Turn local planning approvals into a focused prospecting list.
Every Monday morning: newly approved commercial projects near you, filtered to your trade. See the scope, source documents and the public applicant or agent, then decide which opportunities deserve a relevant introduction.
Simple. Automated. Every week.
We scan every council
Available local-authority registers across your range, checked for commercial planning approvals from the last 7 days. Decisions, not rumours.
We identify the company
Each project is categorised, given an indicative value band, and matched against Companies House so you know who is behind it.
Monday morning email
Every matched project: what was approved, where, who applied, and a link to the full plans. Ready for your intro email or call.
Know the project, the public contacts and the timing signal.
- Site address and project description
- Category and indicative value band
- Applicant or agent, matched to Companies House where possible
- Decision date, reference and full planning documents
Buy back the hours spent checking planning portals.
The public data is free. Finding it across councils, removing domestic noise, matching it to your trade and checking who is behind each scheme is the work KnockFirst does for you.
Be the first in your patch, literally.
KnockFirst is brand new, which is exactly why it works: most subcontractors in your area have never seen an approval-timed project list. Early subscribers get their patch set up personally and help shape what we build next.
Try it as a one-off. Subscribe when it earns its keep.
- This month's approved commercial projects in your patch
- Up to 20 leads, filtered to your trade
- Public applicant or agent identified where available
- Delivered to your inbox, usually within the hour
- No subscription, no commitment
- Fresh approvals from the last 7 days, every Monday
- Your trade, your radius (up to 40 miles)
- Company identification via Companies House
- Never sent the same lead twice
- No contract, cancel in one click
Not sure? Start with the pack. If the leads are good, the subscription is the same thing arriving automatically, and one won package pays for years of it.
Tell us your patch.
Pick what you want: this month's pack as a one-off, or fresh approvals every Monday. Either way, tell us where you work and what you do.
Questions subcontractors ask us.
Where does the data come from?
Public council planning registers and Companies House, the same information anyone can look up for free. The difference is we watch every council in your range, every day, filter out the householder noise, and identify the company behind each project. Doing that manually would take hours per council, per week.
Can I actually contact these companies?
Many corporate applicants and agents can be approached under UK B2B marketing rules, but sole traders and individuals have stronger protections. Verify the recipient type, identify yourself, and provide a valid opt-out address. Each lead links the planning record and, where matched, the Companies House entry. See the ICO's B2B marketing guidance.
Why approvals and not applications?
Applications can be refused, redesigned or shelved. Approval clears one major hurdle and gives you a stronger project signal to investigate. It does not guarantee construction, but it is a practical public moment to identify the team and make a relevant introduction.
What kind of projects will I see?
Offices, retail and shopfits, hospitality conversions, industrial units, residential developments, external refurbishments and recladding, schools, clinics and care settings. Filtered to the categories that mean work for your trade.
How fresh are the leads?
We send weekly, covering decisions from the previous seven days. Council registers update at slightly different speeds, so occasionally a decision appears a few days after it was made. Still weeks ahead of anyone waiting for hoardings to go up.
What if there's nothing in my patch one week?
Then the email says so and you've lost ten seconds. Quiet periods do happen, and volume depends on your trade, radius and the council registers available in your patch.
What exactly is in the £19.99 pack?
Every commercial project approved in your patch in the last month, up to 20 leads, filtered to your trade: project description, address, category, indicative value band, the applicant and agent behind it (matched to Companies House where possible), and a link to the full planning documents. One email, usually within the hour.
How does subscription billing work?
£49.99/month via Stripe, billed monthly in advance, starting when you subscribe. No trial games: buy a £19.99 pack first if you want to judge the quality before committing. Cancel anytime and it stops at the end of the paid month.
How do I cancel?
One click from any email, or reply "cancel". No contract, no notice period, no retention call.