details.