Planning Services - Planning appeals general information
Under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, there are, essentially, 3 types of appeal against decisions made by local planning authorities. Planning Portal  has a range of information.
Appeals are made to the Planning Inspectorate and can be made on line or in paper form.
Planning Appeals
Under S78 of the T&CP Act 1990 these can be made in the following circumstances:
- an application has not been determined within the set time period (8 weeks for all but major development (13 weeks);
- a refusal of planning permission;
- some or all of the conditions attached to a planning permission considered to be unreasonable by the applicant.
New Fast Track Householder Appeals.
A new fast track process for Householder Appeals is now being piloted by Basildon Council's Planning Services.
For further information regarding the fast track householder appeals process,
see, 'Understanding and making your Pilot Fast Track Householder Appeal'
Enforcement Appeals
The service of an enforcement notice in respect of a breach of planning control.
Lawful Development Certificate Appeals
- in the event of an application seeking confirmation that a use, operation or activity is lawful for planning control purposes is refused.
- in the event of an application seeking confirmation that a use, operation or activity is lawful for planning control purposes is not determined within the set time period (normally 8 weeks).
Only the applicants (or in the case of enforcement appeals the person(s) served with the notice(s)) can make an appeal.
All appeals lodged since October 2005 can be viewed on Public Access.
Where the following details relating to the appeals are updated on a daily basis:
- site address
- Council application reference number
- description of development
- appeal decision with date.
Please note that inspectors’/Secretary of State’s decision letters can be viewed in Public Access under the relevant planning application number.
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