CityScope · Planning Alerts

Planning alerts

Get an email when a new planning application is lodged near your street or anywhere in a Scottish council area.

How it works

Planning alerts for 32 Scottish council areas

City Scope checks council planning registers and emails you when a new application matches your alert, so you hear about extensions, new homes and major developments without checking the portal every day.

  1. 01

    Choose an area

    Pick a street or postcode and a radius of up to 2km, or follow a whole Scottish council.

  2. 02

    Narrow it down

    Keep every application, or only the categories, keywords and impact levels you care about.

  3. 03

    Get an email

    Hear about new applications as City Scope finds them, or as a daily or weekly digest.

Plans

Single Alert · One alert
£1 a month
Resident · Up to five alerts
£5 a month
Trade · Up to 50 alerts and CSV export
£29 a month

Prefer a free digest? The weekly planning report rounds up each council every Monday. You can also browse live planning updates.

Questions

Which areas do planning alerts cover?
All 32 Scottish council areas on City Scope. London records are not covered by alerts yet.
How much do planning alerts cost?
Plans start at £1 a month for one alert. Resident is £5 a month for five alerts and Trade is £29 a month for 50. Searching, the map and application pages stay free.
What do I need to set one up?
A City Scope account with a verified email address. You can pause, resume or delete an alert at any time, and cancel your plan whenever you like.
Will I be emailed about the same application twice?
No. Each alert remembers the applications it has already sent you and only emails new matches.