Applicants have the right to make an appeal against any
planning decisions we may take.
Appeals must be submitted to the Planning
Inspectorate within six months of any
decision. All appeals must be lodged with the
The
Planning Inspectorate.
You can only appeal if you have applied for planning permission
but there is no process available to allow objectors to appeal
against a decision.
Once an appeal has been made it is dealt with by the
The
Planning Inspectorate on behalf of the
government (Communities and Local Government (CLG)
) in one of the three following ways:
- Written representations – Most appeals are dealt with via an
exchange of written statements and a site visit by a
Government-appointed inspector
- Hearing – A simplified public inquiry where a CLG
inspector chairs a structured discussion on what they consider to
be the main issues, however, no legal representation is allowed at
these hearings
- Public inquiry – Required if the proposal is of a large,
controversial or complex nature and chaired by a Government
inspector where legal representation is allowed
Information about lodging an appeal can be found in the notes
attached to the decision notice we send out or on
the Planning
Portal website.
For more information contact
Development
Management.
