Planning Appeals

The Appeals Process

Should an applicant be unhappy with the decision of the Local Planning Authority there is the right to appeal to Secretary of State. This may be because the application has been refused or because conditions have been imposed on an approved application with which the applicant is unhappy.

All planning appeals are decided by the Secretary of State, or more usually by an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State, who will look at the issues involved and visit the site. The decision of the Secretary of State is final and can only be challenged in the High Court on a point of law.

Following the lodging of an appeal, the Council will notify all occupants of properties that it considers may be affected by the proposal and inform them how the appeal is to be determined. The appeal can be determined in one of three ways:

• Written Representations
• Hearings
• Public Inquiries

You can write to the Planning Inspectorate with your comments on the application regardless of how the appeal is being determined (decided). Where the appeal is to be determined at a hearing or public inquiry, you can attend the proceedings and express your points of view there.

Further Information & Guidance

Various appeals guidance is available from the links on the right of this page

Submit, search for or comment on an appeal on the Planning Portal

Search for an appeal on the Planning Portal

Further information and guidance can be obtained from the Planning Inspectorate website

The Planning Inspectorate

You can write to the Planning Inspectorate at:

The Planning Inspectorate, Registry/Scanning, Room 3/05 Kite Wing, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6PN