Know what’s being built near you.
BuildWatch turns dense county agendas into timely text alerts about rezonings, variances, and major permits near your address—before the bulldozers arrive.
Start free · One address · One-mile radius
What you can expect from BuildWatch
Local by design
Focused first on Lexington, Richland, and Kershaw County public agendas.
Plain English
No planning jargon dump—just the proposal, location, meeting date, and next step.
Useful, not alarming
Every alert distinguishes an agenda item from an approval and shows how to comment.
From PDF to pocket
Three steps between you and a surprise development.
You define what “nearby” means. BuildWatch handles the tedious public-record reading.
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Choose your watch zone
Enter an address in Lexington, Richland, or Kershaw County and choose a radius from one to three miles.
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We read the agendas
BuildWatch scans county council and planning commission agenda PDFs for rezonings, variances, and large permits.
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You get the useful version
A plain-English text explains what is proposed, where it is, when officials meet, and how you can comment.
“400 homes proposed behind the Publix, 1.4 miles from your address.”
Planning Commission meets Thursday at 6:00 PM. The alert includes the agenda source, meeting details, and available public-comment instructions.
1–3 mi
Set a radius that matches your street, neighborhood, or wider community.
Pricing
Watch one block—or the whole market.
No trial clock. Start with your home and upgrade when you need broader coverage.
Watch+
For households, HOAs, and neighborhood admins
$5/month
- Multiple addresses
- Up to three-mile radius
- Meeting reminders
- Share-ready alert summaries
Commercial
For agents, builders, and land buyers
$99+/month
- Broader monitoring feed
- Professional coverage needs
- Commercial onboarding
Good to know
Clear answers, like our alerts.
Your address. Your radius. Your heads-up.
Don’t let a bulldozer break the news.
Create a free watch zone and get nearby county agenda items translated into useful texts.