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  6. I have made a comment on a planning application but I would like my details hidden

I have made a comment on a planning application but I would like my details hidden

If you comment on a planning application, then your name and address will be publicly available as required by planning legislation. If you submit a comment through our online planning system (Public Access) then this availability is immediate following our usual checks for suitability.

This is made clear on our website in the section where you submit comments, and you should consider those comments carefully. A full explanation of factors that can and cannot be considered and comments that will not be published is on our website.

Your name must be displayed but your address details can be held on our software system and not published.

Anonymous comments made with no contact details at all will not be accepted.