English Local Authorities

 

Find your local authority. There are 317 local authorities within England. This is made up of 36 Metropolitan districts, 33 London Boroughs, 63 Unitary Authorities, 21 County councils and 164 District Councils. We list just over 370. The difference is that we include local authorities that have merged with others, and also several county councils that act as a planning authority for certain matters, such as minerals and waste or education.ย 

You can use the table below to search for the local one. Further down you will find a clickable map.

The link for each local authority will go directly to the page where you can search for current and previous planning applications. In addition we have added the email address for each of the local authorities and whether they have CIL in the area. Occasionally a local authority might alter their website URL or email address – if you discover any issues, please let us know.

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Local Planning AuthorityApplication SearchRegionEmail Address:CIL
Babergh District CouncilEast[email protected]yes
Basildon Borough CouncilEast[email protected]no
Bedford Borough Council East[email protected]yes
Braintree District CouncilEast[email protected]no
Breckland CouncilEast[email protected]no
Brentwood Borough CouncilEast[email protected]no
Broadland District CouncilEast[email protected]yes
Broads AuthorityEast[email protected]no
Broxbourne Borough CouncilEast[email protected]no
Cambridge City CouncilEast[email protected]no
Cambridgeshire County CouncilEast[email protected]no
Castle Point Borough CouncilEast[email protected]no
Central Bedfordshire CouncilEast[email protected]no
Chelmsford City CouncilEast[email protected]yes
Colchester City CouncilEast[email protected]no
Dacorum Borough CouncilEast[email protected]yes
East Cambridgeshire District CouncilEast[email protected]yes
East Hertfordshire District CouncilEast[email protected]no
East Suffolk CouncilEast[email protected]yes
East Suffolk Council ( Waveney District)East[email protected]yes
Epping Forest District CouncilEast[email protected]no
Essex County CouncilEast[email protected]no
Fenland District CouncilEast[email protected]no
Great Yarmouth Borough CouncilEast[email protected]no
Harlow District CouncilEast[email protected]no
Hertfordshire County CouncilEast[email protected]no
Hertsmere Borough CouncilEast[email protected]yes
Huntingdonshire District CouncilEast[email protected]yes
Ipswich Borough CouncilEast[email protected]no
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough CouncilEast[email protected]yes
Luton Borough CouncilEast[email protected]no
Maldon District CouncilEast[email protected]no
Mid Suffolk District CouncilEast[email protected]yes
Norfolk County CouncilEast[email protected]no
North Hertfordshire District CouncilEast[email protected]no
North Norfolk District CouncilEast[email protected]no
Norwich City CouncilEast[email protected]yes
Peterborough City CouncilEast[email protected]yes
Rochford District CouncilEast[email protected]no
South Cambridgeshire District CouncilEast[email protected]no
Southend-on-Sea Borough CouncilEast[email protected]yes
St Albans City CouncilEast[email protected]no
Stevenage Borough CouncilEast[email protected]yes
Suffolk County CouncilEast[email protected]no
Tendring District CouncilEast[email protected]no
Three Rivers District CouncilEast[email protected]yes
Thurrock Borough CouncilEast[email protected]no
Uttlesford District CouncilEast[email protected]no
Watford Borough CouncilEast[email protected]yes
Waverley Borough CouncilEast[email protected]yes
Welwyn Hatfield CouncilEast[email protected]no
West Suffolk CouncilEast[email protected]no
Amber Valley Borough CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
Ashfield District CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
Bassetlaw District CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]yes
Blaby District CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
Bolsover District CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
Boston Borough CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
Broxtowe Borough CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
Charnwood Borough CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
Chesterfield Borough CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]yes
Derby City CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
Derbyshire County CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
Derbyshire Dales District CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
East Lindsey District CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
Erewash Borough CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
Gedling Borough CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]yes
Harborough District CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
High Peak Borough CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
Leicester City CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
Leicestershire County CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
Lincoln City CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]yes
Lincolnshire County CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
Mansfield District CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
Melton Borough CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
Newark & Sherwood District CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]yes
North East Derbyshire District CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
North Kesteven District CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]yes
North Northamptonshire Council ( 2021 - )East Midlands[email protected]yes
North Northamptonshire Council ( Corby (pre-Unitary Authority))East Midlands[email protected]no
North Northamptonshire Council ( East Northants (pre-Unitary Authority))East Midlands[email protected]no
North Northamptonshire Council ( Kettering (pre-Unitary Authority))East Midlands[email protected]no
North Northamptonshire Council ( Northamptonshire (pre-Unitary Authority)East Midlands[email protected]yes
North Northamptonshire Council ( Wellingborough (pre-Unitary Authority))East Midlands[email protected]no
North West Leicestershire District CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
Northamptonshire County CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
Nottingham City CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
Nottinghamshire County CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
Oadby and Wigston Borough CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
Peak District National Park AuthorityEast Midlands[email protected]no
Rushcliffe Borough CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]yes
Rutland County CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]yes
South Derbyshire District CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
South Holland District CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
South Kesteven District CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]no
West Lindsey District CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]yes
West Northamptonshire CouncilEast Midlands[email protected]yes
Barnet London BoroughLondon[email protected]yes
Brent CouncilLondon[email protected]yes
Camden CouncilLondon[email protected]yes
City of LondonLondon[email protected]yes
Croydon CouncilLondon[email protected]yes
Ealing CouncilLondon[email protected]no
Enfield CouncilLondon[email protected]yes
Haringey Council London BoroughLondon[email protected]yes
Harrow Council London BoroughLondon[email protected]yes
Hounslow Council London BoroughLondon[email protected]yes
Islington CouncilLondon[email protected]yes
Lambeth Council London BoroughLondon[email protected]yes
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham CouncilLondon[email protected]yes
London Borough of BexleyLondon[email protected]yes
London Borough of BromleyLondon[email protected]yes
London Borough of HackneyLondon[email protected]yes
London Borough of Hammersmith and FulhamLondon[email protected]yes
London Borough of HaveringLondon[email protected]yes
London Borough of HillingdonLondon[email protected]yes
London Borough of LewishamLondon[email protected]yes
London Borough of NewhamLondon[email protected]yes
London Borough of RedbridgeLondon[email protected]yes
London Borough of Richmond Upon ThamesLondon[email protected]yes
London Borough of Tower HamletsLondon[email protected] or [email protected]yes
London Legacy Development CorporationLondonNo longer operating since 30.11.24yes
Meton Council London BoroughLondon[email protected]yes
Old Oak and Park Royal Development CorporationLondon[email protected]no
Royal Borough of GreenwichLondon[email protected]yes
Royal Borough of Kensington and ChelseaLondon[email protected]yes
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon ThamesLondon[email protected]yes
Southwark CouncilLondon[email protected]yes
Sutton Council London BoroughLondon[email protected]

yes
Waltham Forest London Borough CouncilLondon[email protected]yes
Wandsworth Borugh CouncilLondon[email protected]yes
Westminster City CouncilLondon[email protected]yes
Darlington Borough CouncilNorth East[email protected]no
Durham County CouncilNorth East[email protected]no
Hartlepool Borough CouncilNorth East[email protected]no
Hartlepool Development CorporationNorth East[email protected]no
Middlesbrough CouncilNorth East[email protected]no
Middlesbrough Development CorporationNorth East[email protected]no
Newcastle City CouncilNorth East[email protected]yes
North Tyneside CouncilNorth East[email protected]yes
Northumberland CouncilNorth East[email protected]no
Northumberland National Park AuthorityNorth East[email protected]no
Redcar and Cleveland Borough CouncilNorth East[email protected]no
South Tyneside CouncilNorth East[email protected]no
Stockton-on-Tees Borough CouncilNorth East[email protected]no
Sunderland City CouncilNorth East[email protected]no
Blackburn with Darwen Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Blackpool Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Bolton Metropolitan Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Burnley Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Bury Metropolitan Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Cheshire East CouncilNorth West[email protected]yes
Cheshire West and Chester CouncilNorth West[email protected]yes
Chorley Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]yes
Cumberland Council (2023 - )North West[email protected]no
Cumberland Council ( Allerdale (pre-Unitary Authority))North West[email protected]no
Cumberland Council ( Carlisle City (pre-Unitary Authority))North West[email protected]no
Cumberland Council ( Copeland (pre-Unitary Authority))North West[email protected]no
Cumberland Council and Westmorland and Furness Council ( Minerals and Waste Planning)North West[email protected]no
Fylde Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]yes
Halton Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Hyndburn Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Lake District National Park AuthorityNorth West[email protected]no
Lancashire County CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Lancaster City CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Liverpool City CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Manchester City CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Oldham Metropolitan Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Pendle Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Preston City CouncilNorth West[email protected]yes
Ribble Valley Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Rossendale Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Salford City CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Sefton CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
South Ribble Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]yes
St Helens Metropolitan Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Stockport Metropolitan Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Tameside Metropolitan Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Trafford Metropolitan Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]yes
Warrington Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
West Lancashire Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]yes
Westmorland and Furness Council ( 2023-)North West[email protected]yes
Westmorland and Furness Council ( Barrow (pre-Unitary Authority))North West[email protected]no
Westmorland and Furness Council ( Eden (pre-Unitary Authority))North West[email protected]no
Westmorland and Furness Council ( South Lakeland (pre-Unitary Authority))North West[email protected]yes
Wigan Metropolitan Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Wirral Metropolitan Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Wyre Borough CouncilNorth West[email protected]no
Adur District CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Arun District CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Ashford Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Basingstoke and Deane Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Bracknell Forest Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Brighton & Hove City CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Buckinghamshire Council ( 2020 - )South East[email protected]yes
Buckinghamshire Council ( Aylesbury (pre-Unitary Authority))South East[email protected]no
Buckinghamshire Council ( Chiltern (pre-Unitary Authority))South East[email protected]yes
Buckinghamshire Council ( South Bucks (pre-Unitary Authority))South East[email protected]yes
Buckinghamshire Council (Wycombe (pre-Unitary Authority))South East[email protected]yes
Buckinghamshire County (pre-Unitary Authority)South East[email protected]no
Canterbury City CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Cherwell District CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Chichester District CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Crawley Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Dartford Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Dover District CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
East Hampshire District CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
East Sussex County CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Eastbourne CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Eastleigh Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Ebbsfleet Development CorporationSouth East[email protected]no
Elmbridge Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Epsom and Ewell Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Fareham Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Folkestone and Hythe District CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Gosport Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Gravesham Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Guildford Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Hampshire County CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Hart District CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Hastings Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Havant Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Horsham District CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Isle of Wight CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Kent County CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Lewes District CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Maidstone Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Medway CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Mid Sussex District CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Milton Keynes City CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Mole Valley District CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
New Forest District CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
New Forest National Park AuthoritySouth East[email protected]no
Oxford City CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Oxfordshire County CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Portsmouth City CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Reading Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Reigate and Banstead Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Rother District CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Royal Borough of Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East[email protected]yes
Runnymede Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Rushmoor Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Sevenoaks District CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Slough Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
South Downs National Park AuthoritySouth East[email protected]yes
South Norfolk District CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
South Oxfordshire District CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Southampton City CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Spelthorne Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Surrey County CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Surrey Heath Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Swale Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Tandridge District CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Test Valley Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Thanet District CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Tonbridge and Malling Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Tunbridge Wells Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Vale of White Horse District CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Wealden District CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
West Berkshire CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
West Oxfordshire District CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
West Sussex County CouncilSouth East[email protected]no
Winchester City CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Woking Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Wokingham Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Worthing Borough CouncilSouth East[email protected]yes
Bath & North East Somerset CouncilSouth West[email protected]yes
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole CouncilSouth West[email protected]yes
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council ( Bournemouth (pre-Unitary Authority))South West[email protected]yes
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council ( Christchurch (pre-Unitary Authority))South West[email protected]yes
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council ( Poole (pre-Unitary Authority))South West[email protected]yes
Bristol City CouncilSouth West[email protected]yes
Cheltenham Borough CouncilSouth West[email protected]yes
Cornwall CouncilSouth West[email protected]yes
Cotswold District CouncilSouth West[email protected]yes
Council of the Isles of ScillySouth West[email protected]no
Dartmoor National Park AuthoritySouth West[email protected]no
Devon County CouncilSouth West[email protected]no
Dorset CouncilSouth West[email protected]yes
Dorset Council ( East Dorset (pre-Unitary Authority))South West[email protected]yes
Dorset Council ( North Dorset (pre-Unitary Authority))South West[email protected]no
Dorset Council ( Purbeck District (pre-Unitary Authority))South West[email protected]yes
Dorset Council ( West Dorset (pre-Unitary Authority))South West[email protected]yes
Dorset Council ( Weymouth and Portland (pre-Unitary Authority))South West[email protected]no
East Devon District CouncilSouth West[email protected]yes
Exeter City CouncilSouth West[email protected]yes
Exmoor National Park AuthoritySouth West[email protected]no
Forest of Dean District CouncilSouth West[email protected]no
Gloucester City CouncilSouth West[email protected]yes
Gloucestershire County CouncilSouth West[email protected]no
Mid Devon District CouncilSouth West[email protected]no
North Devon District CouncilSouth West[email protected]no
North Somerset CouncilSouth West[email protected]yes
Plymouth City CouncilSouth West[email protected]yes
Somerset ( 2023 - )South West[email protected]yes
Somerset Council - Minerals & WasteSouth West[email protected]no
Somerset Council ( Mendip (pre-Unitary Authority))South West[email protected]no
Somerset Council ( Sedgemoor (pre-Unitary Authority))South West[email protected]yes
Somerset Council ( South Somerset (pre-Unitary Authority))South West[email protected]yes
Somerset Council ( Taunton Deane (former Council))South West[email protected]yes
Somerset Council ( West Somerset (pre-Unitary Authority))South West[email protected]no
South Gloucestershire CouncilSouth West[email protected]yes
South Hams District CouncilSouth West[email protected]no
Stroud District CouncilSouth West[email protected]yes
Swindon Borough CouncilSouth West[email protected]yes
Teignbridge District CouncilSouth West[email protected]yes
Tewkesbury Borough CouncilSouth West[email protected]yes
Torbay CouncilSouth West[email protected]yes
Torridge District CouncilSouth West[email protected]no
West Devon Borough CouncilSouth West[email protected]no
Wiltshire CouncilSouth West[email protected]yes
Birmingham City CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]yes
Bromsgrove District CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]no
Cannock Chase District CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]yes
Coventry City CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]no
Dudley Metropolitan Borough CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]yes
East Staffordshire Borough CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]no
Herefordshire CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]no
Lichfield District CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]yes
Malvern Hills District CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]yes
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]no
North Warwickshire Borough CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]no
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]no
Redditch Borough CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]no
Rugby Borough CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]no
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]yes
Shropshire CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]yes
Solihull Metropolitan Borough CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]yes
South Staffordshire District CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]no
Stafford Borough CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]no
Staffordshire County CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]no
Staffordshire Moorlands District CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]no
Stoke-on-Trent City CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]no
Stratford-on-Avon District CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]yes
Tamworth Borough CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]yes
Telford and Wrekin CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]no
Walsall CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]no
Warwick District CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]yes
Warwickshire County CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]no
Wolverhampton City CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]no
Worcester City CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]yes
Worcestershire County CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]no
Wychavon District CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]yes
Wyre Forest District CouncilWest Midlands[email protected]no
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilYorkshire and the Humber[email protected]no
Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilYorkshire and the Humber[email protected]yes
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough CouncilYorkshire and the Humber[email protected]no
City of Doncaster CouncilYorkshire and the Humber[email protected]no
City of York CouncilYorkshire and the Humber[email protected]no
East Riding of Yorkshire CouncilYorkshire and the Humber[email protected]no
Hull City CouncilYorkshire and the Humber[email protected]yes
Kirklees Metropolitan CouncilYorkshire and the Humber[email protected]no
Leeds City CouncilYorkshire and the Humber[email protected]yes
North East Lincolnshire CouncilYorkshire and the Humber[email protected]no
North Lincolnshire CouncilYorkshire and the Humber[email protected]no
North York Moors National Park AuthorityYorkshire and the Humber[email protected]no
North Yorkshire Council ( 2023 - )Yorkshire and the Humber[email protected]yes
North Yorkshire Council ( Craven (pre-Unitary Authority))Yorkshire and the Humber[email protected]no
North Yorkshire Council ( Hambleton (pre-Unitary Authority))Yorkshire and the Humber[email protected]yes
North Yorkshire Council ( Harrogate (pre-Unitary Authority))Yorkshire and the Humber[email protected]yes
North Yorkshire Council ( North Yorkshire (pre-Unitary Authority))Yorkshire and the Humber[email protected]no
North Yorkshire Council ( Richmondshire (pre-Unitary Authority))Yorkshire and the Humber[email protected]no
North Yorkshire Council ( Ryedale (pre-Unitary Authority))Yorkshire and the Humber[email protected]yes
North Yorkshire Council ( Scarborough (pre-Unitary Authority)Yorkshire and the Humber[email protected]no
North Yorkshire Council ( Selby (pre-Unitary Authority))Yorkshire and the Humber[email protected]yes
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough CouncilYorkshire and the Humber[email protected]yes
Sheffield City CouncilYorkshire and the Humber[email protected]yes
Wakefield Metropolitan District CouncilYorkshire and the Humber[email protected]yes
Yorkshire Dales National Park AuthorityYorkshire and the Humber[email protected]no

When an authority merges with another, the old records are often available on an older website – we also link those former local authorities. But if that does alter, please let us know.

 

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Map of local authorities in the UK

This is a clickable map of the local authorities in the UK. This is not our map and we are unable to give credit as we do not know the author sadly.ย  But it might help to identify your local authority. Planning Geek is not responsible for the content.

If you created the map of English local authorities, we would be pleased to give full credit etc.

 

Local authorities Page Updated: 25th February 2025