As a service we process your personal data in the following ways:
Local Plans Database
To enable us to record your interest in local planning matters; and to fulfil our legal requirements to ensure that those who have made representations to consultations on local planning documents are kept informed of the progress of those documents.
Neighbourhood Planning
To enable us to record comments made at various stages of Neighbourhood Plan consultation, examination and adoption and to fulfil our legal requirements under the Regulations.
Public Consultations
Comments made to public consultations will be made available on the Council's website as soon as practicable after the consultation has ended. Comments will be redacted so that personal contact details and full addresses will be removed, leaving only name and village/town. If you do not wish your name to be made public, please contact the Local Plans Team.
Planning Inspectorate
To provide and exchange information, including personal data, between South Staffordshire Council and the Inspectorate, in respect of planning appeals, examinations and other casework types.
Strategic Housing and Employment Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA)
To enable us to record the existence and location of potential future development sites as well as to contact you in connection with your submission and to progress any potential development plans where appropriate.
Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Register
To contact you regarding your application to join the register; to enable us to record your interest in building or commissioning your own home in the district on the register; to fulfil our statutory requirements to meet the need arising from the register through local plan making processes and by giving suitable development permissions to enough suitable serviced plots of land in the area; and to contact you about serviced plots which become available in the district.
Consultations on Emerging Strategy Documents
To record your comments on draft strategies during consultations and inform you of progress towards adoption of the documents.
Empty Residential Properties
To enable us to keep you informed of progress with empty properties which you have reported to us and which we are working to bring back into occupation; and/or if you are the owner or have an interest in an empty property which we dealing with, to enable us to contact you to establish your plans for the property and outline the Council's intentions for any further action.
Historic Home Improvement Grants
To record the award and payment of grant monies by the Council (or an agency on behalf of the Council) towards improving the condition of your home, and deal with any issues that may arise following completion of works. NB: this relates to historic grants, there are currently no grant monies available for this purpose from the Council.
Warmer Homes Programme
To verify that applicants meet the criteria to qualify for help and funding opportunities approved by the Council and deal with any issues that may arise.
General Correspondence and Enquiries
To enable the Strategic Planning Team to respond to general correspondence and enquiries.
