Planning Enforcement Privacy Notice

Enforcement Privacy Notice

We regard your privacy as important and any personal information you give to us will be collected and used to process your service request or enquiry in accordance with General Data Protection Regulations 2018.

This privacy notice explains how we use information in the course of our work as a local planning authority. This work includes

  • Making decisions and providing advice on planning applications and enforcement matters
  • Making planning policies and local plans
  • Responding to allegations of unlawful development
  • Monitoring development
  • Entering legal agreements, serving notices and promoting the best use of land

If you have questions about data or privacy contact our data protection officer: dpo@scilly.gov.uk 

Purpose of the processing

The personal data provided is used to enable the council to process and investigate the incident being reported. This includes witness statements and investigations related to the incident reported. Personal data is also processed to conduct welfare checks on any individual (where appropriate) to ascertain if there is any additional assistance required from various third parties (listed below) to protect the welfare of the data subject.

Legal basis for processing personal data

  • Legal obligation
  • Public task

Categories of personal data being processed

  • Name
  • Address
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Date of birth
  • Photographs and Images
  • Vehicle Information
  • Financial

Special categories of personal data being processed (if appropriate)

  • Health
  • Child information
  • Ethnicity

Legal basis for processing special categories of personal data – Substantial public interest

Who the data might be shared with

  • Other council departments
  • National Antifraud Network (NAFN)
  • DVLA
  • Police
  • HMRC
  • Children and young people’s services
  • Social Services
  • Other agencies that hold data via a legal duty to disclose information for the prevention and detection of crime
  • Bailiffs (COHA)
  • Housing Associations
  • Other local or unitary authorities
  • NHS

How long will the data be kept for

6 years from the date of the resolution of any enforcement action, otherwise 6 years from the creation of the record.

3 years for DVLA data.

Complaints and problems

Making decisions on planning matters is a public task and you do not have the right to withdraw consent for your data to be processed. However, if you think we have got something wrong or there is a reason you would prefer for something to not be disclosed, please ask us by emailing planning@scilly.gov.uk

If you need to make a complaint specifically about the way we have processed your data, you should in the first instance use our corporate complaints policy which is online www.scilly.gov.uk/complaints.  If we fail to respond properly you can direct your concerns to the Information Commissioners Office.