New service launches to simplify planning appeal process

The Planning Inspectorate has launched a new service to simply the process of making an appeal following a planning decision by local authorities.

The new ‘Appeal a planning decision’ page on the government website adds an improved submission process to make appeals more user-friendly and accessible. Improvements to the service include the ability to save and resume an appeal prior to submission, and a task list outlining information needed to appeal a decision. Anyone who has planning permission refused by their local authority has the right to appeal the decision.

As part of the change, all new appeals for householder and full planning (section 78, excluding appeals for Listed Building Consent decisions) must now be submitted through the new Appeals Service. The Planning Inspectorate will close its existing Appeals Casework Portal in the coming months to this sort of application.

The updated appeals service is part of an ongoing programme of digital improvements for planning appeals process, and enhanced platforms for other appeal types and stages of the process are currently in the initial stages of development.