Planning Appeal Information

If the applicant is aggrieved by the decision of the District Planning Authority to refuse an application, or to grant permission or approval subject to conditions, in accordance with Section 78 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 he or she may appeal against the decision to the Planning Inspectorate.

The deadlines to appeal are as follows

Non material amendment application	28 days from the date of the decision
Householder applications	12 weeks from the date of the decision
Applications where an enforcement notice has been issued against a substantially similar development before the decision has been made	28 days from the date of the decision notice
All other applications	6 months from the date of the decision

If the Council fails to decide the application within their statutory target date (usually 8 weeks), the applicant may also appeal to the Planning Inspectorate against this failure. Such appeals must be submitted within the deadlines mentioned above, with the clock running from the statutory target date relevant to the application.

The Planning Inspectorate is part of the Department for Communities and Local Government and is totally independent from the Council and the applicant. Appeals must be made on a form obtained from:

The Planning Inspectorate
Temple Quay House, 2 The Square
Temple Quay, Bristol
BS1 6PN
Helpline: 0117 372 6372
Website: www.planningportal.gov.uk/pcs (Opens new window to an external site)

When the Council receive confirmation of an appeal the District Planning Authority will notify all those in writing that made representations to original application. Details of how to make further representations will be contained within this letter, although no further representations can be made on Householder appeals subject to the written procedure. Please note that all representations made on an application which is under appeal will be copied to the Planning Inspectorate in full and may appear on their website.

It is possible to establish whether an application has been subject to appeal by inputting the Council's planning application number into 'Application Search' on the Council's on-line planning application which is updated daily.

Appeal files including grounds of appeal and corresponding appeal statements are available for the public to view at the Council offices in Capswood during standard opening hours. Certain documents, including appeal decisions once available, can also be viewed on the 'Associated Documents' tab accessed by inputting the Council's planning application number into 'Application Search' (not Appeal Search) on the Council's on-line planning application service.