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Privacy Notice For Email Enquiries

This notice explains how UK Planning Guide uses email enquiry details for personalised planning guidance and related site improvement work.

Updated April 2026
Scope

What This Notice Covers

This notice is mainly about email enquiries sent to ukplanningguide@gmail.com for personalised planning guidance. It sits alongside the wider site trust material and keeps the enquiry use clear in plain English.

How enquiry details are used

What Happens When You Email

Used to respond

We use the email address and case details you send to read the enquiry, prepare a reply and respond to your request.

Used to improve the site

Anonymised themes, repeated questions and non-identifiable patterns may be used to improve guides, tools, FAQs and site content.

Not used as marketing sign-up

Sending an enquiry does not sign you up to marketing emails.

Your enquiry details are used to respond to your request. Anonymised themes may be used to improve guides, tools, FAQs and site content. Identifiable case details are not published without permission, and sending an enquiry does not sign you up to marketing emails.

Examples and permissions

Anonymous Themes And Identifiable Details

Identifiable case details are not published as examples without permission. If you want, you may optionally agree that anonymous themes from your enquiry can help improve future guides and FAQs. This is optional and does not affect whether you receive a reply.

Limits

What This Service Is And Is Not

Important: Replies are informational personalised guidance based on the details you provide and publicly available information. They are not formal legal, architectural, surveying or council advice. Site-specific or borderline cases may still need checking with the local authority or a qualified specialist before drawings, applications or contractor spend move ahead.

If you have a privacy question about an enquiry, email ukplanningguide@gmail.com.