Validation Guide: A guide to submitting Planning Applications (National and Local Requirements)

3.0 Personal and Sensitive Data

3.1 Where there is a need to submit information considered 'personal data' or 'sensitive personal data' under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) this information should be submitted in a separate document and clearly marked and identified as confidential. The definition of 'personal data' and 'sensitive personal data' can be found in the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) Guide to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

3.2 Our website provides information on how we record, process and use your information. Further information can be found under Your privacy and planning

3.3 To help us register your application quickly, please do not include any signatures or any personal information within documents or plans that requires redacting before it can be made publicly available (hard copy applications forms are excluded from this, as a signature would be required). If you are providing supporting photographs, please ensure that any personal details such as car registration numbers and people in the background are removed.