Planning permission and appeals

Services

  • Check out how you can view proposed building plans or developments and object or comment on them through the local council

  • Search for an appeal against a planning decision or notice from your local planning authority, or start a new appeal.

  • When you need planning permission, where to apply, what counts as permitted development and how to appeal a planning permission decision

  • When and how to tell neighbours about building works on party walls, what to do if you've been notified of works, how to come to an agreement

  • Appeal a decision by your local planning authority about an application for planning permission - documents you need to provide, who can appeal, how long it takes

News and communications

Research and statistics

Policy papers and consultations

Transparency and freedom of information releases