Which areas do planning alerts cover?

All 32 Scottish council areas on City Scope. London records are not covered by alerts yet.

Does the council not tell me about applications near my home?

Only the nearest neighbours. In Scotland the council posts a notice to properties within 20 metres of the boundary of the application site. Anyone further away has to look for themselves, on the council's planning register or in its weekly list of new applications. An alert does that looking for you.

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?

An email address and a payment card. An alert for an address or a council area needs no account and no password. An alert for a topic or a keyword needs a free City Scope account. You can pause or stop an alert at any time, and cancel your plan whenever you like.

What is in an alert email?

The address, a short summary and a link to the full record for each new application that matches. City Scope reports what has been lodged and takes no side on it.

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.

Planning Alerts for Scottish Councils

CityScope · Planning Alerts

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

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.

Choose an area

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

Narrow it down

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

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.
Does the council not tell me about applications near my home?: Only the nearest neighbours. In Scotland the council posts a notice to properties within 20 metres of the boundary of the application site. Anyone further away has to look for themselves, on the council's planning register or in its weekly list of new applications. An alert does that looking for you.
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?: An email address and a payment card. An alert for an address or a council area needs no account and no password. An alert for a topic or a keyword needs a free City Scope account. You can pause or stop an alert at any time, and cancel your plan whenever you like.
What is in an alert email?: The address, a short summary and a link to the full record for each new application that matches. City Scope reports what has been lodged and takes no side on it.
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.