Publish your council's statutory planning notices
TCPA 1990 s.65 publicity, DMPO 2015 Art. 15 newspaper duty, Article 4 directions, and listed-building consent — placed in a suitable local newspaper, with audit trail and PO/invoice billing.
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What planning notices we place for councils
Gazetted handles the newspaper publication leg of an LPA's statutory planning publicity. The Article 15 site-display duty remains with the council; we cover the printed-newspaper requirement under DMPO 2015 Art. 15(3)(b) and the equivalent provisions for listed-building consent (PLBCAA 1990 s.67) and conservation-area consent (PLBCAA 1990 s.73).
We publish:
- Major-application publicity — under DMPO 2015 Art. 15 (made under TCPA 1990 s.65). Required for EIA applications accompanied by an environmental statement, departures from the development plan, and applications affecting public rights of way.
- Article 4 direction notices — making and confirmation, under GPDO 2015 (SI 2015/596) Sch 3 paragraph 1. Local-advertisement duty falls on the LPA “as soon as practicable” after the direction is made.
- Listed-building consent application publicity — under PLBCAA 1990 s.67. 21-day inspection window from date of publication, in a newspaper circulating in the locality of the building.
- Conservation-area consent application publicity — under PLBCAA 1990 s.73 (extending the s.67 duty to demolition applications affecting unlisted buildings within a conservation area).
For conservation-area designation, variation, or cancellation (PLBCAA 1990 s.70(8)) we have a separate page — see conservation-area notices. For planning-application notices placed by applicants or agents (rather than the LPA), see planning notice.
Key points
- Newspaper duty under DMPO 2015 Art. 15(3)(b) — made under TCPA 1990 s.65
- Article 4 directions — making and confirmation under GPDO 2015 (SI 2015/596) Sch 3
- Listed-building and CA consent under PLBCAA 1990 s.67 and s.73
- PO and net-30 invoice billing standard for council accounts
- 7-year audit-trail publication certificate PDF downloadable from your council portal
What we do not handle
- —Site-display notices. DMPO 2015 Art. 15(3)(a) places the site-display duty on the LPA directly; we do not print or affix on-site notices.
- —Planning-application appeals. TCPA 1990 s.78 appeals to the Secretary of State are a separate process; we do not advertise appeal hearings.
- —The London Gazette leg of conservation-area designations. PLBCAA 1990 s.70(8) places the Gazette duty “by that authority” — the LPA files directly with thegazette.co.uk. See conservation-area notices for the local-newspaper leg.
- —Pre-application consultation. TCPA 1990 s.71 consultation duties with statutory bodies are an LPA-internal workflow; we do not service those.
How it works
- 1Tell us the site postcode and application detail. The order wizard captures the LPA name, the application reference, the description of the development (or for Article 4 directions, the direction title and area description), the inspection-location address, and the publication-date target.
- 2We match a suitable local newspaper and generate the notice text. Postcode-led matching against our database of UK local newspapers, with notice text auto-drafted to satisfy DMPO 2015 Art. 15 / GPDO 2015 Sch 3 / PLBCAA s.67 wording.
- 3You approve. We place. You receive a publication certificate. Audit-trail PDF certificate downloadable from your council portal for 7 years.
What you receive
Everything you need to demonstrate compliance, delivered to your council portal.
Proof PDF
A typeset proof of your notice for approval before publication.
Publication certificate
Confirming publication date, newspaper name, and notice content.
VAT invoice
Available in your portal immediately after confirmation.
Billing for councils
Council accounts are invoiced. We support purchase order and net-30 invoice terms as standard; card-on-checkout is also available if your council prefers.
Per-insertion pricing is postcode-led and matches the rate of the suitable local newspaper for the site location, plus a £35 platform fee per insertion.
Frequently asked questions
Related notice types
For conservation-area designation, variation, or cancellation (PLBCAA 1990 s.70(8)) see Conservation Area Notice. For planning notices placed by applicants or agents see Planning Notice.
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