The Planning Policy service is central to the delivery of our ambitions for sustainable, inclusive, and resilient communities. The team is responsible for developing and maintaining our planning policy framework including the Local Plan, supplementary planning documents, conservation and other policy documents. The documents reflect our priorities for housing, economic growth, environmental protection, and infrastructure delivery.
What information we collect
We need some personal data from you. This includes:
- personal names
- organisational names
- personal addresses (where required)
- business address (where required)
- personal emails and telephone numbers (where required)
- organisational emails and telephone numbers (where required)
We do not need any special category or criminal and law enforcement data from you.
How we collect your data
We’ll collect data from you through the Planning Policy consultation database and exercises.
Why we collect your data
We collect your data so we can:
- maintain the Planning Policy consultation database to enable efficient communication with stakeholders
- carry out consultation exercises
- maintain records of land ownership for sites of possible development
Who we share your personal data with
Where there is a lawful reason to do so, we may share your data with:
- professional consultants
- suppliers of digital systems required to enable the day-to-day running of the service
- other council departments to allow us to provide efficient and effective services
We may receive personal, special category personal or criminal and law enforcement data about you from the third parties mentioned above and other public bodies and organisations. In this case, we will tell you the source of the information unless we are unable to do so by law.
Legal basis
We process personal data by selecting at least one legal basis from:
- UKGDPR Article 6(1) (c) Legal Obligation
- UKGDPR Article 6(1) (e) Public Task/Public Interest/Official Authority
Where we’re relying on UKGDPR Article 6(1)(c), all relevant legislation is listed below.
Relevant legislation
The relevant legislation includes:
- Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012
- Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990