Find it. Win it. Run it.

Reach homeowners while their project is still taking shape.

We track new development applications every day and send direct marketing to the homeowner, before they’ve chosen a builder. Then run every job, your team and your clients in one app.

14 Wattle Street · Rear extensionBefore they choose a builder
1
Homeowner lodges a DA
We pick it up from council data
2
Your letter goes out
Personlaised with a QR code
3
Homeowner scans and gets in touch
You see who looked you up
Then run the job in Projects
Tasks, team, timesheets and client updates in one app
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24New applications every few minutes
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Three reasons good builders end up waiting for work, solved.

01

Stop trawling council portals and spreadsheets.

Every application near you, filtered to your work.

Planning data
02

No more gaps between jobs.

Letters reach homeowners days after they apply for planning.

Homeowner outreach
03

Stop running jobs on WhatsApp and in your head.

One app for your jobs, your team and your clients.

Projects
See it working

Find it, win it, run it. All in one app.

Start with the problem that costs you most. Add the rest when you need it.

Before they choose a builder
✓ Posted today
Letter scanned
14 Wattle Street looked you up
Homeowner outreach · Win it first

Letters to the exact jobs you want

A letter in your name goes out automatically when a homeowner lodges a DA for the work you want.

  • ✓New DAs every day: picked up straight from council data
  • ✓QR codes show who looked you up
See Homeowner outreach →
New near you
Rear extension1.3 km
Loft conversion1.9 km
Side extension3.4 km
Planning data · Find the work

Every development application near you

With the drawings, filtered to your trade and your patch.

  • ✓Create folders and save your data in the app
  • ✓Search inside drawings and documents
See Planning data →
Projects · Your all-in-one app

Run every job, your team and your clients from one place.

No more WhatsApp groups, paper timesheets or chasing updates. Everything about the job, in your pocket.

  • ✓Film a walkthrough and AI writes the tasks by trade
  • ✓GPS clock-in and timesheets for your crew. Subcontractors join free
  • ✓A client portal with photos and weekly updates written for you
See Projects →
Rear extension, Wattle StreetOn programme
✓ Strip out and first fix
✓ Steel beam delivery
✓ Plaster the new opening
Today on site
Gary Thompson · ElectricianOn site 07:52
Steve Hughes · PlastererOn site 08:05
Weekly update sent to the client
Written by AI from today’s walkthrough

Good to know before you start.

The short version. There’s more on plans, letters and data in our full FAQs.

What is Buildscout?

One place to find, win and run your work. Buildscout shows you every planning application near you, writes to homeowners for you the day they apply, and runs your jobs, team and clients in one app. It's built by Searchland, the UK planning data company.

Who is it for?

Builders and contractors who want to choose their work instead of waiting for it. It's also for suppliers and installers looking for the jobs that need their product, B2B sales teams selling to builders, architects and developers, and anyone who works with planning data.

Which plan do I need?

Start with the problem that costs you most. Projects runs your jobs. Planning data finds the work. Homeowner outreach writes to homeowners first. Each plan includes everything in the one before it.

How does the 14-day free trial work?

Projects and Planning data both start with a 14-day free trial. Sign up on the platform and start using it straight away. To cancel during your trial, just email simon@buildscout.com.au. After the trial, billing starts on a rolling monthly basis, so there's no 12-month contract, and you can cancel any time with 30 days' notice.

How do I get Homeowner outreach

Talk to us. These are 12-month plans that we set up with you, including your area, the work you want and your letters.

Choose your next job. Don't wait for it.

Try Projects or Planning data free for 14 days, or talk to us about your patch.