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The search page
Click Search in the top menu to open Search Council Papers. Type a search term into the Search Terms box and click Search, or click the filter icon next to it to open additional filters before searching.
Filters
| Filter | What it does |
|---|---|
| Search In | Limit to All Fields, Titles Only, Agenda Text, or Meeting Minutes |
| Date Range | Limit results to a specific date range |
| Committee | Limit results to a specific committee, or search All Committees |
| Sort By | Order results by Relevance or by date |
After setting filters, click Apply Filters to update the results, or Reset to clear them.
What you can type
Search understands two things: plain words, and exact phrases in quotation marks.
| What you type | What it does |
|---|---|
housing development |
Items containing both words, in any order |
"planning permission" |
Items containing that exact phrase |
That is the whole syntax - NOT, OR, * and ~ are treated as
ordinary words, not special operators.
Partial words match automatically: searching plan also finds
planning, plans, and planned, so you do not need a wildcard.
Minor misspellings still match - search is typo-tolerant.
Tips
Search is not case-sensitive.
If you get no results, try widening the date range, removing a committee filter, or searching for fewer or shorter words.
Use quotation marks for references - planning application
references and similar identifiers are best searched as exact
phrases, e.g. "CDC/2025/0387/FUL".
Last updated: 31 August 2026
See also
- Getting started with the Councillor App Procedure
- Tagging Concept
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