Comment on a planning application

Please be aware that all comments submitted on applications are a matter of pubic record and will be published online via Public Access. Therefore, they will be visible to the applicant and the wider public.

In order for the context of comments to be fully understood, and which property is considered to be affected within the consultation responses, the address from which those comments have been received has to be known (for example, if an objection is received raising concerns regarding loss of light, those assessing the application need to know which property is the subject of the objection, in order to fully assess its relationship to the proposals and any potential impact upon light levels). Therefore, all comments are published with details of who has submitted the comments, and the postal address to which they relate. Other personal and confidential data, such as telephone numbers, email addresses and signatures are not published. Further details regarding our policy on redaction and what happens to your data can be found in our Privacy Statement.

Planning Law requires that planning applications are determined in accordance with the development plan (the Local Plan and Neighbourhood Plans), unless material planning considerations indicate otherwise.

In determining the application, the Local Planning Authority will consider the material planning considerations raised within comments submitted on the application, and any other material planning considerations that officers and/or elected members identify through the process.

Therefore, if you wish an issue to be considered, it is recommended that you include it within your comments. If it is a ‘Material Planning Consideration’ it will then be considered when the application is determined.

The weight given to the ‘Material Planning Considerations’ is a matter for the decision taker (i.e. the Local Planning Authority). However, the decision taker is required to demonstrate that in reaching their decision they have considered all relevant ‘Material Planning Considerations’.

The Local Planning Authority publishes reports for all applications that it determines. In the case of items delegated to officers, they are published on Public Access once the decision has been made. Committee reports for cases that are going to committee will be published online a week prior to the meeting.