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Planning and Building Control privacy notice

Service privacy notice

Your information may be used, under legal obligation or public task, under various UK laws, including but not limited to:

  • The Building Regulations 2010 Act (as amended)
  • The Town & Country Planning Act 1990
  • The Planning Act 2008
  • The Housing & Planning Act 2016
  • The Planning (Listed Buildings & Conservation Areas) Act 1990
  • The Building Act 1984
  • The Local Land Charges Act of 1975 and Rules of 1977
  • The Localism Act 2011
  • The Environment Act 1995
  • The Environmental Protection Act 1990
  • The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

Your information may be used for the following purposes:

  • Statutory requirements, for example, reporting to government
  • Public registers
  • Service delivery and improvement
  • Regulatory licensing and enforcement functions
  • Prevention and detection of crime
  • Financial transactions
  • Research including consultations

Your information may be shared with the following third parties: 

  • Judicial agencies, including the courts
  • Police
  • Government departments
  • Other local authorities
  • Resilience forum
  • Fire and rescue services
  • Elected members
  • The general public (via public registers)
  • Contractors and partners providing services on our behalf
  • Funding bodies
  • The Environment Agency

We will only share the data with third parties if we are required by law to do so. We will not sell your data or use it for marketing purposes without your consent. We will keep your personal data for as long as required to do so under relevant legislation or in accordance with our operational requirements.

You have the rights to access the data we process about you under the General Data Protection Regulation; and you should contact the council to exercise this right. You also have the right to ask for your data to be erased, restricted or made portable in certain circumstances.

Please note that not all of these rights apply to all processing. Your information will be processed in accordance with current Data Protection legislation. Please contact the information Governance Officer on 0116 2727558 should you have any questions regarding your rights or records retention.

For independent advice about data protection, privacy and data sharing issues, you can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House 
Water Lane 
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745 if you prefer to use a national rate number.
Alternatively:

Last updated: 22/02/2024 15:27