planningalerts-scrapers / launceston

README.md

This is a scraper that runs on Morph. To get started see the documentation

Add any issues to https://github.com/planningalerts-scrapers/issues/issues

To run the scraper

bundle exec ruby scraper.rb

Set MORPH_AUSTRALIAN_PROXY to the url for an Australian proxy

Expected output

Fetching public notices list from: https://onlineservice.launceston.tas.gov.au/eProperty/P1/PublicNotices/PublicNoticeDetails.aspx?r=P1.LCC.WEBGUEST&f=%24P1.ESB.PUBNOTAL.ENQ
Found 30 public notices
Skipping existing record: DA0004/2025
Skipping existing record: DA0301/2025
(etc)
Scraping Public Notice - Application Details for DA0405/2025
Saved record for DA0405/2025
Scraping Public Notice - Application Details for DA0412/2025
Saved record for DA0412/2025
Saved record for DA0540/2025
Scraping complete

Execution time ~ 43 seconds.

To run style and coding checks

bundle exec rubocop

To check for security updates

gem install bundler-audit
bundle-audit

Contributors mlandauer dcalde ianheggie-oaf simonzippy benrfairless

Last run failed with status code 1.

Console output of last run

Injecting configuration and compiling... Injecting scraper and running... Using Australian proxy... Fetching public notices list from: https://onlineservice.launceston.tas.gov.au/eProperty/P1/PublicNotices/PublicNoticeDetails.aspx?r=P1.LCC.WEBGUEST&f=%24P1.ESB.PUBNOTAL.ENQ /app/vendor/ruby-3.2.2/lib/ruby/3.2.0/net/protocol.rb:46:in `connect_nonblock': SSL_connect returned=1 errno=0 peeraddr=66.226.145.75:49976 state=error: certificate verify failed (unable to get local issuer certificate) (OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError) from /app/vendor/ruby-3.2.2/lib/ruby/3.2.0/net/protocol.rb:46:in `ssl_socket_connect' from /app/vendor/ruby-3.2.2/lib/ruby/3.2.0/net/http.rb:1342:in `connect' from /app/vendor/ruby-3.2.2/lib/ruby/3.2.0/net/http.rb:1248:in `do_start' from /app/vendor/ruby-3.2.2/lib/ruby/3.2.0/net/http.rb:1243:in `start' from /app/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/net-http-persistent-4.0.6/lib/net/http/persistent.rb:712:in `start' from /app/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/net-http-persistent-4.0.6/lib/net/http/persistent.rb:641:in `connection_for' from /app/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/net-http-persistent-4.0.6/lib/net/http/persistent.rb:942:in `request' from /app/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/mechanize-2.8.5/lib/mechanize/http/agent.rb:284:in `fetch' from /app/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/mechanize-2.8.5/lib/mechanize.rb:465:in `get' from scraper.rb:20:in `<main>'

Data

Downloaded 6879 times by openaustralia LoveMyData mlandauer dcalde jesse-a-reilly tkrikke repose-lecture Manasaanand TheZepto MikeRalphson Jedwards157 andrewrit odnagroup vnapitup

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rows 10 / 4487

council_reference address description info_url comment_url date_scraped date_received on_notice_from on_notice_to legal_description
DA0003/2014
7 Penquite Road NEWSTEAD TAS 7250
Business and professional services - medical centre; change of use and construction of a shed
https://onlineservice.launceston.tas.gov.au/
mailto:council@launceston.tas.gov.au?subject=Comment+re%3A+Planning+Application+DA0003/2014+%28from+www.planningalerts.org.au%29
2014-04-09
2014-01-02
2014-04-05
2014-04-23
DA0012/2014
25 West Park Drive WEST LAUNCESTON TAS 7250
Residential - subdivision - subdivide and consolidate land
https://onlineservice.launceston.tas.gov.au/
mailto:council@launceston.tas.gov.au?subject=Comment+re%3A+Planning+Application+DA0012/2014+%28from+www.planningalerts.org.au%29
2014-04-09
2014-01-10
2014-04-05
2014-04-23
DA0020/2014
152 Bathurst Street LAUNCESTON TAS 7250
Residential - multiple dwellings; removal of a tree
https://onlineservice.launceston.tas.gov.au/
mailto:council@launceston.tas.gov.au?subject=Comment+re%3A+Planning+Application+DA0020/2014+%28from+www.planningalerts.org.au%29
2014-04-09
2014-01-16
2014-04-02
2014-04-15
DA0054/2014
80 Peel Street West WEST LAUNCESTON TAS 7250
Residential - single dwelling; construction of a new dwelling and tree removal
https://onlineservice.launceston.tas.gov.au/
mailto:council@launceston.tas.gov.au?subject=Comment+re%3A+Planning+Application+DA0054/2014+%28from+www.planningalerts.org.au%29
2014-04-09
2014-02-18
2014-04-05
2014-04-23
DA0055/2014
2 McHugh Street KINGS MEADOWS TAS 7249
Residential - Subdivision - boundary adjustment; construction and use of multiple dwellings
https://onlineservice.launceston.tas.gov.au/
mailto:council@launceston.tas.gov.au?subject=Comment+re%3A+Planning+Application+DA0055/2014+%28from+www.planningalerts.org.au%29
2014-04-09
2014-02-19
2014-03-29
2014-04-11
DA0085/2014
31 Erina Street EAST LAUNCESTON TAS 7250
Residential - single dwelling; extension to existing garage and retaining wall
https://onlineservice.launceston.tas.gov.au/
mailto:council@launceston.tas.gov.au?subject=Comment+re%3A+Planning+Application+DA0085/2014+%28from+www.planningalerts.org.au%29
2014-04-09
2014-03-14
2014-03-29
2014-04-11
DA0086/2014
280 George Town Road ROCHERLEA TAS 7248
Recycling and waste disposal - recycling depot; covered wash bay
https://onlineservice.launceston.tas.gov.au/
mailto:council@launceston.tas.gov.au?subject=Comment+re%3A+Planning+Application+DA0086/2014+%28from+www.planningalerts.org.au%29
2014-04-09
2014-03-14
2014-03-29
2014-04-11
DA0091/2014
7 Everest Place NEWSTEAD TAS 7250
Residential - single dwelling; replace garage and redevelop rear of dwelling
https://onlineservice.launceston.tas.gov.au/
mailto:council@launceston.tas.gov.au?subject=Comment+re%3A+Planning+Application+DA0091/2014+%28from+www.planningalerts.org.au%29
2014-04-09
2014-03-17
2014-03-29
2014-04-11
DA0092/2014
7 Cardigan Street EAST LAUNCESTON TAS 7250
Residential -subdivision; subdivide land into two lots
https://onlineservice.launceston.tas.gov.au/
mailto:council@launceston.tas.gov.au?subject=Comment+re%3A+Planning+Application+DA0092/2014+%28from+www.planningalerts.org.au%29
2014-04-09
2014-03-17
2014-04-05
2014-04-23
DA0094/2014
41 Roberts Crescent NEWNHAM TAS 7248
Residential - single dwelling; construction of a building
https://onlineservice.launceston.tas.gov.au/
mailto:council@launceston.tas.gov.au?subject=Comment+re%3A+Planning+Application+DA0094/2014+%28from+www.planningalerts.org.au%29
2014-04-09
2014-03-18
2014-04-09
2014-04-28

Statistics

Average successful run time: half a minute

Total run time: 19 days

Total cpu time used: about 1 hour

Total disk space used: 2.39 MB

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Scraper code

Ruby

launceston / scraper.rb