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Planning Appeals

Planning applications can be refused for a number of reasons – even when a well-prepared application has been submitted. If your planning permission has been refused, we can provide expert advice and guide you through the planning appeal process.

If your planning application has been refused by the Local Planning Authority, you may wish to challenge the decision by making a planning appeal to the Planning Inspectorate. Alternatively, it may be more appropriate to revise the proposals and submit a new application.

At Tadman Planning Consultants, we have extensive experience of planning appeals and understand how planning decisions are made. Rachel’s previous experience working within Local Authority planning departments enables us to identify weaknesses in the Council’s reasons for refusal and provide clear, practical advice on the prospects of successfully challenging the decision.

We will carry out a comprehensive appraisal of the refused application and advise on the best approach. This may involve revising and resubmitting the scheme where the reasons for refusal can be overcome, or proceeding with a planning appeal where there is a strong case for doing so.

The New Planning Appeal Process

The planning appeal system changed in April 2026. For many appeals dealt with through written representations, the Planning Inspector will now determine the appeal primarily on the information that was before the Council when it made its decision. However we can still review the application documents and evidence, advise whether there are reasonable grounds for appeal and manage the appeal process on your behalf.

Rachel also has extensive experience of more complex planning appeals and has acted as an expert planning witness at both Hearings and Public Inquiries.