Planning Appeals
An applicant has the right to
appeal to the Planning Inspectorate if:
- A decision on your application has not been
made within the time allowed. This is normally a period of eight
weeks (or 13 weeks for a major application) from when the
application is accepted
- We refuse your application or grant it but
with conditions you disagree with
- We ask for more information before we can
decide an outline planning application, but you consider the
request to be unreasonable
The Planning Inspectorate is an
impartial third party who will review the application and the
Council's decision. Around one third of appeals are allowed
by Inspectors, meaning the Council's decision to refuse the
application is overturned and planning permission is granted, or
conditions are removed or amended on the planning permission.
It is vital that when the Council
refuses an application, it has valid reasons for doing
so. If the Inspector finds that the Council's decision or
behaviour in determining the application was unreasonable, the
applicant can be awarded their costs which in that case would be
paid in whole or part by the Council.
Appeals are intended as a last
resort and they can take several months to decide. It is
often quicker, and is certainly encouraged, to discuss with the
Local Planning Authority whether changes to your proposal would
make it more acceptable.
Submit an Appeal
The Planning Inspectorate offer the
facility to submit an
appeal on line, this service is offered through the
Planning Portal. Alternatively contact Planning Services or
the Planning Inspectorate for further details.
Development Services would value your
feedback on the service you have received from us. Please complete
our short Customer Satisfaction Survey by clicking this link:
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