Planning appeals
Appealing against a decision
If you are unhappy or unclear about the reasons which the
Council give for refusing permission, talk to the officers in
Planning and Regulation Services who have dealt with your
application using the contact details on this page. In some
cases a change in your plans might make a difference. If an
application is refused or withdrawn you can submit another modified
scheme, without a fee, within 12 months of the first
decision.
If you decide the Council's decision is unreasonable an appeal
can be made within six months of the decision
date. In the case of Householder
Applications submitted after the 6th April 2009, the time
in which an applicant can appeal has been reduced to 12 weeks from
the date of the Council’s decision.
Remember, however, that appeals are intended as a last resort
and can take several months to decide. It is often quicker to
discuss with the Council whether changes to your proposal would
make it acceptable.
Further guidance is available via the external links to the
Planning Portal and/or Planning Inspectorate on the right hand side
of this page.
Appeal information for interested parties
If the Council refuses planning permission or imposes conditions
which the applicant considers are unreasonable or unnecessary, then
the applicant may appeal to the Secretary of State within 6 months
of the decision date. If this happens then you will be notified of
the appeal and invited to put your views to the Inspector who will
be appointed by the Secretary of State to make a final
decision.
Householder application appeals
In the case of Householder Applications, from the 6 April 2009,
the time in which an applicant can appeal against a decision of the
Council has been reduced to 12 weeks from the date of the Council’s
decision. All these appeals will be dealt with on the basis of
written representations. The Council will notify you of the Appeal
within 5 working days of the starting date. Whilst there will be no
opportunity for third parties to submit comments at this stage, all
written representations made before the application was determined
will be forwarded by the Council to the Secretary of Appeal for
consideration at appeal. A copy of the Appeal decision will be
provided by the Council to third parties upon request, or obtained
from the web pages.
Searching for information on appeals
Details of any planning appeals lodged with the planning
inspectorate can be located through the search for planning
applications facility. You can search by application
number, location, description or within a particular date range.
Clear instructions of how to use this search facility are given at
the bottom of the 'Planning Application Search Criteria' page.
Appeal information is checked and updated on a weekly basis to
ensure that details of any appeals pending or appeal decisions are
accessible to the public at the earliest possible date.
You can learn more about the appeals process or search for
an appeal online via the Planning Portal.