Appeal a minor commercial development decision

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Make an appeal

You must make your appeal online.

If you want to appeal more than one decision you must make a separate appeal for each.

Fees

There’s no fee for appealing.

Documents you need

You’ll need to submit copies of:

  • your original application
  • the site ownership certificate
  • the local planning authority’s decision notice

You’ll also need to submit:

  • a map of the surrounding area
  • any other documents that directly support your appeal, for example your grounds for appeal

You can upload these documents when you appeal online.

Preparing your documents

You must have copyright permission to use any drawings or other documents. 

You can upload the documents as any of these file types, as long as they’re smaller than 25MB:

  • DOC or DOCX
  • JPG or JPEG
  • PDF
  • PNG
  • TIF or TIFF

Make sure all documents are fully readable without any redacted text.

Make an appeal online

Make an appeal

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)
Find out about call charges

Online

You can also ask a question or make a complaint online.