Comment on planning applications
Who can see your comments?
Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Data Protection
As the Local Planning Authority, Lancaster City Council collects, processes and stores personal information about you in order to administer and assess planning applications, and to fulfil certain legal obligations with respect to planning. To find out more about how we process your data please refer to the Council’s Privacy Policy for Planning.
Comments on planning applications form part of the planning applications file, including the name of the person making the comment and their address. The file must be made available for viewing at all reasonable times. We discharge this responsibility by making planning application information available online.
Comments submitted on planning applications will be available for public viewing and will be made available on this website. You may therefore wish to take the following steps to protect your personal information:
- Do not include signatures on letters
- Do not include any telephone numbers on letters, or leave blank the relevant field on the comments form
- When submitting comments via email, send your comments as an attachment so that we do not have to publish your email address
If you do not include your name and address your comments will be regarded as anonymous. Anonymous comments will carry significantly less weight, and may be disregarded when the application is being considered.
Last updated: 06 November 2024