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  "generated": "2026-08-12",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0 (attribution: CouncilData, councildata.co.uk). Keyed commercial tiers (from GBP 50/month: history, change feed, all datasets) launch at api.councildata.co.uk within 3-6 months of 2026-08 — same paths, same contract. Register interest: hello@councildata.co.uk."
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 "results": [
  {
   "registry": "Aberdeen City",
   "switchboard": "03000 200 292",
   "planningPhone": "01224 053746",
   "planningEmail": "pi@aberdeencity.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/planning-and-building-standards/contact-us-planning-and-building-standards/contact-us-planning-applications-team",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/Council-Services/have-your-say/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": "03000 200 292",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/node/3074",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Customer Contact Centre 03000 200 292 also serves council tax. Direct planning applications line and email confirmed two-pass on the planning contact page."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Aberdeenshire",
   "switchboard": "03456 08 12 08",
   "planningPhone": "01467 534333",
   "planningEmail": "planning@aberdeenshire.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/planning/planning-applications/contact/",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/contact-us/",
   "councilTaxPhone": "03456 08 12 01",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/planning/planning-applications/contact/",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Council also routes planning via 03456 08 12 04 on its customer services page, but the planning team's own page publishes 01467 534333 as the direct enquiries line (also used by planning enforcement)."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Adur",
   "switchboard": "01273 263000",
   "planningPhone": "01903 221065",
   "planningEmail": "planning@adur-worthing.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/planning/",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/contact-us/",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01273 263111",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/planning/pa-contact-us/",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Administered jointly with Worthing as Adur & Worthing Councils on a shared site; Adur-specific lines recorded where separate numbers are published."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Amber Valley",
   "switchboard": "01773 570222",
   "planningPhone": "01773 841571",
   "planningEmail": "development@ambervalley.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.ambervalley.gov.uk/planning/development-management/",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.ambervalley.gov.uk/contact-us/",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01773 841440",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.ambervalley.gov.uk/planning/development-management/",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "The /planning/ landing page shows only the switchboard; the direct Development Management line is one level down on the Development Management subpage."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Angus",
   "switchboard": "03452 777 778",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.angus.gov.uk/planning_and_building/planning_permission_and_applications",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.angus.gov.uk/contact_the_council",
   "councilTaxPhone": "03452 777 778",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.angus.gov.uk/contact_the_council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "no public planning line; route: https://www.angus.gov.uk/contact_the_council (contact centre 03452 777 778) or https://www.angus.gov.uk/enquiry. The only planning-adjacent email published, ldp@angus.gov.uk, is for Local Development Plan policy only, not development management."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Argyll and Bute",
   "switchboard": "01546 605522",
   "planningPhone": "01546 605518",
   "planningEmail": "centralvalidationteam@argyll-bute.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/planning-and-building",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/my-council/how-contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01546 605511",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/my-council/how-contact-us/contact-us-phone",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Planning and Building Standards Enquiries line, confirmed two-pass. Planning email is split by area office (planning.maki@, planning.olandi@, planning.bandc@, planning.handl@argyll-bute.gov.uk); the central validation team address is the general contact."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Arun",
   "switchboard": "01903 737500",
   "planningPhone": "01903 737756",
   "planningEmail": "planning@arun.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.arun.gov.uk/contact-planning",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.arun.gov.uk/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01903 737752",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.arun.gov.uk/contact-planning",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "registry": "Ashfield",
   "switchboard": "01623 450000",
   "planningPhone": "01623 457389",
   "planningEmail": "planning.admin@ashfield.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.ashfield.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/contact-planning/",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.ashfield.gov.uk/contact-us/",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01623 457400",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.ashfield.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/contact-planning/",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Council tax number is the shared Revenues and Benefits Services line."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Ashford",
   "switchboard": "01233 331111",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": "planning.help@ashford.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.ashford.gov.uk/planning-and-development/planning-applications/planning-help/planning-contacts",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.ashford.gov.uk/contact-us/",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.ashford.gov.uk/publications/comms-plan-planning-and-development?pid=14240",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "no public planning line; route: https://www.ashford.gov.uk/contact-us/. The council's own Planning Communications Plan states applicants and agents must contact by email first (planning.help@, planning.validation@, planning.policyemail@, planning.enforcement@ashford.gov.uk). All phone contact including council tax routes through switchboard 01233 331111."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Babergh",
   "switchboard": "0300 123 4000",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": "planning@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.babergh.gov.uk/planning",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.babergh.gov.uk/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.babergh.gov.uk/planning",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "no public planning line; route: https://www.babergh.gov.uk/contact-us. Babergh and Mid Suffolk share one switchboard with an IVR menu (option 5 then option 3 for planning applications, enforcement and heritage; option 2 for council tax)."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Barking and Dagenham",
   "switchboard": "020 8215 3000",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/planning-building-control-and-local-land-charges/planning",
   "contactUrl": "https://lbbd.gov.uk/get-in-touch",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/find-your-nearest/barking-town-hall",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "no public planning line; route: https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/planning-building-control-and-local-land-charges/planning. Statutory planning is delivered by Be First, an arm's-length company whose contact domain (befirst.london) is off the official-domain allowlist, so its details were not recorded. The council tax page publishes no phone number, directing residents to online services only."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Barnet",
   "switchboard": null,
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.barnet.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.barnet.gov.uk/your-council/contact-council",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": null,
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "unverified",
   "notes": "Re-attempted 2026-08-12: still unreadable by plain fetch (bot-detection interstitial on all 7 fetches across 5 URLs). Per CONTACTS-SCHEMA rule 1, numbers seen only in search-engine snippets are NOT recorded as data. Unconfirmed candidate(s) for the browser-rendering pass to check: 020 8359 2000 (switchboard). Needs a browser-capable re-verification pass. "
  },
  {
   "registry": "Barnsley",
   "switchboard": "01226 773555",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": "developmentmanagement@barnsley.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/planning-and-buildings/",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/contact-us/",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01226 787787",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/contact-us/",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "no public planning line; route: https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/planning-and-buildings/. Development Management is contactable by email or online form only."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Basildon",
   "switchboard": null,
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.basildon.gov.uk/article/686/Planning-Services",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.basildon.gov.uk/article/10060/How-to-get-in-touch",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": null,
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "unverified",
   "notes": "Re-attempted 2026-08-12: still unreadable by plain fetch (empty response bodies on all 6 fetches across 4 URLs). Per CONTACTS-SCHEMA rule 1, numbers seen only in search-engine snippets are NOT recorded as data. Unconfirmed candidate(s) for the browser-rendering pass to check: 01268 533333 (switchboard). Needs a browser-capable re-verification pass. "
  },
  {
   "registry": "Basingstoke and Deane",
   "switchboard": "01256 844844",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": "development.control@basingstoke.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/contactus",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/visitus",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "no public planning line; route: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/contactus. Planning enquiries are handled by online form or email; free 15-minute pre-application phone appointments are booked via the main switchboard. Council tax also routes through the switchboard."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bassetlaw",
   "switchboard": "01909 533 533",
   "planningPhone": "01909 533 491",
   "planningEmail": "planning@bassetlaw.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-applications/development-management/",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about-us/contact-the-council/contact-and-find-us/",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01909 533 234",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about-us/contact-the-council/useful-telephone-numbers/",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bath and North East Somerset",
   "switchboard": "01225 394041",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/planning",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01225 47 77 77",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/contact-us",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "no public planning line; route: https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/contact-us. Council Connect (01225 394041) is a general enquiries line covering waste, roads, libraries and planning."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bedford",
   "switchboard": "01234 267422",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.bedford.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.bedford.gov.uk/your-council/about-council/contact-council/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bedford.gov.uk/your-council/about-council/contact-council/contact-us",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "no public planning line; route: https://www.bedford.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control. Customer Services 01234 267422 handles complex enquiries. Council tax number could not be confirmed: the council-tax-contact-us and profile.bedford.gov.uk pages returned empty content on fetch."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bexley",
   "switchboard": "020 8303 7777",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.bexley.gov.uk/services/planning-and-building-control",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.bexley.gov.uk/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": "0345 302 2317",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bexley.gov.uk/contact-us",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "no public planning line; route: https://www.bexley.gov.uk/services/planning-and-building-control. Planning and building control enquiries go via online form or the general enquiries number."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Birmingham",
   "switchboard": "0121 303 1111",
   "planningPhone": "0121 303 1115",
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/20008/planning_and_development/53/contact_planning_and_regeneration",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/contactus",
   "councilTaxPhone": "0121 303 1113",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/20208/contact_us/229/useful_telephone_numbers",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "registry": "Blaby",
   "switchboard": "0116 275 0555",
   "planningPhone": "0116 272 7705",
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.blaby.gov.uk/planning-and-building/",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.blaby.gov.uk/contact-us/",
   "councilTaxPhone": "0116 272 7530",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.blaby.gov.uk/contact-us/contact-the-council/",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "No planning department email is published on the official site."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Blackburn with Darwen",
   "switchboard": "01254 585585",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.blackburn.gov.uk/planning",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.blackburn.gov.uk/customer-services/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.blackburn.gov.uk/planning/planning-permission-applications",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "no public planning enquiries line; route: https://www.blackburn.gov.uk/customer-services/contact-us. The switchboard uses an automated menu (press 4 for planning, press 1 for council tax). 01254 585960 appears on the planning pages but the council states it is for card payments via the Planning Portal only, so it is not recorded as the planning line."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Blackpool",
   "switchboard": "01253 477477",
   "planningPhone": "01253 476193",
   "planningEmail": "planning@blackpool.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.blackpool.gov.uk/Residents/Planning-environment-and-community/Planning/Planning-conservation-and-building-control.aspx",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.blackpool.gov.uk/Contact-us.aspx",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01253 478741",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.blackpool.gov.uk/Residents/Planning-environment-and-community/Planning/Planning-applications/Pre-application-advice.aspx",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Development Management line confirmed two-pass. A separate number, 01253 476206, is used for card payments."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Blaenau Gwent",
   "switchboard": "01495 311556",
   "planningPhone": "01495 364847",
   "planningEmail": "planning@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/en/resident/planning/",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/en/corporate/contact-us/",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/en/resident/planning/pre-application-guidance/",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Development Management direct line confirmed two-pass on the pre-application guidance page. No separate council tax line; routed via the contact centre."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bolsover",
   "switchboard": null,
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.bolsover.gov.uk/services/p/planning-development",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.bolsover.gov.uk/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": null,
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "unverified",
   "notes": "Re-attempted 2026-08-12: still unreadable by plain fetch (blank bodies on all inner pages (Joomla, JS-rendered)). Per CONTACTS-SCHEMA rule 1, numbers seen only in search-engine snippets are NOT recorded as data. Unconfirmed candidate(s) for the browser-rendering pass to check: 01246 242424 (switchboard, seen in a homepage tel: link), 01246 242203 (planning policy). Needs a browser-capable re-verification pass. "
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bolton",
   "switchboard": "01204 333333",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": "planning.control@bolton.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.bolton.gov.uk/planning",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.bolton.gov.uk/contact-us-0",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bolton.gov.uk/contact-us-0",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "no public planning line; route: https://www.bolton.gov.uk/contact-us-0. The planning page lists team emails only (planning.control@, building.control@bolton.gov.uk). A council tax number appeared only in a search snippet and was not recorded."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Boston",
   "switchboard": "01205 314200",
   "planningPhone": "01205 314305",
   "planningEmail": "planning@boston.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.boston.gov.uk/article/18477/Planning-and-Building-Control",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.boston.gov.uk/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01205 314202",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.boston.gov.uk/article/21231/Key-Contacts",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Published as 'Planning enquiries and payments' — a combined line, confirmed two-pass. Council tax number is the Revenues and Benefits line. Out-of-hours 01205 362151."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole",
   "switchboard": "01202 123 456",
   "planningPhone": "01202 123 321",
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01202 123 330",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/contact-us/contact-us-by-phone",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "All numbers from BCP's departmental phone directory. Council tax and benefits share 01202 123 330."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bracknell Forest",
   "switchboard": "01344 352000",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": "development.control@bracknell-forest.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/get-in-touch/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/get-in-touch/contact-us",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "no public planning line; route: https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/get-in-touch/contact-us (Customer Services 01344 352000). The Development Control team publishes an email address only. No distinct council tax number published."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bradford",
   "switchboard": null,
   "planningPhone": "01274 434605",
   "planningEmail": "planning.enquiries@bradford.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.bradford.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-and-building-control/",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.bradford.gov.uk/contact-us/contact-us/",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01274 437792",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bradford.gov.uk/contact-us/contact-us-by-telephone/contact-us-by-telephone/",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Bradford publishes no general switchboard number: its telephone contact page is entirely service-routed (bins 01274 432111, council tax 01274 437792, benefits 01274 432772, adult social care 01274 435400, parking 01274 434300, planning 01274 434605). Four further pages were checked for a switchboard and none exists, so switchboard_phone is null by fact, not by omission."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Braintree",
   "switchboard": "01376 552525",
   "planningPhone": "01376 557705",
   "planningEmail": "planning@braintree.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.braintree.gov.uk/planning-building-control",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.braintree.gov.uk/contact",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01376 557755",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.braintree.gov.uk/planning-building-control/duty-planning-officer",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Duty Planning Officer line, staffed Tue and Thu 09:30-11:30 only; outside those hours use planning@braintree.gov.uk or the online form. Second pass also observed a general Development Management line 01376 557779 on other planning pages, not yet two-pass verified."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Breckland",
   "switchboard": null,
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.breckland.gov.uk/planning",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.breckland.gov.uk/contactus",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": null,
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "unverified",
   "notes": "Re-attempted 2026-08-12: still unreadable by plain fetch (JS-rendered shells with no body text on all article pages). Per CONTACTS-SCHEMA rule 1, numbers seen only in search-engine snippets are NOT recorded as data. Unconfirmed candidate(s) for the browser-rendering pass to check: 01362 656870 ('One Number for Breckland', touch-tone routed; no separate planning direct dial). Needs a browser-capable re-verification pass. "
  },
  {
   "registry": "Brent",
   "switchboard": "020 8937 1234",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.brent.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.brent.gov.uk/the-council-and-democracy/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": "020 8937 1790",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.brent.gov.uk/the-council-and-democracy/contact-us",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "no public planning line; route: https://www.brent.gov.uk/the-council-and-democracy/contact-us. The contact page lists direct numbers for adult social care, housing, council tax, children's services, registration and Brent Hubs, but not planning. 020 8937 1234 is described as the out-of-hours switchboard (weekdays 5pm-9am and weekends)."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Brentwood",
   "switchboard": "01277 312500",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.brentwood.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.brentwood.gov.uk/contact-details",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.brentwood.gov.uk/contact-details",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "no public planning line; route: https://www.brentwood.gov.uk/contact-details. The council publishes a single number covering 'all Brentwood Borough Council services'; no separate planning or council tax lines exist. General email enquiries@brentwood.gov.uk."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bridgend",
   "switchboard": "01656 643643",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": "planning@bridgend.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.bridgend.gov.uk/residents/planning-and-building-control/",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.bridgend.gov.uk/council/customer-services/contact-us/",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bridgend.gov.uk/residents/planning-and-building-control/planning-forms-and-fees/",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "no public planning line; route: https://www.bridgend.gov.uk/council/customer-services/contact-us/. The single switchboard number serves all departments including planning and council tax; only a planning email is separately published."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Brighton and Hove",
   "switchboard": "01273 29 00 00",
   "planningPhone": "01273 292 222",
   "planningEmail": "planning.applications@brighton-hove.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/planning",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/contact-council/contact-council",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01273 291 291",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/contact-council/contact-council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Planning line confirmed two-pass on the planning policy advice and enforcement pages. It is a general planning-department line shared with building control, not a case-officer extension; individual case officers publish direct dials on the case officer page."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bristol",
   "switchboard": "0117 922 2000",
   "planningPhone": "0117 922 3000",
   "planningEmail": "development.management@bristol.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.bristol.gov.uk/residents/planning-and-building-regulations",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.bristol.gov.uk/contact",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bristol.gov.uk/contact",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "0117 922 3000 is listed as the Development Management contact and is also used by building control and conservation. Council tax publishes no phone line, only an online form, so it is recorded null rather than substituting the switchboard."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Broadland",
   "switchboard": "01603 431133",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/planning",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/contact-us",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "no public planning line; route: https://www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/contact-us. Shared service with South Norfolk. A legacy broadland.gov.uk planning contact directory page exists but returned empty JS-rendered content and was not used as a source."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bromley",
   "switchboard": "020 8464 3333",
   "planningPhone": "020 8313 4956",
   "planningEmail": "planning@bromley.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.bromley.gov.uk/planning-applications",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.bromley.gov.uk/homepage/55/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": "0300 303 8670",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bromley.gov.uk/planning-applications",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Planning support line confirmed two-pass (also published with planning.admin@bromley.gov.uk). Council tax and benefits share 0300 303 8670."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bromsgrove",
   "switchboard": "01527 881288",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.bromsgrove.gov.uk/residents/planning-building-control/",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.bromsgrove.gov.uk/contacts-a-to-z/m/main-council-details/",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bromsgrove.gov.uk/contacts-a-to-z/m/main-council-details/",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-05",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "no public planning line; route: https://www.bromsgrove.gov.uk/residents/planning-building-control/. Only the switchboard appears on the planning and council tax pages. Out-of-hours emergency 01527 871565."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Broxbourne",
   "switchboard": "01992 785555",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.broxbourne.gov.uk/planning",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.broxbourne.gov.uk/contact-us/contact-council",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.broxbourne.gov.uk/contact-us/contact-council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Switchboard read on 'Contact the Council' page. No public planning line; route: https://www.broxbourne.gov.uk/contact-us/contact-council. Duty Planner is telephone-appointment only (Wed 9am-1pm, 10-minute slots) booked via online form at /planning/i-like-request-planning-advice - no direct dial published. Two-pass confirmed."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Broxtowe",
   "switchboard": null,
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/for-you/planning/",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/contacts/broxtowe-borough-council/",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": null,
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "unverified",
   "notes": "broxtowe.gov.uk pages could not be read: every fetch returned the site mega-menu and was truncated before any page body. Numbers appearing in search-engine snippets only (general 0115 917 7777, Planning Administration 0115 917 3452) were deliberately NOT recorded. Needs a browser-capable re-verification pass."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Buckinghamshire",
   "switchboard": "0300 131 6000",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": "planningpolicyteam.bc@buckinghamshire.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/planning-building-and-environment/applications-permission-and-advice/contact-planning/",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/your-council/contact-the-council/contact-us/",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/planning-building-and-environment/applications-permission-and-advice/contact-planning/",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "No public planning line; route: https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/planning-building-and-environment/applications-permission-and-advice/contact-planning/. The Contact Planning page lists 0300 131 6000, but that is the single council-wide switchboard (confirmed on 'Other ways to contact us'), so it is recorded only as switchboard. Page states phone advice cannot be proposal-specific. Email is the planning POLICY team address, decoded from Cloudflare obfuscation - not a development-management address. Two-pass confirmed."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Burnley",
   "switchboard": null,
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://burnley.gov.uk/planning/development-control/",
   "contactUrl": "https://burnley.gov.uk/council-democracy/contact-burnley-council/",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": null,
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "unverified",
   "notes": "Every burnley.gov.uk URL returned a Cloudflare 'Javascript is required' interstitial the fetcher cannot pass, so no on-page content was retrievable. Snippet-only values (01282 425011, planning@burnley.gov.uk) deliberately NOT recorded. Needs a browser-capable re-verification pass."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bury",
   "switchboard": "0161 253 5000",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.bury.gov.uk/planning-building-control",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.bury.gov.uk/customer-contact-centre",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bury.gov.uk/planning-building-control",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Switchboard 0161 253 5000 in the sitewide footer (Town Hall). Bury also publishes a separate Customer Contact Centre general line, 0161 253 5353 (Mon-Fri 8.45am-5pm), on /customer-contact-centre. No public planning line; route: https://www.bury.gov.uk/customer-contact-centre - pre-application advice is a chargeable online form only. Two-pass confirmed."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Caerphilly",
   "switchboard": "01443 815588",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/contact-us/general-enquiries/planning-and-building-control/planning.aspx",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "unverified",
   "notes": "Switchboard 01443 815588 read on the homepage (labelled 'Main Switchboard'/'prif switsfwrdd') by two independent passes. However NO inner page on caerphilly.gov.uk would render for any of three agents across ~12 attempts (contact-us, planning, council tax, and beta subdomain all returned empty), so the planning determination could NOT be made. Snippet-only candidates NOT recorded: planning 01443 866416, council tax 01443 863002. FLAGGED: needs a browser-capable pass; a distinct planning line probably exists."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Calderdale",
   "switchboard": "01422 288001",
   "planningPhone": "01422 392237",
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://new.calderdale.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/contact-planning-services",
   "contactUrl": "https://new.calderdale.gov.uk/contact",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01422 288003",
   "sourceUrl": "https://new.calderdale.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/contact-planning-services",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Planning line 01422 392237 given on the Contact Planning Services page ('speak to one of our contact centre advisors'), distinct from the switchboard. Switchboard ('For anything else') 01422 288001 and Benefits/Council Tax 01422 288003 on /contact. No planning email published - webform only. Two-pass confirmed digit-for-digit."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Cambridge",
   "switchboard": "01223 457000",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/planning",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/contact-us",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Switchboard 01223 457000 (out-of-hours emergency 0300 303 8389) on Contact us. No planning line on cambridge.gov.uk: planning is delivered by Greater Cambridge Shared Planning (joint with South Cambridgeshire), hosted at greatercambridgeplanning.org which is off the government-domain allowlist and was NOT fetched. Route: https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/contact-us. No separate council tax line; handled via My Account or the same number. Two-pass confirmed."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Camden",
   "switchboard": "020 7974 4444",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.camden.gov.uk/planning-building-development",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.camden.gov.uk/contact-camden",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.camden.gov.uk/contact-camden",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Single central number 020 7974 4444 (Mon-Fri 8am-6pm) on Contact Camden. No public planning line; route: https://www.camden.gov.uk/contact-camden - planning applications and pre-application advice pages carry no number, only the central line, webchat and online forms. planning@camden.gov.uk appeared in search snippets only and was NOT recorded. Two-pass confirmed."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Cannock Chase",
   "switchboard": "01543 462621",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": "developmentcontrol@cannockchasedc.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/residents/planning-and-building-control/development-control/13-contact-us-planning-development",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/residents/other/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01543 464285",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/residents/planning-and-building-control/development-control/13-contact-us-planning-development",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Planning contact page states verbatim: 'Telephone: 01543 462621 (Call Centre) and ask for Development Control'. That number is the general switchboard, so no direct planning line exists; route: ask the call centre for Development Control, or email developmentcontrol@cannockchasedc.gov.uk. Council Tax Helpline 01543 464285 on the Local Taxation and Benefits contact page. Two-pass confirmed."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Canterbury",
   "switchboard": "01227 862 000",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.canterbury.gov.uk/planning-and-building",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.canterbury.gov.uk/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01227 862 427",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.canterbury.gov.uk/contact-us?topic=Planning+applications",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "The contact page's planning filter says 'Call the planning team on 01227 862 000' - but that is Canterbury's single universal contact-centre number, reused across every topic filter, so there is no planning-specific line and it is NOT recorded as planning_phone. No public planning line; route: https://www.canterbury.gov.uk/contact-us?topic=Planning+applications. 01227 862 427 is specifically the automated council tax CARD PAYMENT line (source: /council-tax/pay-your-council-tax); council tax enquiries also route via 01227 862 000. Two-pass confirmed."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Cardiff",
   "switchboard": "029 2087 2087",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/planningpermission",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/article/3634/General-enquiries",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/article/3634/General-enquiries",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "'Connect to Cardiff' (C2C) 029 2087 2087, Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm. No public planning line; route: https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/article/3634/General-enquiries - planningpermission and Preapplicationenquires pages carry no number (fee payment goes via C2C). Planning email addresses on the site are Cloudflare-obfuscated and were not decodable, so left null. Council tax contact page offers an online form only. Two-pass confirmed."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Carmarthenshire",
   "switchboard": "01267 234567",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": "planninghwb@carmarthenshire.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.carmarthenshire.gov.wales/council-services/planning/welcome-to-the-planning-hwb/",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.carmarthenshire.gov.wales/council-services/contact-us/",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.carmarthenshire.gov.wales/council-services/contact-us/",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Switchboard 01267 234567 (Mon-Fri 8:30am-6pm). The Planning Hwb page states planning was 'traditionally' reachable by phone but now routes through an interactive FAQ tool and email only - every FAQ answer including 'I need to speak to the planning officer' gives email, no number. No public planning line; route: planninghwb@carmarthenshire.gov.uk. Other published planning emails: REGPlanningRegistrations@carmarthenshire.gov.uk (amendments), PlanEnforce@carmarthenshire.gov.uk (enforcement). Two-pass confirmed."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Castle Point",
   "switchboard": "01268 882200",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": "planning@castlepoint.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.castlepoint.gov.uk/planning",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.castlepoint.gov.uk/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01268 882200",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.castlepoint.gov.uk/contact-us",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "The Contact us departmental table lists Planning as email planning@castlepoint.gov.uk, telephone 01268 882200 - identical to the general switchboard, so NOT recorded as a planning line. No public planning line; route: planning@castlepoint.gov.uk (the only planning-distinct contact point). Council Tax row lists the same 01268 882200. Distinct departmental extensions do exist for a few other services (Licensing 01268 882480, Business Rates 01268 882233/882237). Two-pass confirmed."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Central Bedfordshire",
   "switchboard": "0300 300 8000",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/planning-and-building/planning-advice/contact-planning-delivery-service",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": "0300 300 8030",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/planning-and-building/planning-advice/contact-planning-delivery-service",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "The Planning Delivery Service contact page deliberately publishes no phone number - it routes to the assigned case officer via the online planning register or an online enquiry form. No public planning line; route: https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/planning-and-building/planning-advice/contact-planning-delivery-service. Switchboard 0300 300 8000 confirmed on the alternative-contact-options page. 0300 300 8030 is the 24-hour AUTOMATED council tax payment line, not an enquiries line. Two-pass confirmed."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Ceredigion",
   "switchboard": "01545 570881",
   "planningPhone": "01545 572135",
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/resident/planning-building-control-and-sustainable-drainage-body-sab/planning-building-control/",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/resident/contact/",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/resident/planning-building-control-and-sustainable-drainage-body-sab/planning-building-control/",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Direct Planning & Building Control line 01545 572135, published under 'Contact' > 'By Telephone' on the Planning and Building Control page - distinct from the Clic customer service centre line 01545 570881 shown in the same page footer. First pass missed this and was corrected by second and third passes. planning@ceredigion.gov.uk does NOT appear on this page (online form and postal address only), so planning_email left null."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Charnwood",
   "switchboard": "01509 634666",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": "development.control@charnwood.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.charnwood.gov.uk/pages/developmentcontrolcontacts",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.charnwood.gov.uk/pages/contacts",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01509 634666",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.charnwood.gov.uk/pages/developmentcontrolcontacts",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "The Development Management contacts page lists 'Development Management - 01509 634666', 'Enforcement - 01509 634666' and 'Street Naming & Numbering - 01509 634666' - all identical to the corporate switchboard, so no distinct planning line exists. No public planning line; route: development.control@charnwood.gov.uk or the switchboard. Benefits and Council Tax also 01509 634666 per the Contacting the council page. Two-pass confirmed."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Chelmsford",
   "switchboard": "01245 606606",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/your-council/contacting-us/contact-planning/",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/your-council/contacting-us/",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/your-council/contacting-us/",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Switchboard 01245 606606 (automated attendant). Chelmsford states on its contact page that it does not publish email addresses at all, and the Contact Planning page offers web forms only. The current-application page states outright 'You will not be able to discuss your application with a planning officer'. No public planning line; route: https://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/your-council/contacting-us/contact-planning/. Two-pass confirmed."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Cheltenham",
   "switchboard": "01242 262626",
   "planningPhone": "01242 264328",
   "planningEmail": "planning@cheltenham.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.cheltenham.gov.uk/planning-and-building/",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.cheltenham.gov.uk/contact",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.cheltenham.gov.uk/planning-and-building/",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Direct planning line 01242 264328 published in plain text under 'Contact the planning team' on the Planning and Building page, distinct from the main switchboard 01242 262626 (which /contact labels explicitly 'Main switchboard'). Planning email was Cloudflare-obfuscated in the HTML; decoded independently by two separate passes to planning@cheltenham.gov.uk. First pass missed both; corrected by second and third passes."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Cherwell",
   "switchboard": "01295 227001",
   "planningPhone": "01295 227006",
   "planningEmail": "planning@cherwell-dc.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.cherwell.gov.uk/info/115/planning-process/206/planning-advice-and-queries",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.cherwell.gov.uk/contact",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.cherwell.gov.uk/info/115/planning-process/206/planning-advice-and-queries",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Genuine Duty Planning Officer line 01295 227006, available Mon/Wed/Fri 9am-1pm, published on the General planning advice and queries page. Customer Services switchboard 01295 227001 (customer.service@cherwell-dc.gov.uk) on the Contact us page. Numbers distinct. Two-pass confirmed digit-for-digit."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Cheshire East",
   "switchboard": "0300 123 5500",
   "planningPhone": "0300 123 5014",
   "planningEmail": "planning@cheshireeast.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/planning/planning.aspx",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/customer-services/contact-us.aspx",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/planning/view_a_planning_application/making_a_planning_application/making_a_planning_application.aspx",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "'Contact Development Management - Planning' block gives 0300 123 5014 and planning@cheshireeast.gov.uk. Cheshire East publishes no corporate switchboard as such; the nearest equivalent is the Cheshire East Information Line 0300 123 5500 on the Contact us page, recorded as switchboard. Numbers distinct. Two-pass confirmed digit-for-digit."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Cheshire West and Chester",
   "switchboard": "0300 123 8123",
   "planningPhone": "0300 123 7027",
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/residents/planning-and-building-control/planning",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/residents/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": "0300 123 7022",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/residents/planning-and-building-control/planning/pre-application-advice/general-planning-advice-service",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "General planning advice service page: 'you can contact us by phone on 0300 123 7027 and leave a message'. General enquiries 0300 123 8123 and Council Tax 0300 123 7022 from the 'Other ways to access Council services' page. All three numbers distinct. A planning-policy number/email seen only in a search snippet was excluded. Two-pass confirmed digit-for-digit."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Chesterfield",
   "switchboard": "01246 345345",
   "planningPhone": "01246 345008",
   "planningEmail": "planning@chesterfield.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.chesterfield.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-permission-and-development-management/applying-for-planning-permission/pre-application-planning-advice",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.chesterfield.gov.uk/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.chesterfield.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-permission-and-development-management/applying-for-planning-permission/pre-application-planning-advice",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "'Planning and development' contact block on the pre-application advice page gives Phone 01246 345008 and Email planning@chesterfield.gov.uk. Switchboard 01246 345345 from /about-this-website/contact-the-council. Numbers distinct. Two-pass confirmed digit-for-digit."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Chichester",
   "switchboard": "01243 785166",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.chichester.gov.uk/planning-and-development",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.chichester.gov.uk/contactus",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.chichester.gov.uk/request-pre-application-advice-and-guidance",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "The pre-application advice page carries an explicit heading 'Duty Planner Service no longer available' - Chichester has DISCONTINUED phone-based planning advice. No public planning line; route: https://www.chichester.gov.uk/article/39472/Contact-planning (web form, no number) or the Customer Contact Centre 01243 785166 (Mon-Fri 9-5). dcplanning@chichester.gov.uk appeared in a search snippet only and was excluded. Two-pass confirmed."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Chorley",
   "switchboard": "01257 515151",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": "dcon.mailbox@chorley.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://chorley.gov.uk/planning",
   "contactUrl": "https://chorley.gov.uk/contactus",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://chorley.gov.uk/preapplicationadvice",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "No public planning line; route: dcon.mailbox@chorley.gov.uk. The pre-application advice page sends fee payments to the main switchboard 01257 515151 and correspondence to the planning mailbox; the planning enforcement page also gives only 01257 515151. Switchboard and general email contact@chorley.gov.uk confirmed on /getintouch. Two-pass confirmed."
  },
  {
   "registry": "City of Edinburgh",
   "switchboard": "0131 200 2000",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": "preapplicationadvice@edinburgh.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/planning",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/contact-us/contact-telephone-numbers",
   "councilTaxPhone": "0131 608 1111",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/contact-us/contact-telephone-numbers",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Switchboard 0131 200 2000 (24hr) and Council Tax 0131 608 1111 from the full 'Contact telephone numbers' directory - that directory covers business rates, benefits, environmental, repairs, roads and waste but contains NO planning line. No public planning line; route: planning@edinburgh.gov.uk (the planning helpdesk, per the council's own Planning and Local Reviews Fees Charter PDF) or preapplicationadvice@edinburgh.gov.uk for pre-application. A '0131 529 3550 planning helpdesk' number seen in search synthesis could not be confirmed on any council page and was excluded. Two-pass confirmed."
  },
  {
   "registry": "City of London",
   "switchboard": "020 7606 3030",
   "planningPhone": "020 7332 1710",
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/planning",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/footer/contact-the-city-corporation",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/footer/contact-the-city-corporation",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Direct Planning team line 020 7332 1710, confirmed twice - on the 'Contact the City Corporation' departments page and again on the 'view or comment on a planning application' page ('telephone the Planning Team ... 020 7332 1710'). Switchboard 020 7606 3030. The departments page lists a Benefits line (020 7332 3937) but no distinct Council Tax line. Numbers distinct. Two-pass confirmed."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Clackmannanshire",
   "switchboard": "01259 450000",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.clacks.gov.uk/property/developmentquality/",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.clacks.gov.uk/site/contact/2000/",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.clacks.gov.uk/site/contact/2000/",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Both the Planning Applications contact page and the 'Do I Need Planning Permission?' page explicitly direct planning enquiries to 'our contact centre (01259 450000)' - the general number, so no separate planning line exists. No public planning line; route: https://www.clacks.gov.uk/site/contact/2000/. The Development Management hub at /property/developmentquality/ lists no number beyond the sitewide footer. planning@clacks.gov.uk appeared in snippets only and was excluded. Two-pass confirmed."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Colchester",
   "switchboard": null,
   "planningPhone": "01206 282424",
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.new.colchester.gov.uk/planning",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.new.colchester.gov.uk/customer-contact-centre/contact-us/contact-details",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01206 282300",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.new.colchester.gov.uk/customer-contact-centre/contact-us/contact-details",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Direct Planning line 01206 282424 and Council Tax 01206 282300 from the Contact Details page and reconfirmed on /planning and /council-tax. Colchester publishes NO general switchboard - the contact page is entirely per-service direct dials (Housing 01206 282514, Licensing 01206 282520, Benefits 01206 282600, Community and Environment 01206 282222). 01206 282222 was disputed as a possible switchboard but a third pass confirmed it is explicitly labelled 'Community and Environment (including Recycling and Rubbish)', so switchboard remains null. Three-pass resolved. colchester.gov.uk redirects to new.colchester.gov.uk."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Conwy",
   "switchboard": "01492 574000",
   "planningPhone": "01492 575185",
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Resident/Planning-Building-Control-and-Conservation/Planning-Applications/Planning.aspx",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Council/Contact-Us/Phone.aspx",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01492 576607",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Council/Contact-Us/Phone.aspx",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "The council's Phone page lists 'Planning, Conservation, Land Charges' as 01492 575185 / 01492 575471 / 01492 575121 (first recorded as primary), 'Main Council switchboard' explicitly as 01492 574000, and Council Tax as 01492 576607 (also reconfirmed on the dedicated council tax contact page, Mon-Fri 9am-3pm). All distinct. Two-pass confirmed digit-for-digit."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Cornwall",
   "switchboard": null,
   "planningPhone": "0300 1234 151",
   "planningEmail": "planning@cornwall.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/the-council-and-democracy/contacting-the-council/our-telephone-numbers/",
   "councilTaxPhone": "0300 1234 171",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/the-council-and-democracy/contacting-the-council/our-telephone-numbers/",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Planning and Building Control 0300 1234 151 and Council Tax/Business Rates 0300 1234 171, both from the council's 'Our telephone numbers' page and corroborated on the planning contacts page (which also gives planning@cornwall.gov.uk). Cornwall publishes NO general switchboard: a second pass claimed 0300 1234 100 but a third pass read the page in full and confirmed that number does not appear - the page header says 'Main switchboard numbers are below' but lists only per-department direct dials. Three-pass resolved."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Cotswold",
   "switchboard": "01285 623000",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": "planning.admin@cotswold.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.cotswold.gov.uk/planning-and-building/",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.cotswold.gov.uk/contact-us/",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01285 623666",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.cotswold.gov.uk/contact-us/",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "'Main switchboard' 01285 623000 (9am-2pm Mon-Fri) explicitly labelled on /contact-us/. No public planning line; route: planning.admin@cotswold.gov.uk - the 'Get advice on your planning application' page lists an email only and routes phone enquiries to customer services. Planning email was Cloudflare-obfuscated and decoded independently by two passes to the same address. 01285 623666 is the 24-hour automated payment line for Council Tax/NDR/FPN, not an enquiries line. Two-pass confirmed."
  },
  {
   "registry": "County Durham",
   "switchboard": "03000 26 0000",
   "planningPhone": "03000 262 830",
   "planningEmail": "planning@durham.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/8280/Planning-advice-and-enquiries",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/1908/Contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": "03000 26 4000",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/8280/Planning-advice-and-enquiries",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "'Contact Planning' box on the Planning advice and enquiries page: planning@durham.gov.uk, telephone 03000 262 830. General enquiries 03000 26 0000 and Council tax 03000 26 4000 read verbatim from /article/5239/Contact-us-by-phone. All three distinct. Two-pass confirmed digit-for-digit."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Coventry",
   "switchboard": "024 7683 4333",
   "planningPhone": "024 7683 1109",
   "planningEmail": "planning@coventry.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.coventry.gov.uk/planning-2/planning-consultation-advice",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.coventry.gov.uk/contactus",
   "councilTaxPhone": "024 7683 1111",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.coventry.gov.uk/homepage/1704/contact-details-for-our-services",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Planning 024 7683 1109 and planning@coventry.gov.uk from the Planning section of the full services contact list, reconfirmed on the planning consultation advice page (which notes officers cannot give informal advice by phone). General enquiries/Customer Services 024 7683 4333 (also published as 08085 834333), Council Tax 024 7683 1111. All three distinct. Two-pass confirmed digit-for-digit."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Crawley",
   "switchboard": "01293 438000",
   "planningPhone": "01293 438055",
   "planningEmail": "development.control@crawley.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://crawley.gov.uk/planning/planning-applications",
   "contactUrl": "https://crawley.gov.uk/council-information/how-contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01293 438616",
   "sourceUrl": "https://crawley.gov.uk/planning/planning-enforcement/planning-enforcement-overview",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "01293 438055 is the planning ENFORCEMENT line ('call 01293 438055 or email planning.enforcement@crawley.gov.uk') - the only direct planning number Crawley publishes; development management and pre-application advice are email-only via development.control@crawley.gov.uk. Contact centre 01293 438000. Council tax 01293 438616 confirmed on /council-tax-and-benefits/about-council-tax/how-pay. First pass missed the enforcement line and the council tax number; both corrected by second and third passes."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Croydon",
   "switchboard": "020 8726 6000",
   "planningPhone": "020 8726 6800",
   "planningEmail": "development.management@croydon.gov.uk",
   "planningUrl": "https://www.croydon.gov.uk/planning-and-regeneration/planning",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.croydon.gov.uk/how-contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.croydon.gov.uk/council-and-elections/privacy-and-data-protection/privacy-notices/planning-privacy-notice",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "020 8726 6800 is Croydon's Development Management / Planning department line, confirmed on the Planning privacy notice page alongside development.management@croydon.gov.uk. Note the correction: the first pass sourced it from the planning enforcement page and labelled it an enforcement line, but the live enforcement pages publish NO number at all (online form only) - it is the general planning line. Contact Centre 020 8726 6000 (Mon-Fri 9am-4pm). Numbers distinct. Two-pass confirmed."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Cumberland",
   "switchboard": "0300 373 3730",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/your-council/about-your-council/contact-or-visit-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/your-council/about-your-council/contact-or-visit-us",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "No public planning line; route: https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control. Cumberland (2023 unitary merger of Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland) publishes no planning enquiries number - the planning landing, planning advice, enforcement and application-search pages carry no phone at all and route to legacy-area portals. 01228 817388 appears on the Carlisle-area apply-for-planning-permission page but is a PAYMENTS-ONLY line (quote the application reference); the first pass recorded it as planning_phone and the second pass correctly rejected it. Switchboard 0300 373 3730 serves all Customer Service Centres (Carlisle/Workington/Whitehaven)."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Dacorum",
   "switchboard": "01442 228000",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.dacorum.gov.uk/home/planning-development",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.dacorum.gov.uk/home/do-it-online/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.dacorum.gov.uk/home/planning-development/contact-us",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "The live Planning and development contacts page (updated 28 July 2026) lists each planning team by EMAIL only - conservation@, planning.appeals@, planning.enforcement@, strategic.planning@, land.charges@dacorum.gov.uk - with a single 'Main office' number identical to the switchboard 01442 228000. No public planning line; route: the team email for your enquiry. No single generic planning@ address is published, so planning_email left null. A '01442 228671 Development Management' number in search snippets does not appear on the live page and was excluded as stale. Two-pass confirmed."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Darlington",
   "switchboard": "01325 405000",
   "planningPhone": "01325 405777",
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.darlington.gov.uk/planning-and-building-regs/planning/",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.darlington.gov.uk/customer-services/contact-us/",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01325 405555",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.darlington.gov.uk/customer-services/contact-us/",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "CORRECTION on switchboard: the first pass recorded 01325 405111, but that number is listed against Bins/waste, Environmental health, Dog warden and Street cleaning - it is the Street Scene line. The council's own contact directory states 'Main switchboard number: 01325 405000' under 'Not sure who to contact?'. Planning 01325 405777 is a genuine direct dial from the Contact us department table; council tax 01325 405555 reconfirmed on /council-tax/contact-council-tax-team/. Planning email was Cloudflare-obfuscated and not decodable, so left null. Three-pass resolved."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Dartford",
   "switchboard": "01322 343434",
   "planningPhone": null,
   "planningEmail": null,
   "planningUrl": "https://www.dartford.gov.uk/planning-3",
   "contactUrl": "https://www.dartford.gov.uk/council-democracy/contact-us",
   "councilTaxPhone": "01322 343434",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.dartford.gov.uk/planning-3/contact-us-2",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-06",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "The Planning 'How to contact us' page publishes NO phone number and NO email address - enquiries go only through a 'Contact the Planning Admin Team' web form. No public planning line; route: https://www.dartford.gov.uk/planning-3/contact-us-2. Switchboard 01322 343434 (Mon-Thu 8.45-5.15, Fri 8.45-4.45; out-of-hours emergency 0345 634 1212); the council tax contact page gives the same 01322 343434, no separate line. Two-pass confirmed."
  }
 ]
}