BuildWatch reads county planning agendas and texts you when a rezoning, variance or major project is filed near the places you care about. In plain English, before the vote.
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Permit databases tell you what already happened. BuildWatch flags items the day they are posted to a planning agenda, usually weeks before a vote, with the acreage, zoning change and hearing date pulled out for you.
A request to rezone 38 acres from rural to single-family residential. The Planning Commission holds a public hearing and makes a recommendation to County Council. Nothing is approved yet.
Sample for illustration. Case details are invented.
Add your home, your listings or your land, and choose a radius from 1 to 10 miles.
BuildWatch checks county planning commission and zoning appeals agendas, pulls out each land-use item, and a person confirms the location.
What is proposed, how far away it is, when the meeting is, and how to comment. One link for the full details.
Built for Lexington, Richland and Kershaw County agendas, not scraped from a national feed.
No planning jargon. “RU to R2” becomes “rural to single-family homes.”
Every alert says whether something is proposed or decided, and how to speak at the meeting.
We add boards one at a time and check each one by hand. Want your county next? Join the waitlist below.
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For agents who work one county and want to know first.
For builders, land buyers and commercial brokers covering the region.
For offices that want the whole team informed.
For keeping an eye on home.
For households, HOAs and neighborhood group admins.
One short email with every rezoning, subdivision and variance on the week’s agendas, grouped by county. Forward it to clients and look like the most informed person in the room.
7 land-use items on upcoming agendas this week.
Sample items for illustration.
Rezonings, variances, special exceptions, subdivisions, major site plans and annexations that appear on the planning commission and zoning appeals agendas we cover. Routine business like approving minutes is skipped. County-wide rule changes go in the weekly report instead of a text.
Lexington, Richland and Kershaw counties today, starting with county planning commissions and zoning appeals boards. We add town boards after checking each one. If you add an address outside our coverage, we will let you know and you can join the waitlist.
No. Almost every alert is about a proposal that has not been decided. Each alert says what stage it is in, such as a public hearing or a recommendation to County Council, and when and where you can comment.
We check agendas several times a day. Counties usually post agendas one to two weeks before a meeting, and each item is reviewed by a person before it is texted, typically within one business day of posting.
Yes. Watch+ covers up to 5 addresses, Agent up to 10 areas in one county, and Builder / Investor up to 100 areas across every covered county.
From public agendas and staff reports published by each county. Every alert links to the original document. Details can change at the meeting, so always confirm with the county before making decisions.
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Tell us about your team and the areas you work. We will reply within one business day with a walkthrough of what was filed near your listings last month.
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