Commenting on planning applications
Any written comments you make about an application, by law, must be publicly available.
You can make a comment -
- online through Public Access
- by email to dev.control@hullcc.gov.uk
- in writing to - Planning Department, Hull City Council, The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, HU1 2AA
You can also contact and submit your comment to your local councillor.
In all correspondence you should include -
- the date
- name
- address
- application number
- site address
Responses will be published on our website and will be open for viewing by members of the public.
Your comment if submitted electronically using Public Access will publish the content of your comment only. Your personal data is automatically withheld from publishing such as -
- name
- address
- email address
- telephone number
Be aware that if the applicant asks who submitted the comment, we are obliged to tell them. If you have any objections to this, you must let us know. Anything you write in the comments box will be published on the website. Be aware of this and potentially identifying yourself through other ways. For example, I live opposite the property. This would be public for anybody to see.
If you submit an email or postal comment, we shall publish your name and postal address and the content of your comment. We will redact your -
- email address
- telephone number
- signature
To redact is to blank out or remove from public view.
We will not post comments if we consider them to contain libellous, discriminatory, or otherwise offensive remarks.
Be aware that it may be possible for your name and address to be browsed through internet browsers and search engines such as Google and Yahoo.
Exceptions for anonymity
We consider special requests to remove personal details, such as someone who is the subject of harassment. If you feel your comment should be kept confidential email dev.control@hullcc.gov.uk.
In your email you need to include your –
- full name
- address
- reference number
- reason for anonymity
Read the disclaimer on the next page before using the Public Access system.