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Object to a Planning Application in England

173 English local planning authorities, from London boroughs to unitary councils and National Park Authorities, each with their own submission process. Search for your council below for its dedicated objection guide — the right contact, the deadline to work to, and what actually counts as a valid objection. Not sure which ground applies to your situation? Our planning objection guides cover every major reason for objecting in detail.

173 of 243 authorities

AuthorityCountryPlanning contact emailSubmission methodCouncil page
Adur District CouncilEnglandplanning@adur-worthing.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Amber Valley Borough CouncilEnglanddevelopment@ambervalley.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Arun District CouncilEnglandplanning@arun.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Ashfield District CouncilEnglandplanning.admin@ashfield.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Ashford Borough CouncilEnglandplanningenquiries@ashford.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Babergh District CouncilEnglandplanningvalidation@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Barking and Dagenham CouncilEnglandplanning@befirst.londonPlanning function delivered by Be First Regeneration Ltd; portal preferredGuide →
Barnet London Borough CouncilEnglandapplication.planning@barnet.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilEnglanddevelopmentmanagement@barnsley.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Basildon Borough CouncilEnglandplanning@basildon.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Basingstoke and Deane Borough CouncilEnglanddevelopment.control@basingstoke.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Bassetlaw District CouncilEnglandplanning@bassetlaw.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Bath and North East Somerset CouncilEnglandplanning_registration@bathnes.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Bedford Borough CouncilEnglandplanning@bedford.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Bexley CouncilEnglandNot published — use portalPortalGuide →
Birmingham City CouncilEnglandplanningandregenerationenquiries@birmingham.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Blaby District CouncilEnglandplanning@blaby.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Blackburn with Darwen Borough CouncilEnglandplanning@blackburn.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Blackpool CouncilEnglandplanning@blackpool.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Bolsover District CouncilEnglanddev.control@bolsover.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Bolton CouncilEnglandplanning.control@bolton.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Boston Borough CouncilEnglandplanning@boston.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole CouncilEnglandplanning.bournemouth@bcpcouncil.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Bracknell Forest CouncilEnglanddevelopment.control@bracknell-forest.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Bradford CouncilEnglandplanningvalidation.bradford@bradford.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Braintree District CouncilEnglandplanapps@braintree.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Breckland CouncilEnglandplanning@breckland.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Brent CouncilEnglandplanandbuild@brent.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Brentwood Borough CouncilEnglandplanning@brentwood.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Brighton and Hove City CouncilEnglandplanning.applications@brighton-hove.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Bristol City CouncilEnglandcustomerservices.ptsd@bristol.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Broadland District CouncilEnglandplanning@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Broads AuthorityEnglandplanning@broads-authority.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Bromley CouncilEnglandplanning@bromley.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availableGuide →
Bromsgrove District CouncilEnglandnewplan@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Broxbourne Borough CouncilEnglandplanning@broxbourne.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Broxtowe Borough CouncilEnglandplanningportalupdate@broxtowe.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Buckinghamshire CouncilEnglandplanning@buckinghamshire.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Burnley Borough CouncilEnglandplanning@burnley.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Bury CouncilEnglanddevelopment.control@bury.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Calderdale CouncilEnglandcustomer.first@calderdale.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Cambridge City CouncilEnglandplanning@greatercambridgeplanning.orgPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Cambridgeshire County CouncilEnglandplanningdc@cambridgeshire.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Camden CouncilEnglandplanning@camden.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Cannock Chase District CouncilEnglanddevelopmentcontrol@cannockchasedc.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Canterbury City CouncilEnglandplanning@canterbury.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Castle Point Borough CouncilEnglandplanning@castlepoint.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Central Bedfordshire CouncilEnglandplanning@centralbedfordshire.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Charnwood Borough CouncilEnglanddevelopment.control@charnwood.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Chelmsford City CouncilEnglandtown.planning@chelmsford.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Cheltenham Borough CouncilEnglandbuiltenvironment@cheltenham.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Cherwell District CouncilEnglandplanning@cherwell-dc.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Cheshire East CouncilEnglandplanning@cheshireeast.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Cheshire West and Chester CouncilEnglandplanning@cheshirewestandchester.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Chesterfield Borough CouncilEnglandplanning@chesterfield.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Chichester District CouncilEnglanddcplanning@chichester.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Chorley CouncilEnglanddcon@chorley.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
City of Doncaster CouncilEnglandTSI@doncaster.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
City of London CorporationEnglandplans@cityoflondon.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
City of WestminsterEnglandNot published — use portalPortalGuide →
City of Wolverhampton CouncilEnglandplanning@wolverhampton.gov.ukPortal preferred; email available for commentsGuide →
City of York CouncilEnglandplanning.submissions@york.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Colchester City CouncilEnglandplanning.services@colchester.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Cornwall CouncilEnglandplanning@cornwall.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Cotswold District CouncilEnglandplanning@cotswold.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Council of the Isles of ScillyEnglandplanning@scilly.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Coventry City CouncilEnglandplanning1app@coventry.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Crawley Borough CouncilEnglanddevelopment.control@crawley.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Croydon CouncilEnglanddevelopment.management1@croydon.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Cumberland CouncilEnglanddevelopmentcontrol3@cumberland.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Dacorum Borough CouncilEnglandplanning@dacorum.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Darlington Borough CouncilEnglandplanning@darlington.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Dartford Borough CouncilEnglandplanning.admin@dartford.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Dartmoor National Park AuthorityEnglandplanning@dartmoor.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Derby City CouncilEnglanddevelopmentcontrol@derby.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Derbyshire County CouncilEnglanddevelopment.management@derbyshire.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Derbyshire Dales District CouncilEnglandplanning.portal-applications@derbyshiredales.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Devon County CouncilEnglandplanning@devon.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Dorset CouncilEnglandplanning@dorsetcouncil.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Dover District CouncilEnglandsupportassistants@dover.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Dudley CouncilEnglanddevelopment.control@dudley.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Durham County CouncilEnglandplanning@durham.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Ealing CouncilEnglandplanning@ealing.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
East Cambridgeshire District CouncilEnglandplservices@eastcambs.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
East Devon District CouncilEnglandplanning@eastdevon.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
East Hampshire District CouncilEnglandplanningdev@easthants.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
East Hertfordshire District CouncilEnglandplanning@eastherts.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
East Lindsey District CouncilEnglandplanning.portal@e-lindsey.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
East Riding of Yorkshire CouncilEnglandplanning@eastriding.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
East Staffordshire Borough CouncilEnglanddcsupport@eaststaffsbc.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
East Suffolk CouncilEnglandplanning@eastsuffolk.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
East Sussex County CouncilEnglanddevelopment.control@eastsussex.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Eastbourne Borough CouncilEnglandplanningfirst@lewes-eastbourne.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Eastleigh Borough CouncilEnglandplanning@eastleigh.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Ebbsfleet Development CorporationEnglandedcplanning@ebbsfleetdc.org.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Elmbridge Borough CouncilEnglandtplan@elmbridge.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Enfield CouncilEnglandplanning.support@enfield.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Epping Forest District CouncilEnglandplanningapps@eppingforestdc.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Epsom and Ewell Borough CouncilEnglandplanningsupport@epsom-ewell.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Erewash Borough CouncilEnglandplanning@erewash.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Essex County CouncilEnglandmineralsandwastedc@essex.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Exeter City CouncilEnglandplanning@exeter.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Exmoor National Park AuthorityEnglandplan@exmoor-nationalpark.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Fareham Borough CouncilEnglandplanningregistration@fareham.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Fenland District CouncilEnglandplanning@fenland.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Folkestone and Hythe District CouncilEnglandplanning@folkestone-hythe.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Forest of Dean District CouncilEnglandplanning@fdean.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Fylde Borough CouncilEnglandplanning@fylde.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Gateshead CouncilEnglandplanning@gateshead.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Gedling Borough CouncilEnglandpandeservicesupport@gedling.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Gloucester City CouncilEnglandbusiness.support@gloucester.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Gloucestershire County CouncilEnglandplanningdc@gloucestershire.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Gosport Borough CouncilEnglandplanning@gosport.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Gravesham Borough CouncilEnglandplanning.validation@gravesham.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Great Yarmouth Borough CouncilEnglandplanningadminsupport@great-yarmouth.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Greenwich CouncilEnglandplanningapps@royalgreenwich.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availableGuide →
Guildford Borough CouncilEnglandplanningenquiries@guildford.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Hackney CouncilEnglandplanning@hackney.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availableGuide →
Halton Borough CouncilEnglanddev.control@halton.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Hammersmith and Fulham CouncilEnglandplancomments@lbhf.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availableGuide →
Hampshire County CouncilEnglandplanning@hants.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Harborough District CouncilEnglandplanning@harborough.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Haringey CouncilEnglandNot published — use portalPortalGuide →
Harrow CouncilEnglandplanning.applications@harrow.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availableGuide →
Havering CouncilEnglandplanning@havering.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availableGuide →
Hillingdon CouncilEnglandNot published — use portalPortalGuide →
Hounslow CouncilEnglandplanning.objections@hounslow.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Islington CouncilEnglandplanning@islington.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Kensington and Chelsea CouncilEnglandplanning@rbkc.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Kingston upon Thames CouncilEnglanddevelopment.management@kingston.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Kirklees CouncilEnglandlocal.development@kirklees.gov.ukPortal strongly preferred; email availableGuide →
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilEnglandplanning@knowsley.gov.ukPortal preferred; email available for commentsGuide →
Lake District National Park AuthorityEnglandplanning@lakedistrict.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Lambeth CouncilEnglandplanning@lambeth.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Leeds City CouncilEnglandNot published — use portalPortalGuide →
Lewisham CouncilEnglandplanning@lewisham.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Liverpool City CouncilEnglandplanning@liverpool.gov.ukPortal preferred; email available for commentsGuide →
Manchester City CouncilEnglandplanning@manchester.gov.ukPortal preferred; email available for commentsGuide →
Merton CouncilEnglandplanning@merton.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
New Forest National Park AuthorityEnglandplanning@newforestnpa.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Newcastle City CouncilEnglandplanning.control@newcastle.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Newham CouncilEnglandNot published — use portalPortalGuide →
North Tyneside CouncilEnglanddevelopment.control@northtyneside.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
North York Moors National Park AuthorityEnglandplanning@northyorkmoors.org.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Northumberland National Park AuthorityEnglandplanning@nnpa.org.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Oldham CouncilEnglandplanning@oldham.gov.ukPortal preferred; email available for commentsGuide →
Peak District National Park AuthorityEnglandcustomer.service@peakdistrict.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Redbridge CouncilEnglandNot published — use portalPortalGuide →
Richmond upon Thames CouncilEnglandNot published — use portalPortalGuide →
Rochdale Borough CouncilEnglanddevelopment.management@rochdale.gov.ukPortal preferred; email available for commentsGuide →
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough CouncilEnglanddevelopmentControl@rotherham.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Salford City CouncilEnglandplanning.contact@salford.gov.ukPortal preferred; email available for commentsGuide →
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough CouncilEnglandplanning@sandwell.gov.ukPortal preferred; email available for enquiries and commentsGuide →
Sefton CouncilEnglandplanning.department@sefton.gov.ukPortal preferred; email available for commentsGuide →
Sheffield City CouncilEnglandNot published — use portalPortalGuide →
Solihull Metropolitan Borough CouncilEnglandplanning@solihull.gov.ukPortal preferred; email available for commentsGuide →
South Downs National Park AuthorityEnglandplanning@southdowns.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
South Tyneside CouncilEnglandplanning@southtyneside.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Southwark CouncilEnglandplanning.enquiries@southwark.gov.ukPortal preferred; email for planning enquiriesGuide →
St Helens CouncilEnglandplanning@sthelens.gov.ukPortal preferred; email available for commentsGuide →
Stockport Metropolitan Borough CouncilEnglandPlanning.DC@stockport.gov.ukPortal preferred; email available for commentsGuide →
Sunderland City CouncilEnglanddc@sunderland.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Sutton CouncilEnglanddevelopmentmanagement@sutton.gov.ukPortal preferred; email for development management enquiriesGuide →
Tameside Metropolitan Borough CouncilEnglandplanningmail@tameside.gov.ukPortal preferred; email available for commentsGuide →
Tower Hamlets CouncilEnglanddevelopment.control@towerhamlets.gov.ukPortal preferred; email if unable to comment onlineGuide →
Trafford CouncilEnglanddevelopment.management@trafford.gov.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →
Wakefield CouncilEnglanddevcontrol@wakefield.gov.ukPortal preferred; email available for planning applicationsGuide →
Walsall CouncilEnglandplanningservices@walsall.gov.ukPortal preferred; email available for applications and enquiriesGuide →
Waltham Forest CouncilEnglandNot published — use portalPortalGuide →
Wandsworth CouncilEnglandplanning@wandsworth.gov.ukPortal preferred; email accepted, slower than online formGuide →
Wigan CouncilEnglandNot published — use portalPortalGuide →
Wirral CouncilEnglandplanningapplications@wirral.gov.ukPortal preferred; email available for commentsGuide →
Yorkshire Dales National Park AuthorityEnglandplanning@yorkshiredales.org.ukPortal preferred; email availability variesGuide →