Find bricklaying projects before the first brick is laid

Extensions, new homes and property alterations are being planned in your area. Many could create opportunities for brickwork, blockwork and masonry. Planr helps you find relevant projects and introduce your business while they’re still in the planning stages.

Your next bricklaying job could already be on the council website

Picture a homeowner planning a two-storey side extension. Or a developer applying to build a pair of new houses on a local plot.

Both projects could involve a substantial amount of brickwork, but you might not hear about either until someone starts looking for quotes.

Meanwhile, the planning applications are already publicly available.

Finding them manually means checking council websites, opening applications and sorting through plenty of projects that won’t suit your business.

Planr does the searching and highlights applications that could be relevant to the bricklaying work you offer.

What Planr looks for for bricklayers

Planr identifies planning applications that may create opportunities for bricklaying and masonry businesses, including:

• Rear and side extensions: Potential brickwork and blockwork for new external walls.

• New homes: Projects that could need bricklayers for complete residential builds.

• Porches and entrance alterations: Smaller projects that may involve new brickwork.

• Boundary and garden walls: Applications for new or altered walls where planning consent is required.

• Garage and outbuilding construction: Potential masonry work, depending on the proposed materials.

• Listed building alterations: Projects that may involve specialist brick repairs, repointing or matching existing masonry.

Not every application will involve brickwork. Some developments use alternative construction methods, and many smaller bricklaying jobs never appear on planning portals. Planr helps you spot potential opportunities, then you decide which ones are worth exploring.

Introduce your business while the project is taking shape

Once you’ve found an application that interests you, Planr helps you create a personalised letter introducing your services.

Your letter can refer to the proposed extension, new home or alteration rather than arriving as a generic bricklaying advert.

On Growth and Pro, Planr can also learn about your business from your website, helping your letters reflect the work you actually offer, whether that’s extensions, new builds, garden walls, repointing or specialist masonry.

Download the letter to print and post yourself, or choose Planr’s Print & Post service for £2.50 per letter.

Nothing gets posted without your approval.

Find potential brickwork without waiting for the next referral

Recommendations from builders and previous customers are valuable, but they aren’t the only way to discover what’s happening locally.

Planr gives you another way to look for potential bricklaying projects across your chosen council areas.

Review the applications, choose the ones that suit your business and make a professional introduction before work gets underway.

You decide which projects to approach and whether they’re the right fit for your services.