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Object to a Planning Application in Scotland

34 Scottish local planning authorities, from city councils to National Park Authorities and island councils, 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.

34 of 243 authorities

AuthorityCountryPlanning contact emailSubmission methodCouncil page
Aberdeen City CouncilScotlandpi@aberdeencity.gov.ukPortalGuide →
Aberdeenshire CouncilScotlandplanningonline@aberdeenshire.gov.ukPortalGuide →
Angus CouncilScotlandplnprocessing@angus.gov.ukPortalGuide →
Argyll and Bute CouncilScotlandplanning.hq@argyll-bute.gov.ukPortalGuide →
Cairngorms National Park AuthorityScotlandplanning@cairngorms.co.ukPortalGuide →
City of Edinburgh CouncilScotlandplanningandbuildingstandards.support@edinburgh.gov.ukPortalGuide →
Clackmannanshire CouncilScotlandplanning@clacks.gov.ukPortalGuide →
Comhairle nan Eilean SiarScotlandplanning@cne-siar.gov.ukPortalGuide →
Dumfries and Galloway CouncilScotlandplanning@dumgal.gov.ukPortalGuide →
Dundee City CouncilScotlandplanning.info@dundeecity.gov.ukPortalGuide →
East Ayrshire CouncilScotlandsubmittoplanning@east-ayrshire.gov.ukPortalGuide →
East Dunbartonshire CouncilScotlandeplanning@eastdunbarton.gov.ukPortalGuide →
East Lothian CouncilScotlandplanning@eastlothian.gov.ukPortalGuide →
East Renfrewshire CouncilScotlandplanning@eastrenfrewshire.gov.ukPortalGuide →
Falkirk CouncilScotlandplanning.applications@falkirk.gov.ukPortalGuide →
Fife CouncilScotlanddevelopment.central@fife.gov.ukPortalGuide →
Glasgow City CouncilScotlandonlineplanning@glasgow.gov.ukPortalGuide →
Highland CouncilScotlandeplanning@highland.gov.ukPortalGuide →
Inverclyde CouncilScotlandplanning.dlm@inverclyde.gov.ukPortalGuide →
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park AuthorityScotlandplanning@lochlomond-trossachs.orgPortalGuide →
Midlothian CouncilScotlandplanning-applications@midlothian.gov.ukPortalGuide →
Moray CouncilScotlanddevelopment.control@moray.gov.ukPortalGuide →
North Ayrshire CouncilScotlandeplanning@north-ayrshire.gov.ukPortalGuide →
North Lanarkshire CouncilScotlandoaa@northlan.gov.ukPortalGuide →
Orkney Islands CouncilScotlandplanning@orkney.gov.ukPortalGuide →
Perth and Kinross CouncilScotlandonlineapps@pkc.gov.ukPortalGuide →
Renfrewshire CouncilScotlanddc@renfrewshire.gov.ukPortalGuide →
Scottish Borders CouncilScotlanditsystemadmin@scotborders.gov.ukPortalGuide →
Shetland Islands CouncilScotlanddevelopment.management@shetland.gov.ukPortalGuide →
South Ayrshire CouncilScotlandplanning.submissions@south-ayrshire.gov.ukPortalGuide →
South Lanarkshire CouncilScotlandplanning@southlanarkshire.gov.ukPortalGuide →
Stirling CouncilScotlandeplanning@stirling.gov.ukPortalGuide →
West Dunbartonshire CouncilScotlanddevelopment.management@west-dunbarton.gov.ukPortalGuide →
West Lothian CouncilScotlandplanning@westlothian.gov.ukPortalGuide →