Comment on a planning application
Comment on, or object to a planning application
Once you have searched for and found the application, click on the comments tab to make your comment, please be aware that your comment/s will be visible to all (further details below).
Guidance on using the search
Guidance on how to use the planning application search is available on our Weekly list of planning applications webpage.
Comments are visible to all
The Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 allows anyone the right to examine the received copies of your representations. Your comment/s will therefore be open to public viewing (visible to all). Personal telephone numbers, email addresses and signatures will not be published.
Additional information
In considering an application we have a statutory duty to have regard to the planning policies it has adopted, set out in the Borough Local Plan 2005, the National Planning Policy Framework and any ‘material considerations’. What constitutes a material consideration is set out in the Planning Portal website.
Speaking at planning meetings
Visit our Speaking at planning meetings webpage for guidance on public speaking protocol and how to register to speak.