What happens after the decision is made?
All contributors are informed of the decision. A contributor is anyone who has made a comment, whether in favour or against the development. If planning permission is granted, objectors do not have a right to appeal against the decision. If the application is refused, only the person who has made the application has the right to appeal to the Planning Inspectorate who will investigate and make a final decision based on their findings. Applicants can appeal against a refusal of permission, a condition of a planning permission, or against non-determination, (if the Council has failed to make a decision within the processing period following the validation of the application, which is 8 weeks for a minor application and 13 weeks for a major). Visit our ‘general guidance on appeals’ page for further information.
