Planning appeals

If your planning application is refused, you are not satisfied with the conditions of your planning permission or you have not received a decision within the statutory deadline, you can appeal to the Planning Inspectorate .

This is part of the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) .

The appeal will be considered by a planning inspector who has been appointed by the Secretary of State. While most appeals are handled in writing, some are decided by a hearing before an inspector and some are decided after a public inquiry.

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» Find out how to appeal against a planning decision at the Planning Portal website 

Please note, there is no right of appeal for ‘third parties’ (such as neighbouring occupiers).

Check the progress of a current planning appeal, view and comment on an appeal, or browse past records Planning Inspectorate website .

To search the database you will need the last part of the Inspectorate Reference number, which can be found on our planning applications search page.   Search planning applications