Essential works to the planning register
On Tuesday 22 July 2025, you will not be able to search or comment on planning applications. This is because of essential maintenance needed to the software. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Join our digital usability testing group and help shape how our online council services are built.
It’s important that our online services are accessible to everyone. You can help us to improve our website and other digital services by taking part in activities that show us how residents use our services.
We value different views and invite everyone with an interest in our services to join our user testing panel. Taking part in any task is optional and you can join or leave the panel at any time.
As a website and digital tester you might:
For some tasks you may be invited to schedule time with a researcher, but others you can do in your own time.
We would like to keep testing panel members updated on how we have used their views and feedback to improve our website.
If you agree to be contacted, we’ll keep in touch to let you know about changes and improvements we’ve made.
We follow GDPR rules to keep your personal details and data safe. Any information we keep from the research will be unnamed (anonymous) and may be shared with other local councils.