Appeals
If the local planning authority turns down an application or allows it, but only subject to conditions which the applicant finds unacceptable, the applicant can make an appeal and have the matter resolved by a Planning Inspector. An appeal is also permitted on the grounds of 'non-determination' when the local planning authority fails to determine the application within the statutory period. Very occasionally the First Secretary of State (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM)) will take the decision.
An appeal is, however, a last resort. Agreement can often be reached with the planning authority following discussion of the reasons given for the refusal and adjustment of the proposal.
The right to make an appeal, the different methods of processing appeals, and what will appear in the decision letter that will be issued, are all described in the 'Appeals' section of the Planning Portal.
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