Breckland Online Planning Application Register

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Welcome to our Planning Application Search facility

We publish planning applications, including applications for tree works, on our Planning system.

Search Planning Applications (opens new window)

You can view applications without an account but if you wish to comment on applications  you will need toregister for an account and sign in. (opens new window).  Once you have completed the initial registration you will be sent an automated email from the system asking you to validate your email address.  Until this is completed your account will not be recognised and you will not be able to add comments to the system.  Please check your Spam/Junk folder if the email does not appear in your in-box.

The option to login is at the bottom of an application page, or the top left of the screen

Comment on Applications (opens new window)

There is no requirement to make comments available to view on the website but we have made the decision to display all comments received, once they have been processed, and therefore these will be visible to anyone else viewing the application up to the date of determination.  Names, signatures and email address are not displayed. If you have made comments online you will have received an automated acknowledgement from the system to say they have been received.  All comments received will be taken into consideration in the determination of the planning application.

Please note if the application is subject to appeal, comments will be forwarded to the Planning Inspectorate and may be published in full on their website.

Please ensure when submitting comments on a Planning Application they are limited to the material planning considerations of the proposed scheme. No reference should be made to a third party and no information should be included that could be considered inappropriate or defamatory. You should have regard to the GDPR Regulations and ensure no information is included that would fall under the Special Category. These include:

• Race and ethnic origin
• Religious or philosophical beliefs
• Political opinions
• Trade union memberships
• Biometric data used to identify an individual
• Genetic and Health data
• Data related to sexual preferences, sex life, and/or sexual orientation

If comments are found to contain any of this information, they will be removed from the public website

Comments should only address material planning considerations. Although we can receive comments on matters that are not material to the Planning Application, only material planning considerations are taken into account when determining any planning application. 

Material considerations are (for example):

• Traffic and Parking
• Appearance of the area
• Impact on Conservation Area or Listed Building
• Noise and Disturbance
• Overshadowing
• Privacy

Non-material considerations might be (for example):

• Loss of private view
• Effect on property values
• Derogatory remarks about applicants or neighbours

To leave your comments start by selecting whether you Support or Object to the application, or if it is a General Comment.

You can type your comments into the text box below that.

• To make the box bigger, drag the bottom right corner. 
• You can copy/paste text into here from another source such as a word document, if you wish to type up your text somewhere else first.
• Your browser might have a built in spell checker, if you want to make use of that.
• You can attach a file to your comment, or alternatively instead of a comment in the text box submit your comment within a file such as a pdf or word document, if you prefer.  Photographs and formatted statements are permitted; as with text comments, they are not made available online.
• NOTE that if you want to attach a file only, you do have to add some text into the text box so that the system accepts your submission; you can just put in something like "See attached file".
• Click the SUBMIT button.

Please be advised comments received will be taken into consideration in the determination process but individual responses to queries raised in letters will not be responded to.

Anonymous comments

The Council cannot accept comments made anonymously or marked 'private or confidential'. However, when making comments on planning applications, no names, signatures or email addresses will be displayed on our website.  However, the contents of the comments made will be made public so it is important to think carefully about what you write and whether those comments make you identifiable.

Please note: If the application is subject to an appeal, comments will be forwarded to the Planning Inspectorate and may be published in full on their website.

Submitting a Petition

Objections in the form of petitions are acceptable provided that:

• Each page of the petition is headed with:
  • The application reference number;
  • The aim of the petition;
  • Reference to petitions and the details within including names and addresses will be displayed on the public website;
• The names and address of those signing are provided and are readable;
• The objection(s)/representation(s) are material planning considerations and clearly stated;
• The name and address of the petition coordinator is included for receipt of acknowledgement and copy of decision (these will not be issued to individual signatories).

Pre-printed circular letters of objection or objection forms will be accepted, provided that they are individually signed and dated. The coordinator of such campaigns should make themselves known to the relevant Planning Officer.

Please note it is your responsibility to check the progress of a planning application, including key dates, determination date and when/if it might be heard at planning committee, by using the Planning search (opens new window) facility.