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You can comment on a planning application on the public access system.
View guidance on how to comment.
All comments need to be made within the consultation period - you find the consultation dates in the 'important dates' tab on the system.
A planning application is a public document. Any comments you make will be available to others and published on our website. Your name and postal address will also be published.
Your comments will be uploaded to the application as soon as we receive them.
If you share a boundary with the development, you'll receive a neighbour notification letter. You will not receive a neighbour notification letter for listed building applications.
Your personal contact details will be removed before publishing. We'll also hide any sensitive personal information - medical details, for example.
If there's an appeal, we'll send your representation to the Planning Inspectorate and the appellant. The Planning Inspectorate may publish appeal documents (including copies of representations) on the Planning Portal website. If you object to your name and address being published for any appeal, you need to contact the Planning Inspectorate directly and give them details of the appeal reference.
We have a statutory duty to consider the provisions of the Local Plan and any other 'material considerations'. The most common "material considerations" include (the list is not exhaustive):
Many concerns cannot be addressed through the planning process, these include:
If you have any questions, you can email our planning team: planning@rutland.gov.uk.