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Guidance: Planning appeals: procedural guide

Planning Inspectorate

August 20
15:43 2024

This guide applies to:

  • planning appeals
  • householder development appeals
  • minor commercial appeals
  • listed building appeals
  • advertisement appeals
  • discontinuance notice appeals

It includes details about:

  • 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?

Updates to this page

Published 6 April 2015
Last updated 20 August 2024 +show all updates
  1. The guide has been updated to make it clearer that we must receive the appeal and supporting documents within the appeal deadline.

  2. Take account of the changes to enforcement brought in by the LURAReplace the customer email address with the customer formReplace DLUHC with MHCLG

  3. The guide has been updated to clarify our latest position on late representations and to minimise amendments made to a proposal at the appeal stage.

  4. The guide has been updated to make it clearer that interested parties should submit their representations using our online search facility.

  5. The guide has been updated to reflect that all designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) in England and Wales are now known as National Landscapes and to correct the link to the Communicating electronically with us guide.

  6. The Planning Procedural Guide has been updated to reflect the Holborn judgement regarding amendments to the proposed scheme at appeal.

  7. 5.1 updated with new link

  8. This has been updated to reflect our use of Appeal Planning Officers.

  9. Updates were made as part of work to simplify and streamline appeals guidance.

  10. Virtual events information updated

  11. Customer Form: Customer services and general enquiries link added

  12. E.2 Setting the date of the hearing and appendix E1 updated with new timings.

  13. 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.

  14. MHCLG changed to DLUHC

  15. 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.

  16. Booklet updated with links to the Planning Inspectorate new Privacy Policy

  17. 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.

  18. The duplicate sentences have since been removed from page 73.

  19. 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.

  20. The complaints procedure published at Annexe Q has been removed and the new complaints procedure is now available online.

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