Find driveway and paving projects while the plans are being drawn up

New homes, property extensions and access alterations are being planned in your area. Many could create opportunities for driveways, patios and external paving. Planr helps you spot potentially relevant projects and introduce your business earlier.

Your next driveway project could already be on the council website

Imagine a homeowner applying for a new vehicle access and parking area. Or a developer proposing several new houses with individual driveways and shared access routes.

Both projects could need specialist paving or surfacing work, but you might not hear about them until the groundwork is underway.

The planning applications could already be publicly available.

Finding them manually means searching council portals, reviewing site plans and identifying which projects might need the external works you offer.

Planr does the searching and helps bring potentially relevant developments to your attention.

What Planr looks for for driveway and paving specialists

Planr identifies planning applications that may create opportunities for driveway and paving businesses, including:

• New vehicle accesses: Proposals involving entrances, parking areas or alterations to existing access arrangements.
• New homes: Developments that may need driveways, paths and external hard landscaping.
• Property extensions: Projects that could involve redesigning surrounding paths, patios or parking areas.
• Garage developments: New or relocated garages that may require associated driveway work.
• Residential conversions: Projects that may include new parking and access arrangements.
• Larger landscaping schemes: Applications that reference external paving, courtyards or hard-surfaced areas.

Many straightforward driveway and patio installations don’t require planning permission. A relevant application also doesn’t confirm that a paving contractor is being sought or that the proposed work will proceed.

Planr highlights potential opportunities. You review the plans and decide which projects suit your services.

Make an introduction that relates to the proposed work

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

Your letter can reference the proposed driveway, access alteration or development rather than arriving as a generic paving advert.

On Growth and Pro, Planr can also learn about your business from your website, helping your letters reflect what you actually offer, whether that’s block paving, resin-bound driveways, natural stone, patios or other hard landscaping services.

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.

Discover potential external works beyond incoming enquiries

Recommendations and local visibility are valuable, but they won’t necessarily reveal every new development or access project being planned nearby.

Planr gives you another way to discover potential driveway and paving opportunities across your chosen council areas.

Review the applications, choose the projects that match your services and make a professional introduction while the work is still being planned.

You decide which opportunities are worth pursuing.