The 'Public Access' online planning database provides you with the ability to view general information about planning applications including supporting plans and documentation for many applications but not all of them will contain this information.

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• You can go to our Gateway one stop shop located in the city centre at Number one Guildhall Square, and view electronic applications on a computer or those submitted on paper but this is not a guaranteed service.

• visit your local library and use their computers or

• you can view the applications on this website as detailed in the next section The 'Public Access' online planning database provides you with the ability to view general information about planning applications including supporting plans and documentation for many applications but not all of them will contain this information. Applications can be searched for in a number of ways:

• By application number

• By address

• By date (validated and decided dates)

• By map view

• By other application details including: ward, status, type, decision

You can also view the decision notice of an application (available for applications determined since December 2005. Decision notices will be accessible to view within 2 working days of being issued subject to resources and workload. You will not be able print the decision notices as they are legal documents and carry a fee of £5.50. Copies of decision notices are available from the address at the bottom of this page.

Comments regarding an open application can also be made online. See our separate page have your say on planning applications for advice on how to submit comments online or see the help file 'How to view and comment on planning applications online' available below.