Planning appeals

You can make a planning appeal if your planning application has been refused planning permission, you did not receive a decision within 8 weeks or 13 weeks (major application), or your application was approved and you are not happy with the planning conditions.

Building Safety Levy: starts 1 October 2026

The Building Safety Levy (BSL) will come into effect on 1 October 2026. It is a tax on new dwellings and new bedspaces in purpose‑built student accommodation (PBSA).

Developers must pay the levy on certain building control applications or notices before completion or occupation of the building. The Council will collect the levy.

The Building Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025 sets out how the levy will operate.

You can appeal online or find out more using the Planning Portal.

You can make an appeal for the following types of application:

householder
major application
enforcement
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listed building
lawful development certificate.

The planning appeals process

If you make a planning appeal, the appeal will be looked at by an independent Planning Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State.

The appeal can be decided in three ways:

Appeal for non-determination

New changes to validation requirements mean that where a Local Authority persists in refusing to validate a planning application on the grounds of purportedly insufficient information requested under the provisions of Section 62 (3) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, the applicant has the right to make an appeal.

Please note that appealing against non-determination should be the last resort, after negotiations with us.

Published on: 09/06/2025