Service Update - Online Forms
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We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
The Council takes your privacy and personal data seriously.
We will process your information for the purposes of a providing you with a service in respect of preliminary advice and information in respect of submitting a planning application.
Your information will be used by the Council for the purpose of registering your Pre-Application Request and providing you with the relevant service that has been paid for.
Your information could also be used to contact you regarding the application for the following reasons:
The data controller for your information is:
West Devon Borough Council
Kilworthy Park
Drake Road
Tavistock
PL19 0BZ
The data processor for your information is:
West Devon Borough Council
Kilworthy Park
Drake Road
Tavistock
PL19 0BZ
Your information is stored securely and remains confidential within Planning. Once you make an application the information will be made available on the public register (we do not include any financial information, email addresses, or signatures)
Please see Privacy Notice for Planning Applications for more details.
We will process the information given at the time of your request in writing. If your contact details or information changes please ensure you contact us on 01803 861234 and ask to speak to Planning.
All pre application information is held as sensitive on a secure system and will not be deleted. They are held as information under the Town and Country Planning Act (1990)
Your information will not be transferred outside the EU by the Council.
You have certain rights under the Data protection Act and the EU General Data protection Regulations (GDPR). These can be found on the ICO website.
The Council has a duty to appoint a Data Protection Officer. The Council's nominated Data Protection Officer is Drew Powell.
West Devon Borough Council
Kilworthy Park
Drake Road
Tavistock
PL19 0BZ
If you have any queries, would like to exercise your rights or make a complaint, contact the Data Protection Officer by
West Devon Borough Council
Kilworthy Park
Drake Road
Tavistock
PL19 0BZ
If you are not happy with how we have handled your complaint, you have the right to contact the Information Commissioner's Office to make a complaint about what we do with your information:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF