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Your local planning authority makes decisions on applications about minor commercial developments, for example ground floor alterations like shop fronts and security shutters.

You can appeal a minor commercial development decision if you disagree with it.

There鈥檚 no fee for appealing.

Deadline for appealing

You must appeal within 12 weeks of the date on the decision notice from your local planning authority.

The deadline鈥檚 earlier if you鈥檝e received an enforcement notice - you must appeal within 28 days of the notice.

You can make an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate online or by post.

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

Documents you must provide

You鈥檒l need to submit copies of:

• your original application
• the site ownership certificate
• the local planning authority鈥檚 decision notice
• your appeal, if you鈥檙e appealing by post

You鈥檒l 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 or post them to the Planning Inspectorate.

Appeal online

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

You can upload Word documents, images or PDF files up to 15MB. Do not send web links to files - send the files themselves.

All files must be:

• a single document, appendix or image
• given file names that describe what they are

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Appeal by post

Contact the Planning Inspectorate by phone for an appeal form to appeal by post.

The form will tell you where to send the completed form and required documents to.

Contact the Planning Inspectorate

You can ask for an appeal form over the phone or if you need help using the online service.

By phone

Online

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No-one can comment on a minor commercial development decision appeal.

Your local planning authority must tell anyone who has commented on the original application (鈥榠nterested parties鈥�) that there鈥檚 an appeal.

They have to do this within 5 working days of the appeal being started by the Planning Inspectorate.

Read the detailed guidance about taking part in an appeal.

The Planning Inspectorate will check your appeal to make sure it鈥檚 valid. They鈥檒l tell you what happens next and how long your appeal may take.

The Planning Inspectorate will then consider your appeal. Check how long planning appeal decisions normally take.

If anyone behaves unreasonably

You can apply for an 鈥榓ward of costs鈥� if anyone involved in your appeal has cost you money by behaving unreasonably, for example missing deadlines. You can have costs awarded against you too.

You can complain about how the Planning Inspectorate handled your appeal. There鈥檚 no time limit for complaints.

You can challenge the decision in the High Court if you think the Planning Inspectorate made a legal mistake.

if you鈥檙e unsure about this.