Advice on commenting on applications

Your name and address and comments will be available to the general public via the website. Any signatures, personal email addresses and personal contact numbers will not be viewable online but will be recorded on our planning database and will be available to Teignbridge staff.

If the application is refused and goes to appeal your comments, together with your name and address, will be sent to the Planning Inspectorate and to the appellant.

Only planning related matters can be considered, and any comments regarding disability, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or gender reassignment or that are defamatory, prejudiced or otherwise likely to cause offence to the subject of the comments or any other reader will be removed. Any comments that are considered to constitute hate incidents or hate crimes may be passed to the police.

For further information about commenting please view our How do I comment on a planning application web page

We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected by adhering to the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). Any personal information provided will be used by us solely for the purpose of determining the planning proposal on which you are commenting and contacting you regarding this. Your personal data will be processed in accordance with our full privacy policy