Applicants have the right to appeal against any planning
decisions we may make.
From 6 April 2009 the rules relating to the submission of
appeals and how they are dealt with have changed. Details of
the changes and general advice relating to appeals can be viewed
at The
Planning Inspectorate or by visiting the
Planning
Portal website. We have also prepared a
brief summary
of the main changes.
Appeals must be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate within 12
weeks for householder proposals, within 8 weeks for applications
for Advertisement Consent and within six months for all other types
of planning applications (excluding applications for Certificates
of Lawfulness for which there is no time limit).
Appeals are considered by a Planning Inspector appointed by the
Secretary of State in England or, in Wales, by the National
Assembly. For this reason all appeals must be lodged with
The
Planning Inspectorate, they cannot be submitted to the council.
The Planning Inspectorate intends to introduce a fee to be paid
when submitting an appeal to them. Further details about the
introduction of new fees are awaited.
If you are unhappy with our decision you can submit an appeal on
one of the following grounds:
- If you think planning permission should not have been
refused
- If you are unhappy with the planning conditions attached to an
approved application
- If you have not received a decision on your planning
application within eight weeks.
The appeal process is available to applicants only. Objectors
and other interested third parties have no right of appeal under UK
planning legislation.
You can view current and recent appeal details within our
area via our Search facility
or Interactive map. A step-by-step guide to
using the map is available on our
Planning map page.
Alternatively, to view a list of appeals we have received, decided
and details of forthcoming inquiries and hearings please visit our
Appeals information page.
For more information contact
our Development Management team.
