See or Comment on a Planning Application

Making a Comment

You can make a comment to:

• support an application
• object to an application
• make a neutral comment (to raise a concern)

We can accept comments via post or online via planning public access or email. We cannot accept your comments verbally, either on the telephone or in person.

By law all comments received must be open to public inspection and will be available for public inspection on our Planning Public Access database. We do not accept anonymous comments.

For comments to be accepted, you must include:

• Full name
• Address
• Relevant planning application reference number

To submit a comment online via Planning Public Access you must register an account. Registering enables you to track the progress of an application and receive an email notification when the decision is made. Comments made online will appear immediately.

To submit a comment via email please email: [email protected] or [email protected]

To submit a comment via post, please send your comments to:

A full guide on how to use the planning portal can be found here.

What happens to your comment

All comments, including your name and address will be published on Planning Public Access.

We do not confirm receipt of comments. You can check the ‘Public Comments’ or ‘Documents’ area on Planning Public Access to see if it’s been added.

Your comments help the case officer understand the impact of the development. We consider all planning related comments, but objections do not always lead to refusal. Planning decisions are based on local policies, not the number of comments.

Comment deadlines

Most applications have a 21 day consultation period.

You can find the deadline for comments on Public Access. We may not consider comments made after the deadline.

Personal information

By law, all comments are public and will be made available for public inspection, and on the internet, in accordance with the Access to Information Act.

You are responsible for making sure the comment does not contain sensitive information such as:

• details about vulnerable individuals
• sensitive job roles
• when a property is unoccupied
• telephone numbers or signatures