Planning and General Data Protection Regulation

The document below explains how the council, as the Local Planning Authority, must handle personal data in line with data protection law, including the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. It also explains how we balance these responsibilities with our legal duties under planning law as part of the Planning Department’s day-to-day work.

It sets out the council’s agreed approach to collecting, using and publishing personal data for planning purposes. The guidance follows the council’s data management strategy and is for officers working in the Planning Department.