Development Control Charter

Appeals

8.1  Applicants can challenge the Authority’s planning decisions by making an appeal to the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) through the Planning Inspectorate. Appeals can be lodged against the following:

• refusal of planning permission
• condition/s imposed on a grant of planning permission
• non-determination of an application within the required time limit
• taking formal enforcement action.
• As from 6 April 2010 if an enforcement notice has been served in the previous 2 years you will have only 28 days in which to lodge the appeal following the refusal. Equally, if an enforcement notice is served after the refusal it will truncate the period for lodging the appeal against the refusal of planning permission to 28 days after the enforcement notice has been served.

8.2  The Authority will send out details of how to appeal with all decision notices and enforcement notices. Appeal forms are available from the Planning Inspectorate.

8.3  The Authority will notify anyone who has made a representation on an application of any subsequent appeal.Please note that in the event of an appeal against a householder application that proceeds by way of the expedited procedure, any representations made about the application will be passed to the Secretary of State and there will be no opportunity to make further representations.

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