Planning Appeals

The applicant has a right of appeal to the Planning Inspectorate if:

No decision has been made on the application within the statutory time limit
The application is refused
The applicant does not agree with one or more of the conditions on an approval

The applicant has six months from the date of decision to submit an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate, or in the case of an appeal against refusal of householder development - 12 weeks. Full guidance is given on their website and contact information is provided with the decision notice sent to the applicant/agent for the application.

Only the person who made the planning application can appeal against the decision. Anyone who has already made comments on the application or has an interest in it may be involved in the appeal process.

Fast Track process for householder development

A new expedited process for householder appeals which proceed by way of written representations, to be known as the Householder Appeals Services, is to be used for refusals of planning permission only. This process applies to applications received on or after 6th April 2009.

The main changes which this process brings are:

The Local Planning Authority (LPA) send a scanned application file to the Planning Inspectorate together with the Appeal Questionnaire and accompanying documents within 5 working days.

LPA are not required to submit a Statement.

LPA not required to attend a site visit.

LPA to notify 3rd parties (ie consultees and representors) of the appeal and that they no longer have a right to comment.

LPA not required to issue decision to 3rd parties - we will advise they look on Planning Insectorate website after the target date.

LPA assess Appellant's statement only for factual errors.

LPA not required to consult neighbours.

Other Changes coming into effect 6th April 2009

The Planning Inspectorate has new power under Section 319A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to determine the appeal procdure to be followed for all planning and enforcement cases.

The extension of the costs regime to planning appeals and other planning proceedings dealt with via written representations.

Amendments to the Hearing and Inquiries Rules to remove the 9 week written comment stage. Parties will still have the opportunity at the hearing or the inquiry itself to make comments.

Amendments to the Inquiries Rules to require the submission of the Statement of Common Ground 6 weeks after an appeal start date, rather then 4 weeks before the inquiry event itself.

The Planning Inspectorate's main work is the processing of planning and enforcement appeals and holding examinations into regional spatial strategies and local development plans. They also deal with a wide variety of other planning related casework including listed building consent appeals and advertisement appeals.

Guidance on the appeal process and taking part.

Planning Casework Service - via the Planning Portal. You can now submit and track your enforcement, planning permission, listed building, conservation area consent and lawful development certificate appeals online.

Appeals Received

List for week ending: 27 August 2010 [8kb pdf]

The previous lists below are all in pdf format with an approximate file size of 20kb and open in a new browser window.

20 August 2010	23 July 2010	25 June 2010	28 May 2010
13 August 2010	16 July 2010	18 June 2010	21 May 2010
6 August 2010	9 July 2010	11 June 2010	14 May 2010
30 July 2010	2 July 2010	4 June 2010	7 May 2010

For earlier lists please see Archived Lists of Planning Appeals.

Progress of Appeals

You can monitor the progress of appeals by using our Online Planning Application Information service and selecting Appeal Status or by using the Planning Casework Service (opens in new window).