Solar planning applications in Scotland

What this example returns

This example returns up to 10 planning applications.

The dataset’s “Applications” view shows 13 columns: Council, Reference, Address, Postcode, Description, Size, Status, Type, Decided, Received, Dwellings, Agent, and Council page. See every output field.

What each setting does

The input this example runs UK Planning Applications Scraper with. “Try this input” opens it in the console, where you can run it as-is or change any field first.

Councils or regions councils

Scotland

UK planning authorities to search, e.g. 'Croydon', 'Tower Hamlets', 'Leeds', 'Edinburgh', 'Cardiff', 'Belfast'. Regions, nations and national parks work too ('London', 'Scotland', 'Peak District'), and a county such as 'Kent' includes its district councils. Leave empty (and Postcode empty) to search every council in…

Max results maxResults

10

How many applications to save in total. 0 saves every matching application. There is no upper cap: large runs page through PlanIt until the limit or the end of the results.

Default: 20 → this example uses 10

Description keywords searchText

solar

Words to find in the application description (and its type, status and decision). Quote a phrase ("solar panel"), use 'or' between alternatives and a dash to exclude a word (-tree).

Days back daysBack

365

Only applications whose date (above) is within this many days of today. 0 = no limit. Ignored when 'Date from' is set.

Default: 90 → this example uses 365

{
  "councils": [
    "Scotland"
  ],
  "searchText": "solar",
  "daysBack": 365,
  "maxResults": 10
}

What it costs

About $0.15 for 10 planning applications

An estimate: 10 × $0.015 per planning application (One saved planning application with all fields the council publishes). A run is charged for the events it reports, so one that finds fewer planning applications costs less. Platform usage is included in the event price.

Full pricing

When to use this example

From the UK Planning Applications Scraper readme:

Other ways to run UK Planning Applications Scraper

• Planning applications within 3 km of EC2A 4NELarge and medium schemes permitted or pending around a London postcode, nearest first, with distance in km.
• Major developments permitted across the UK, 30 daysEvery council in the UK: large schemes (10+ homes or 1,000+ sqm) approved in the last 30 days.
• Pending applications in Cardiff and SwanseaLarge and medium applications awaiting a decision, received in the last 180 days.
• Look up applications by referenceFetch specific applications by council reference or planit.org.uk link.

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About UK Planning Applications Scraper

Scrape UK planning applications from 400+ councils in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Search by council, region, postcode radius, reference, keyword or agent; filter by size, status, type and date. Get address, description, decision, dates, agent, dwellings, coordinates and council portal links.

Price:

from $15.00 / 1,000 planning applications

Developer:

Corner Ledger

Categories:

Real estate, Lead generation, Business

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