Making an Appeal

What can you appeal?

• Where planning permission has been refused
• Where planning permission has been granted subject to conditions and the applicant wishes to contest those conditions
• Where the Council has not issued any decision within the statutory period (which is eight weeks from date of submission in most circumstances).

If you are considering submitting an appeal, you may find it helpful in the first instance to discuss with a planning officer whether there is scope to amend your proposal in a way that will overcome the Council's objections.

Who can appeal?

• Only the applicant can appeal a decision
• There is currently no third party right of appeal

How do you appeal?

Appeals must be made on the correct form which can be obtained from:

The Planning Inspectorate

Temple Quay House

2 The Square

Temple Quay

Bristol

BS1 6PN

Email or telephone 0117 372 6372

When can you appeal?

Most appeals must be submitted within six months of the Council's decision. However, be aware that this time period can be shorter for certain application types (the decision notice should state this).