Planning
The Planning Section of the Environment Department is responsible for protecting, enhancing and facilitating the sustainable development of the physical environment of Guernsey.
Our aim is to preserve and promote diversity by achieving quality in design and implementation of development which respects Guernsey’s historic, architectural and archaeological heritage and makes a positive contribution to the built environment.
We strive to maintain a balance between competing demands for economic growth and social development whilst taking full account of environmental integrity. This includes the protection and enhancement of the natural beauty and amenity of Guernsey’s coasts, cliffs, countryside and other open spaces.
Above all, we ensure that development is carried out in a sustainable, energy-efficient manner and in such a way that achieves a safe and healthy living and working environment for the people of Guernsey.
Our Services
The various services provided are as follows. Please click on your area of interest to discover more about how we can help you:
- Development Control for anything to do with Planning applications.
- Building Control for anything to do with Building Control applications and inspections.
- Planning Policy for statutory development plans (Rural and Urban Area Plans) and planning briefs.
- Conservation and Design for the protection of monuments, buildings and trees.
- Planning and Development Law for all relevant legislation currently in force.
Tools and further information
- You can use the Planning and Building Control Websearch to check the progress of planning and building control applications online and access the registers of protected trees, monuments and buildings.
- The Planning & Building Control Applications Webmap and Protected Trees, Buildings & Monuments Webmap may be used to search for these items.
- Media Releases of all external communications issued by the Planning Section of the Environment Department.
- Contact us
Last Updated: September 2010
- Approved Scheme of Delegation
- Development Control Performance Statistics
- Environment Department Contact Details
- PlanfOrum Presentation to Agents - November 2009
- Policy for Public Access to Previously Approved Plans