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Want to save about £3,226 a year versus BuildScout? Their cheapest published pack is £249 + VAT a month — £3,586 a year once VAT is on. Tradecue is £29.99 a month with no VAT: £359.88 a year.
BuildScout figure from buildscout.co.uk/pricing on 25 September 2026 (FMB / FCA monthly). Their price can change. Letters are extra on both sides and are not in that £3,226.
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BuildScout, Planning Signal, Tradecue.
| Feature | BuildScout | Planning Signal | Tradecue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | From £298.80 / month inc VAT (£249 + VAT) on the FMB packs they list, or about £3,598 / year inc VAT if paid up front | Leads £49 / month; Research £29; a free small-radius plan | £29.99 / month, no VAT. Cancel any month. |
| Letters posted for you | About £0.96–£1.02 inc VAT per letter (80–85p + VAT), sent as campaigns | — | £1.30 a letter, targeted addresses only |
| Minimum to post letters | The campaign package — from £298.80 / month inc VAT. Posting is tied to the subscription, not a one-off credit shop | — | None. Buy a round when you need one. Unused credit does not expire. |
| Search any English postcode or town | Drawn areas / campaign radius | Up to 75 miles on Leads | 20 miles from any postcode we cover, not limited to one postcode |
| Planning, sold-price and domestic EPC results | Planning | Planning | ✓ |
| Keyword search and filter on the proposal and decision text | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Keyword search inside planning PDFs and drawings | ✓ | — | — |
| Save domestic EPC upgrade leads, with letter templates and delivery | — | — | ✓ |
| Full application detail, and a link to the council record | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Map view, with planning and conservation constraints | Their map | Their map | ✓ |
| Track as many areas as you cover, each with its own radius | Campaign caps | Saved searches | ✓ One price for as many postcodes as you wish |
| Email and SMS when something new lands in your patches | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Alerts when a job in your patch is approved | Stage filters | — | ✓ |
| Alerts when conditions are discharged and a job is about to start | — | — | ✓ |
| Alerts when a permission is about to expire, three years on | — | — | ✓ |
| Alerts for owners who were turned down, who mostly try again | — | — | ✓ |
| A watchlist, and what has changed on it since you looked | Notes and tags | ✓ | ✓ Including notes and tags |
| Pipeline, stages and contact history | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Letter templates, one per trade, on your own letterhead | Their designs | — | ✓ |
| The template for the job type picked for you, from the proposal | — | — | ✓ |
| A reminder to send the second letter, three weeks later | Campaign steps | — | ✓ |
| Print a whole round of letters as one job | — | — | ✓ |
| Pass a job to your team by WhatsApp, text or email | Team seats on higher packs | — | ✓ |
| A monthly report of what we sent and what you did with it | Quarterly on some packs | — | ✓ |
| Export to CSV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Rival prices and packs change. Figures we used were published on 25 September 2026. BuildScout pricing · Planning Signal pricing · Tradecue price.