Comment on a planning application
Anyone can make a comment on an application for planning permission. This can be to object, support or make a neutral comment on an application.
To make a comment online you will need to be signed into your Redbridge account. We recommend logging in before accessing the planning application to submit your comment.
How can I make a comment?
All planning applications are available to view online. Please search for the application you want to view using the planning reference number or address. You can then make your comment by selecting ‘click here to comment on this application’ at the top of the application record page.
All comments must include a name and full postal address, or they will be rejected - this will be required as part of your account set-up. Once you have submitted your comment you will be sent an email confirming we have received it (this should take no more than 5-10 minutes). Please do not include any personal details (such as your name or telephone number) in the content of your comment - we will have these from your account details.
All comments on planning applications should be made online via the application record.
Please see our privacy policy for full details of how we will use your data submitted with your comment.
What happens when I make a comment?
Comments on planning applications are not published.
When a comment is submitted it will be initially reviewed by our consultations team (within 2 working days) and then transferred in full to the application record. From here it will be taken into account in full in the assessment, and will be referenced in the officer report. The officer report will be published on submission and may include the addresses of any commenters.
You can view the comments you have made in your Redbridge account. Please note this has two sections - comments that have been initially reviewed will be in the 'submitted comments' section, comments that are awaiting their initial review will appear in the 'pending comments' section.
We can choose not to accept comments that contain defamatory, offensive, or obscene content, or are wholly unrelated to planning considerations (please see section below 'what can I comment on'). In these cases we will inform the person making the comment of the reason(s) for rejection. A new comment can be submitted on solely planning considerations - this would be at the discretion of the commenter.
In circumstances where a planning application is appealed, we are required to share data from the application with the Planning Inspectorate. This will include copies of all comments made by statutory consultees and members of the public/interested parties. We will redact special category data from the comments, as well as personal email addresses, phone numbers and signatures. A copy of all documents supplied to the Inspectorate, including the comments, is also required to be sent to the appellant (or their agent if they have one).