Comment on or object to a planning application

You can either ‘object to’, ‘comment on’ or ‘support’ any application and can do so on as many or as few grounds as you want to. The Council can only consider representations made on ‘material planning’ grounds, These include;

• Amenity (e.g. noise, traffic, impact on sunlight or privacy)
• Design (e.g. height of building, density of development, detailing and materials, or how the proposed development takes account of its surrounding)
• Environmental Impact (e.g. loss of trees or open space, flooding or impact on wildlife)
• Policy (e.g. has the proposal taken account of the development plan)
• Access (e.g. public transport access, adequacy of parking provision or cycle and footpath provision).

There are some things which are not material grounds, and these cannot be considered by the Council. These Include:

• Impact on property values
• Loss of view
• A private legal matter (such as land ownership)
• Commercial interests (including competition)
• Personal views about the applicant or the nature of their business.

The number of objections received to a planning application is noted, however, it is the nature of the issues raised rather than the number of submission which will carry the most weight.

All representations are analysed and responded to as part of the determination process.

Further information on how planning applications are processed can also be found in our Planning Applications Toolkit.

Your comments and your name, will be made available in the Planning Office for inspection and copying by any interested party if requested. If an application goes to appeal, the Scottish Government may publish documents on their web site.

Planning comments cannot be made anonymously if they wish to be considered.

Please note, we do not display representations or objections to planning applications online.

You need to register with the on-line planning service to make comments. You do not need to register to view current applications.

To make your comment go to the online Planning Service below and select 'Register' (if you haven't already) or 'Login'. Registering requires you to provide an email address that you can access.