How Long do I Have to Appeal?

Appeals must be made within a strict time limit from the date of the decision as listed below but please note that the rules changed on 1 October 2013 and you should also check the planning portal:

• Refusals of householder applications - 12 weeks from the date of the decision notice
• Refusal of advertisement consent - eight weeks from the date of the decision notice
• Refusals of minor commercial applications - 12 weeks from the date of the decision notice
• All other application types - six months from the date of the decision notice
• Appeals against non-determination - within six months of the expiry date of the application

Please note - for householder appeals neither the applicant, council or interested parties have the opportunity to make further comments.

Appeals relating to enforcement notices or refusals of planning applications on sites which have enforcement notices have different timescales. These are normally 28 days but further information is available at the Planning Portal.