Planning Appeals
If an applicant is aggrieved by:
- A decision of the Local Planning Authority to refuse
permission
- A decision of the Local Planning Authority to grant permission
but subject to conditions the applicant thinks are
inappropriate or unreasonable
- Failure to determine an application within the relevant
statutory period
An applicant may appeal to the Planning Inspectorate
Note: Only the person who
made the application for planning permission can appeal.
How to Appeal
If you do decide to make an appeal, you may be able to make your
appeal online via the
Planning Portal (the UK government's online planning and
building regulations resource).
Alternatively, you can send your appeal to The
Planning Inspectorate which is part of the Department for
Communities and Local Government (
DCLG
)
The Householder Appeals Service
A new 'fast track' Householder Appeals Service (HAS)started on 6
April 2009. This is the date that the relevant secondary
legislation came into force, bringing legal weight to a new,
expedited procedure for householder appeals which proceed on the
basis of written representations
The process
The revised process included major
changes for the Inspectorate, for local planning authorities and
for appellants. The new service builds on work started by the Fast
Track Householder Pilot process that has been running since January
2008.
At the heart of the new
HAS
process is the ability to
use the original application file held by the local planning
authority in an electronic format for administering the appeal. The
local planning authority will rely purely on their decision notice,
together with any internal reports to defend the appeal. The LPA
will not provide a formal appeal statement and will not attend the
site visit.
The appellant will send in their full statement of case with their
appeal forms.
The Inspector will visit the site alone, with the appellant present
in some cases only to provide access to the site.
The streamlined process will decide householder appeals in eight
weeks. This is approximately 6 weeks quicker than before.
