Planning Register Jersey made easy with our 1-minute guide

Planning Register Jersey

Search the Planning Register Jersey for; planning applications, natural sites, protected trees, listed buildings or places, and building applications in Jersey.

Published by the States of Jersey Government, Planning and Buildings Department, we recommend you bookmark the direct page link: www.gov.je/citizen/Planning/Pages/Planning.aspx — and, of course, our website for planning permission research and application services.

The planning register Jersey public database, is used for researching, checking, and tracking planning permission applications — with email alert notifications for registered users to notify you of any changes and updates to:

Jersey Planning Applications — current and past planning permission applications in Jersey, since 2001 are available online
Trees registered for protecting from by law
All grade 1, 2, 3 and 4 listed buildings
Building Regulations applications for approval of structural works to both listed buildings, and all buildings where work may affect the healthy and safety of property occupiers and owners.

Searching the Planning Register Jersey

The Planning Register Jersey has a few search options, and, if you've not used it before, perhaps our experience in creating this quick guide can help.

planning register jersey top tips guide by planning.je

Register on Gov.je through the Login link in the top-right, to be able to track planning applications for changes via email alerts.
Expand the date range when searching your property or neighbourhood, to find all historic planning applications and planning decisions.
Check the search tips, if you're not finding an application that you believe should be published.

Get email alerts notices for planning

Remember, when submitting a planning application, it can take days, and sometimes weeks for it to be checked and published.

It is useful to save a search alert for your neighbourhood, so you'll know when there are new planning permission applications submitted in the area.

Planning Register Jersey FAQs

From the Gov.je home page, click on the link to the “Planning and building” department. Then the link you want is called “planning applications register”, with the icon to the right of it, showing it opens in a new window.

This is the current direct link for bookmarking:
www.gov.je/citizen/Planning/Pages/Planning.aspx

Currently, the Gov.je website shows planning applications online dating back to 2001, although only summary documentation has been uploaded for applications before 2012. In future, they may, add older records. Meanwhile, you will need to contact the Planning and Building Department to research these.

Login to the Gov.je website and navigate to the Planning Register
Find the Jersey planning register record you are interested in.
Subscribe to be notified of updates.

Yes, go to the Planning Register Jersey, find your planning application record, and subscribe to notification of updates.

Yes, local searches should include planning applications, the results for approval or declining, and any conditions.

Yes, conveyancing searches, when you buy or sell a property, will include all planning applications, and their resulting approval or declining, and any conditions.

Work undertaken on your property that requires planning permission, without approval, is a breach of planning law. This is a criminal offence, with penalties ranging from fines, restoration orders, and potential imprisonment for serious offences.

A planning permission application should tell the story of your property's current and proposed changes, as well as if a person were to visit the property and view from all sides.

Planning permission is political, based on guidance from the local authority plan. It is considered on the effects on your neighbours, and neighbourhood, offering them a chance to object, planning offers a change to object based on the local plan guidelines, and the local historic and environment conservation department's role in protecting historical architecture, and its surroundings from detrimental developments.

Planning Register Jersey made easy with our 1-minute guide