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Change description : 2026-06-18 15:07:00: Updated the complaints section on the Welsh privacy policy [Guidance and regulation]

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Guidance

Planning Inspectorate: privacy notices

How your personal information is used within the Planning Inspectorate

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Details

These notices reflect your rights under data protection legislation including the General Data Protection Regulation and lets you know how the Planning Inspectorate looks after and uses your personal information.

Updates to this page

Published 18 November 2020
Last updated 18 June 2026 Show all updates
  1. Updated the complaints section on the Welsh privacy policy

  2. Complaints section updated on the English privacy notice. Welsh update to follow very soon.

  3. Section 8. Artificial Intelligence (AI) updated to add clarity

  4. New postal address

  5. This notice has been updated to ensure that it is clear and accurate and that it reflects recent legislative changes We have updated the section on our lawful bases for processing to explain which lawful basis applies in the case of each of our main processing activities. Our processing purposes list has also been updated to ensure that it reflects technological advancements such as the use of Artificial Intelligence.

  6. Recruitment & Selection Privacy Notice - Sections 5 (Who do we share your data with?) and 6 (Who will have access to your data?) amalgamated to one section titled: ‘Sharing and Access to Your Data’.

  7. bullet 2 added under 'Appeals Casework Portal (ACP) and Appeal a planning decision service' heading

  8. Updated to add information about signing up for news and events alerts (section 16).

  9. Audit, Investigations and Legal obligations added to the Welsh and English Customer Privacy notice.

  10. Testing and Development of Systems and Products added to section 3

  11. wording added to section 9: • Other main parties (including rule 6 groups)

  12. New section 17 added and an update to bullet 8 and new bullet 9 in section 2, Welsh and English updated.

  13. New section 12A. Learning and Development added

  14. All references to Developments of National Significance (DNS) removed and 3 broken links fixed

  15. Welsh Customer Privacy Notice updated to match the English

  16. Privacy notice update to cover the Appeal a planning decision service

  17. Entry added for data processing activities for s62A applications under Annex A - Types of Casework undertaken by the Planning Inspectorate – England

  18. Update department name from MHCLG to Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and removed references to Welsh government.

  19. New section: Management Information Data Warehouse

  20. Welsh language updated to be in line with the English.

  21. Section 12. Customer Feedback Surveys and Marketing updated

  22. GDPR updated to UK GDPR

  23. New Customer Privacy Notice

  24. Recruitment & Selection Privacy Notice added

  25. First published.

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Update history

2026-06-18 15:07
Updated the complaints section on the Welsh privacy policy

2026-06-18 12:51
Complaints section updated on the English privacy notice. Welsh update to follow very soon.

2026-02-16 00:01
Section 8. Artificial Intelligence (AI) updated to add clarity

2025-12-01 08:00
New postal address

2025-11-11 07:15
This notice has been updated to ensure that it is clear and accurate and that it reflects recent legislative changes We have updated the section on our lawful bases for processing to explain which lawful basis applies in the case of each of our main processing activities. Our processing purposes list has also been updated to ensure that it reflects technological advancements such as the use of Artificial Intelligence.

2025-03-27 11:03
Recruitment & Selection Privacy Notice – Sections 5 (Who do we share your data with?) and 6 (Who will have access to your data?) amalgamated to one section titled: ‘Sharing and Access to Your Data’.

2024-11-18 12:33
bullet 2 added under ‘Appeals Casework Portal (ACP) and Appeal a planning decision service’ heading

2024-10-11 15:24
Updated to add information about signing up for news and events alerts (section 16).

2024-10-04 10:48
Audit, Investigations and Legal obligations added to the Welsh and English Customer Privacy notice.

2024-02-21 14:42
Testing and Development of Systems and Products added to section 3

2024-01-15 15:53
wording added to section 9: • Other main parties (including rule 6 groups)

2023-11-06 12:28
New section 17 added and an update to bullet 8 and new bullet 9 in section 2, Welsh and English updated.

2023-04-03 15:03
New section 12A. Learning and Development added

2023-02-13 12:44
All references to Developments of National Significance (DNS) removed and 3 broken links fixed

2022-09-20 09:30
Welsh Customer Privacy Notice updated to match the English

2022-08-09 14:57
Privacy notice update to cover the Appeal a planning decision service

2022-03-21 14:00
Entry added for data processing activities for s62A applications under Annex A – Types of Casework undertaken by the Planning Inspectorate – England