Appeal Statement
The written case put to a Planning Inspector after a refusal. It answers each reason for refusal in turn, on the policy the council itself relied on.
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Your verbatim reasons for refusal are not scraped from anywhere. You supply them from the decision notice, because the exact wording is what the appeal answers.
When
When your council will require it
- A section 78 appeal against refusal, by written representations
- A householder appeal, which must be lodged within 12 weeks of the decision
Contents
What is in it
- 01Who is appealing, which application, which decision, and by when
- 02The appeal site and its surroundings
- 03What was proposed
- 04Each reason for refusal, answered on its own terms
- 05The development plan policies the council relied on, quoted
- 06Relevant appeal decisions and any case law that can be verified
- 07The planning balance and the conclusion
Authority
What makes it necessary
Section 78 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Wren offers written representations only. Hearings and inquiries are handled case by case and are not sold from this site.
Price
What it costs
This document is not priced on its own. It is part of the fixed fee for the application it supports, and a case producing three documents costs the same as a case producing one. On a appeal application that fee is £799, with your council’s statutory fee passed on separately at cost.
A shorter research draft of this document is also available for credits, for your own use. It is clearly marked on every page as not for submission, and it carries nobody’s signature.
Questions
Questions
How long do I have to appeal?
For a householder application, 12 weeks from the decision. For advertisements, 8 weeks. For most other applications, six months. A Lawful Development Certificate refusal has no statutory deadline.
Does the Planning Inspectorate charge a fee?
No. There is no fee on a section 78 appeal, so the £799 is the whole cost.
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Does your site need a appeal statement?
Draw a boundary and the appraisal tells you which documents your route and your constraints require, before you commit to anything.