Planning, building control and licensing online: accessibility

We use the Idox PublicAccess platform to publish planning applications and appeals, building control applications and licensing registers.

Idox has published an accessibility statement for this platform: accessibility statement - Idox

Additional accessibility issues

Silktide accessibility checker has, in addition, reported the following issues:

WCAG 2.1 AA 1.4.10 - Reflow

Issue:

• Some pages require zooming and 2D scrolling on small screens

WCAG 2.1 AA 1.3.5 - Identify input purpose

Issue:

• Some fields aren't identified programmatically

WCAG 2.0 A 1.3.1 - Info and relationships

Issue:

• Some form controls don't have labels 

WCAG 2.1 AA 1.4.11 - Non-text contrast

Issue:

• Some form controls don't sufficiently contrast with their surroundings

WCAG 2.0 A 4.1.1 - Parsing

Issue:

• Some IDs are duplicate

Results produced by Silktide accessibility checker on 17 April 2025.

If you are having difficulty accessing this information:

Please contact the Systems Administrator for planning applications and appeals, building control applications and licensing registers:

• Contact us about a PublicAccess web accessibility issue
• Telephone: 01455 255647

Last updated: ‎17/04/2025 11:37