Privacy Notice: Conservation Area Appraisal Consultation

Privacy notice | Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan Public Consultation

This privacy notice tells you about what information we collect about you, how we use that information and who we share it with. 

Why do we collect your personal information?  

The information you provide will be used for the following reason(s):

  • To develop a Conservation Area Character Statement as Supplementary Planning Guidance
  • To inform the development of the Council of the Isles of Scilly’s Local Plan.

What personal information do we collect?  

The survey does not collect sensitive information.

What is our legal basis for collecting and using your information?

We use the following legal reason for obtaining your information:

The processing is necessary to enable the Council of the Isles of Scilly to perform a task in the public interest. The legislation for developing a Local Plan which underpins our use of your personal information is:

  • Under Section 69(2) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, local planning authorities have a statutory duty to review conservation area boundaries “from time to time”. This includes considering whether new areas should be designated or whether existing boundaries should be amended or cancelled.

The evidence base is crucial to support the plan's development and justify any policies and/or proposals.

Who do we share your information with and why?

We may share your information with other organisations, as allowed by law, and partner agencies that provide services on our behalf.  

There may be other organisations we need to share your information with, we will always make sure this is done in compliance with the law.   

How do we keep your information secure?  

The records we keep about you are secure and confidential within the Council. The Council have a range of procedures, polices and systems to ensure that access to your records is controlled appropriately. Anyone who receives information from us is also under a legal duty to only use the information for the purposes agreed and keep the information secure and confidential. 

Where do we store your information?

Where necessary, we may transfer personal information outside of the UK. When doing so, we comply with the UK GDPR, making sure appropriate safeguards are in place. Please contact us for more information.

How long do we keep your personal information?  

After we deliver a service to you, we must keep your information as a business record of what was delivered.

Your records will be retained in accordance with Council of the Isles of Scilly's records retention schedule as follows: We will hold this information for a period of 2 years from the date you submitted your form. After 2 years we will write to you again to determine whether your circumstances have changed at which point your original register of interest will be deleted.

Further information about how we process your information is available in our here.

If you need help in understanding this privacy information, please contact the Planning team by emailing planning@scilly.gov.uk or on telephone number 01720 424455 (if we miss your call please leave a voicemail message and contact number and we will call you back).