responsibilities of the appellant, the local planning authority and other parties
who decides an appeal?
what will the Inspector take into account?
what are the procedures?
can a proposed scheme be amended?
where will the decision be published?
Published 6 April 2015 Last updated 21 December 2022 +show all updates
Virtual events information updated
Customer Form: Customer services and general enquiries link added
E.2 Setting the date of the hearing and appendix E1 updated with new timings.
Planning procedure guide: Clarifications around s319A and changes in the way we request documents. Also, an email address has been provided for pre-submission notification in cases where the appellant will request an inquiry.
MHCLG changed to DLUHC
Appendices F.1., F.2. and G.1. of the Planning appeals Procedural Guide have been updated to reflect that there is nothing to preclude interested specific interested parties attending a Case Management Call if the Inspector thinks it would be helpful.
Booklet updated with links to the Planning Inspectorate new Privacy Policy
Paragraph 3.3. has been amended following changes to the Community Infrastructure Levy Regs. Annexe N was amended at the beginning of this year but para.3.3 was overlooked.
The duplicate sentences have since been removed from page 73.
The guide has been updated to reflect:-New legislation to allow PINS/the Inspector to decide (on behalf of the SoS) whether a combined procedure may be appropriate;The introduction of appeals to allow for amendments to construction hours and to enable certain planning permissions and listed building consents in England which have lapsed or are due to lapse during 2020 to be extended; andAnnexe L dealing with the procedural choice for redeterminations has also been altered.
The complaints procedure published at Annexe Q has been removed and the new complaints procedure is now available online.
Annexe P has amended following recent legal advice that Costs decisions are not correctable under the Slip Rule.
Annexe N of the Procedural Guide has been updated following the revocation of regulation 123 of the CIL Regulations 2010.
It has been updated to include references to Rule 6 parties at App F1 and G1, and a new paragraph F.9.3. Paragraphs F.31, App F.1 and App F.2 have also been amended from 10 days to 10 working days.
Paragraph J.3.2 has been amended to say must rather than should bringing it into line with the advice given in paragraph J.2.3. It should now read:must not include any personal or otherwise sensitive information
Updated to take account of new process for statement of case submissions and statement of common ground.
Advice on filming and recording at hearings and inquiries at paras 3.5.3 and 3.5.4 has been updated
