Planning Appeals

Only the person who made the application for planning permission can appeal. Appeals should be made to the Planning Inspectorate which is part of the Communities and Local Government.

Appeals are considered by a planning inspector, appointed by the Secretary of State in England or, in Wales, by the National Assembly. Most are handled in writing. Some are decided by a hearing before an Inspector. A few are decided after a public inquiry.

The deadline for submitting an appeal is 6 months from the date of the application decision letter (or in the case of non-determination, 6 months from the date the decision should have been made).

The Planning Casework Service is developed and managed by the Planning Inspectorate - the Government agency that runs the appeals process in England and Wales. The Planning Casework Service lets users submit certain types of appeal online, together with supporting documentation. The Planning Casework Service (PCS) is on online system for submitting, tracking and searching for certain kinds of appeals online.  It currently only relates to cases in England. You can use this facility to find an appeal which has been accepted as valid and where the final part of the appeal reference starts with a '2'.  Older appeals where the reference starts with '1' are not held on this system.

For further information on planning appeals you can visit the following websites:

Planning Inspectorate

Planning Portal