Contact the Planning Portal
Use this section to find the contact email address and telephone number for the Planning Portal and access our help and guidance for submitting a planning application.
Service desk
The Planning Portal service desk can help with:
- Change of email address for your Planning Portal account
- Problems accessing your account
- How to complete the online application form
Please note: Planning Portal is an online application service based in Bristol. We are not part of any council and cannot provide an update on the progress of your application. If you require this information, or local planning information, please contact your local council’s planning department. Their contact details can be found by using our search tool1.
You can email our service desk team at support@planningportal.co.uk2 or call 0333 323 4589. Available Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (excluding bank holidays).
Need planning advice?
Discover our Planning Guidance Service and book a consultation with a Planning Officer.
Planning Guidance Service (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/planning-guidance-service)
Planning Guidance Service- https://www.planningportal.co.uk/find-your-local-planning-authority
- mailto:support@planningportal.co.uk?subject=Website%20enquiry
General contacts
News, editorial and website content: editorial@planningportal.co.uk1
Marketing, events and press releases: communications@planningportal.co.uk2
Advertising and commercial opportunities on the Planning Portal: advertising@planningportal.co.uk3
Planning Portal Conference information: conference@planningportal.co.uk4
- mailto:editorial@planningportal.co.uk
- mailto:communications@planningportal.co.uk
- mailto:advertising@planningportal.co.uk
- mailto:conference@planningportal.co.uk
Help and FAQs
Browse our bank of FAQs, planning glossary and find contact information for your Local Authority.
Our complaints process
We appreciate your feedback and it helps us to understand and improve the services we provide through the Planning Portal. We are committed to providing customers with the best possible service but we recognise that sometimes things go wrong.
If you wish to make a complaint about a Planning Portal service then please email support@planningportal.co.uk with the details and someone will be in touch with you to discuss the matter further.