Guide to neighbourhood planning

Planning Duty Officer telephone service

Thank you for contacting the RBKC Planning department.

You can search, view and comment on applications using the Planning Applications Search on the council's website. The service is updated regularly, and key milestones and target dates are shown under "Proposal Details".

If you have submitted an application that is still within its statutory determination period, or an agreed extension of time, a progress update may not yet be available. If you need to speak to the planning officer dealing with your application, you can email them directly. Their contact details can be found in:

  • your planning application acknowledgement letter
  • any emails or letters about your application

For more information about planning applications, planning guidance, planning enforcement and other planning services, visit planning and building control.

Planning advice for your business or property is also available through our pre-application advice.

Last updated: 22 September 2026

Consult on your neighbourhood plan

Consult on a neighbourhood plan

Before you submit a neighbourhood plan proposal to us, you need to publicise it.

Your proposal must be available to anyone who lives or works in the area for a minimum six weeks so that people have an opportunity to comment.

How to publicise your proposal

There are different ways of telling your community about your proposal such as:

  • putting your plan on your neighbourhood forum website
  • publicising it in local libraries
  • hosting a consultation event
  • leafleting local homes and businesses

You need to include details about:

  • what your neighbourhood plan proposals are
  • where and when people can see the proposals
  • how people can comment 
  • deadline for any comments

Who to consult

Neighbourhood plans affect everyone living and working locally so you need to consult as many people as possible including groups like:

  • community groups and societies 
  • faith groups 
  • disabled groups 
  • local businesses 
  • young people 
  • older people 
  • voluntary groups

You could also consult other bodies if their interests could be affected by your neighbourhood plan. These might be:

  • Mayor of London
  • The Homes and Communities Agency 
  • Natural England 
  • The Environment Agency 
  • English Heritage 
  • Network Rail Infrastructure Limited 
  • The Highways Agency

You also need to send a copy of your neighbourhood plan proposal to:
Jonathan Bore, Executive Director of Planning and Borough Development
[email protected].

Last updated: 23 February 2023