EstiMate helps builders in Nottingham and the neighbouring boroughs of Broxtowe, Gedling and Rushcliffe quote properly and get paid: itemised materials and labour, online acceptance, a signed contract and automatic invoice chasing.
The planning block below shows what those four councils have approved in recent weeks, read from their registers, so you can see the mix of work coming through.
Applications for building work that Nottingham, Broxtowe, Gedling and Rushcliffe councils approved between 16 September 2026 and 17 October 2026.
130
applications for building work approved
308
approvals in all, including trees, signs and condition discharges
4 of 4
councils' registers answered
Display of 1no. new internally illuminated projecting hanging sign. Display of 1no. new 55 inch (Portrait) TV screen, depicting various Santander…
NG1, Nottingham
Typical value £50k–£250k (typical for a commercial fit-out)
Continued mixed farm and forestry use of part of farm yard for logging enterprise and retention of outbuildings. Installation of Timber Log Drying Kiln
Rushcliffe
Typical value £20k–£60k (typical for a garage/outbuilding)
Extend retaining wall to boundary at rear and erect fence above.
NG9, Broxtowe
Typical value £40k–£105k (typical for an extension)
Pitched roof to existing detached garage
NG16, Broxtowe
Typical value £20k–£60k (typical for a garage/outbuilding)
New side extension above existing garage.
NG12, Rushcliffe
Typical value £40k–£105k (typical for an extension)
Flat roof side roof dormer & 3no. rooflights
NG5, Gedling
Typical value £45k–£75k (typical for a loft conversion)
Proposed loft dormer side roof to the existing loft bedrooms.
NG14, Gedling
Typical value £45k–£75k (typical for a loft conversion)
T 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, 1g - Limes Re - Pollard as growth of last 8 years is now overhanging neighbours' building and windows (causing shade) on one side, overhanging…
NG3, Nottingham
Typical value £20k–£60k (typical for a garage/outbuilding)
Source: the councils' public planning registers, collected by PlanIt and searched by TenderPilot. Checked 17 October 2026 at 15:01 and refreshed about twice a day. Building work leaves out trees, signs and paperwork on existing consents. Locations are shown to postcode district only, no applicant details are shown, and value bands are typical ranges for that kind of work rather than quotes.
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Postcode areas NG: 2% below the national guide
When EstiMate Pro's AI take-off prices a job whose site postcode starts NG, it multiplies its national labour day-rate guide by 0.98, the Midlands index, so labour comes out 2% below the national guide. If you set your own day rates in Settings, the AI prices labour from those instead and the index no longer applies.
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Price additional works from site and send a one-tap approval link. The contract total and invoices update, with a full audit trail.
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From the public planning registers of Nottingham, Broxtowe, Gedling and Rushcliffe councils, collected by PlanIt, which gathers UK council registers into one search, and read by TenderPilot about twice a day. Councils publish at different speeds, so one that shows few decisions may simply be behind; its own planning portal has the full record.
When EstiMate Pro's AI take-off prices a job whose site postcode starts NG, it multiplies its national labour day-rate guide by 0.98, the Midlands index, so labour comes out 2% below the national guide. If you set your own day rates in Settings, the AI prices labour from those instead and the index no longer applies. Once you know your rates, entering them is the better option.
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