Planning Appeals

If you have applied for planning permission and you feel that the decision of the Local Planning Authority does not conform to the local plan or other policies you may appeal against the decision. An appeal is a formal process and will be heard by the Planning Inspectorate who will appoint an inspector to consider the case. If you raise an appeal you may wish to have legal representation and you should certainly consult with the local Planning Appeals officer before embarking on the process. 

You may also appeal if you believe that the Local Authority has taken too long to consider your application. The normal timescales for decisions are 8 weeks for householder and small commercial proposals and 13 weeks for major works (large scale housing or commercial developments). In the case of very large commercial developments or cases with considerable public impact the determination period may be formally increased.

To make a valid appeal, you must use an official form. You can get forms from:

The Planning Inspectorate
Customer Support Unit
Room 3/15 Eagle Wing
Temple Quay House
2 The Square, Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6PN.
Phone: 0117372 6372
Fax: 0117 372 8782
Email: enquiries@planning-inspectorate.gsi.gov.uk

For more information, please consult our Planning Appeal Process Guide.

If you have an appeal in progress with the inspectorate you can obtain details of progress from the Planning Casework Service on the Planning Portal Website. You may also use the appeals search in the Planning Public Access Module to look for appeals on our decisions.