On-line planning service
Welcome to Online Planning. Simply follow this link: PUBLIC ACCESS to access a whole range of planning related information:
- Apply for planning permission
- View a list of recent planning applications for your area
- Monitor current planning applications online
- View a list of current appeals against planning decisions
- Get local Councillors details
- See a written description of each planning application
- See a location map and detailed drawings and plans
- Send comments on planning applications
If you are unable to submit a planning application via the council's online facility, you may prefer to use the PLANNING PORTAL ONLINE APPLICATION service. This service provides a walk through process of submitting an application on line. Alternatively, you can still submit a conventional paper-based planning application. Electronic records are available to view from 1990 onwards. This site is not meant as an alternative to traditional searches or as a resource to give the full planning history of an application. If you want more in-depth information you can view a complete set of all records at our offices. Our contact details and office opening hours are available in Who to contact section to the right of this page.
It is possible to view online versions of planning correspondence within three working days from the date that we receive it. We try to update online information as soon as we receive it however; this is not always possible if we have a lot of information to process or if there is a technical difficulty.
Payment of on-line Planning submissions
Online applications will be processed and passed to the Planning Technician to check its validity. If you have paid online and the application is valid, it will be registered. If you have chosen the pay later or cheque option, your application will not be registered until we receive the fee.
Defamatory comments
It is good practice to publish information given by applicants and objectors on the Council website. Comments relating to planning applications form part of the Statutory Register. The Council has a duty to make this information available via our website. If we receive comments about a planning application that are considered to be defamatory to another person, these remarks will not be included in any reports or published on the Council's website. This is because publishing a defamatory statement may constitute a libel. The original paper version showing the comments will remain on the planning application file. This will be available for public inspection. The author would remain at risk of the possibility of an action for libel unless he or she arranges to have the defamatory remarks omitted.
Disclaimer
If you have reason to suspect that the information on the Online Planning site is incorrect, please contact us so that we can investigate and make necessary corrections. All plans, drawings and materials submitted to Stockton Council are protected by the Copyrights Act. You may only download and print material for consultation purposes. Any further copies must not be made without the prior permission of the copyright owner, the applicant, agent and Architect. If you have comments or suggestions about the Planning website, please contact us.
