Terms of Use

Public planning information

• Council Scout helps builders, contractors and specialist trades find and review planning opportunities from public council planning information.
• Council Scout is not a council planning portal and does not replace the original council planning source.
• Important details should be checked against the original council planning source before making decisions or contacting anyone.

Accuracy and availability

• Planning records, dates, documents, addresses, contacts and map locations may be incomplete, delayed or incorrect.
• Council Scout does not guarantee that every record is complete, current or error-free.
• Links to council pages and council documents can change or become unavailable.

Contact use

• Contact details are shown only where they appear to be publicly available or reasonably linked to the public planning record.
• Uncertain contact matches should be checked before use.
• Council Scout does not contact applicants, agents, homeowners or councils on your behalf.
• Users are responsible for ensuring any approach they make is lawful, appropriate and respectful.

Accounts, saved records and membership

• Saved and Contacted records are private to your account. Notes and follow-up records are account features to help you track your own work.
• You are responsible for keeping your account secure and for deciding how your team uses Council Scout information.
• Where membership or trial features are enabled, billing terms shown at checkout or in your account also apply.

Source verification

Details should be checked against the original council planning source before making decisions. Council Scout keeps links to council sources where available and does not host planning documents.