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Make an appeal
If your appeal relates to an application dated on or before 31 March 2026, you should use the ‘Planning appeals: procedural guide’ instead.
You must make your appeal online.
If you want to appeal against more than one decision, you must make a separate appeal for each.
Fees
There’s no fee for appealing.
Reasons for the appeal
You’ll need to briefly explain why the local planning authority’s (LPA) decision should be overturned. Do not repeat information you’ve already given in the original application, or add new evidence that should have gone in the application.
If the LPA did not decide your application, explain why planning permission should be granted. You should refer to any relevant LPA policies or guidance.
Documents you need
You’ll need to submit copies of:
- your original application
- the local planning authority’s decision notice
If your appeal is because the LPA did not make a decision, you’ll need to submit copies of:
- all plans, drawings and documents you sent to the LPA in your application
- the site plan for your appeal site
You can upload these documents when you appeal online.
Preparing your documents
You must have copyright permission to use any drawings or other documents.Â
You can upload the documents as any of these file types, as long as they’re smaller than 50MB:
- DOC or DOCX
- JPG or JPEG
- PNG
- TIF or TIFF
Make sure all documents are fully readable without any redacted text.
Make an appeal online
Get help using the online service
Contact the Planning Inspectorate’s customer support team if you need help using the online service.
By phone
Planning Inspectorate customer support team
Telephone: 0303 444 5000
Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm (except public holidays)
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