This page provides tools to help people take part in the planning process.
You can use the forms below to prepare planning objections, submit local evidence, or request formal participation where appropriate. These tools are designed to help residents make clear, individual representations based on their own views and local knowledge.
All submissions should reflect your personal concerns and experience of the area. Planning decisions are based on evidence and planning policy, so specific local detail is often more helpful than general comments.
Tools
The following tools are available to support residents who wish to respond to planning applications, Local Plan proposals, or planning appeals.
Use this tool to prepare an individual planning objection. The form will help you structure your response and generate an email or letter that you can send to the planning authority. You should include your own reasons for objecting and any local detail that you think is important.
In some cases, residents or community groups may apply for formal participation in a planning inquiry or examination. This tool generates a request for Rule 6 status, which may be appropriate where proposals have a significant impact on the local community. This should be done under professional advice.
Use this form to report local issues that may be relevant to planning decisions, such as traffic problems, flooding, pressure on services, or other infrastructure concerns. Information submitted here may be used to support planning representations or inquiry evidence where appropriate.
These tools are provided to help residents take part in the planning process in an informed and constructive way.
Planning decisions are made based on planning policy and evidence, so clear, relevant, and factual submissions are usually the most effective.