Planning Privacy Policy

Data protection

Planning Application Submission/Processing

Ashford Borough Council (ABC) is the data controller for the personal information you provide on a planning application. ABC’s Data Protection Officer can be contacted at FOI@ashford.gov.uk. Your information will be used to process planning applications and processing is being conducted relying upon the public interest legal basis. Given the statutory status of the Register of Planning Applications, relevant regulations, and the public interest in making information on the processing of applications available, all information you provide on the application form and in any accompanying documents will normally be published on the council's website. Only telephone numbers, email contact details, and signatures, will be routinely blanked out. Personal sensitive information which is deemed necessary for the processing of the application will also not be published in the public domain but may be available in a redacted format on request. Your information will be retained as a permanent record on the planning register. Personal data will be held for as long as the application or any subsequent appeal is being considered. For more information on your rights please see the council’s privacy statement.