Appeal a planning decision

If you disagree with a planning decision made on your planning application, you can appeal against our decision. You can’t make an appeal against a decision made on someone else’s planning application.

For more information see GOV.UK: appeal against a planning decision.

You can appeal if your application is:

• not decided within a set period
• refused by the local authority
• granted on conditions you disagree with

Deadline for appealing

Timescales for appealing to the Planning Inspectorate start from the date of the decision:

• householder appeals: 12 weeks
• minor commercial appeals: 12 weeks
• advertisement appeals: 8 weeks
• most other appeals: 6 months

Householder appeals

There's a different process to appeal a householder planning decision for a smaller project like an extension, conservatory or loft conversion. For more information see GOV.UK: appeal a householder planning decision. 

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