Planning Equality Monitoring Form Planning equality monitoring form Please fill in this form. It is IMPORTANT to help us check that the planning system is working well for EVERYONE. Birmingham City Council has a policy of equal opportunities for all and has to comply with equality legislation which seeks to ensure that in the delivery of services all members of the community are treated fairly. This means that we are committed to providing an equally high standard of service to all applicants whatever their background. We want to make sure that this policy is working when people apply for planning permission. This form needs to be filled in by the applicant (the person applying for planning permission) and returned at the same time as the planning application. The applicant may allow someone else such as their agent to complete the form for them. Please send this form back to us at the same time as your planning application. The information on this form will be treated as confidential and will only be used to help improve our services. It will not be used for anything else and will have no effect on the way your application is decided.