Steel fabricators: see the frames before they go to tender.
Portal frames, industrial units and commercial buildings that carry structural steel, filtered by size and alerted at validation.
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4,019 new applications tagged for steelwork in the last 30 days
386 of them in the last 7 days. Figures to 3 Nov 2026, dated by when the council validated or received each application, or when SiteLens first found it.
Busiest councils for steelwork
By estimated value
- <£10k94
- £10k-50k528
- £50k-100k2,189
- £100k-500k822
- £500k-1m146
- £1m-5m138
- £5m-20m55
- £20m+45
Recent examples
Bowbeat Windfarm Innerleithen Scottish Borders
Nine-turbine wind farm with battery storage, Scottish Borders. Pre-application notification for turbines to 230m tip height plus BESS, ahead of full application. Foundations, crane pads, access…
InfrastructureMajor£20m+Est.SteelGroundworksM&E
Heathrow Airport Heathrow Hounslow
Heathrow airport expansion DCO, pre-application notification, Hounslow. Pre-application notice of a Development Consent Order for Heathrow expansion, submitted before formal application. Earthworks…
InfrastructureMajor£20m+Est.SteelGroundworksStructural frame
Land North East Of M6 J23 Haydock Point St Helens
44.85-hectare mixed employment scheme, Haydock Point, outline stage. Outline consent for B2/B8 manufacturing and distribution, food, gym and crèche space, plus an HGV fuel hub. Groundworks, site…
Mixed useMajor£20m+Est.SteelGroundworksDrainage
Land North of Fourstones Substation, Fourstones, Northumberland
32MWac solar farm with customer substation, Northumberland, consultation stage. Ground-mounted PV array with inverters and a customer substation near Fourstones, at full application stage as a…
InfrastructureMajor£20m+Est.SteelGroundworksM&E
Land At Sawgate Road Sawgate Road Burton Lazars
110-hectare solar farm with substation, Burton Lazars, full application stage. Ground-mounted photovoltaic array with substation, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks and biodiversity planting…
InfrastructureMajor£20m+Est.SteelGroundworksM&E
1 Coleman Street, City Of London, EC2R 5AA
14-storey City of London office extension and refurbishment, observations stage. Partial demolition and extension adds office floorspace, new ground-floor commercial units and a roof pavilion. Steel…
CommercialMajor£20m+Est.SteelDemolitionStructural frame
How steel fabricators use SiteLens
Find frame work at planning stage
Commercial sheds, industrial units and mid-rise residential reach the register before the steel package goes out.
Filter to schemes with tonnage
Set a minimum project size and your region to see the warehouses and frames worth quoting, not single-storey extensions.
Track who builds in steel
A firm’s Companies House number and recent public awards are free. On Pro, see its name, directors and contact details.
Free to start. Pro is £39/mo, or £29/mo billed annually.
Free covers search, application views and one daily alert, with each firm shown by its Companies House number. Pro adds the firm names, the project team on major schemes, published contact details and competitor watch. Team shares one pipeline across up to 5 users.
Frequently asked
Can I filter by floor area?
Yes, where the application states it. On major schemes the figure is read from the application form, so set a minimum floor area to find the larger sheds and frames.
Who should a steel fabricator approach?
The structural engineer and the main contractor. On major schemes SiteLens reads the planning documents for both where they are named. The firm names are on Pro.
Can I filter to warehouses and industrial units?
Yes. Each application has a category and, where one is stated, a use class, so you can filter to industrial and storage schemes such as B2 and B8.