Appeal a listed building consent decision

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Make an appeal

You must make your appeal online.

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

You also need to send a copy of your appeal and your supporting documents to your local planning authority. The Planning Inspectorate will tell you how to do this.

Fees

There’s no fee for appealing.

Documents you need

Your appeal statement

You’ll need to create an appeal statement. This is a document that explains why you’re appealing.

It’s sometimes called a statement of case. Find out how to make a statement of case.

Copies

You’ll also need to submit copies of: 

  • your listed building consent application form and all documents you sent with your application
  • the site ownership certificate
  • the site plan for your appeal site
  • any correspondence with your local planning authority
  • any other documents that directly support your appeal, for example boundary maps

Preparing your documents

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

You can upload the documents as any of these file types, as long as they’re smaller than 25MB:

  • DOC or DOCX
  • JPG or JPEG
  • PDF
  • PNG
  • TIF or TIFF

Make sure all documents are fully readable without any redacted text.

Make an appeal online

Make an appeal

If someone else owns land or property that’s involved in your appeal

You must tell them that you intend to appeal.

Example

Your appeal is about a decision that applies to a whole estate of houses. To appeal that decision, you’d have to tell other homeowners on the estate.

If you know who the owners are

Complete the form in annexe 2A or 2B of the planning appeals guidance and send it to them to tell them you’re appealing.

If you do not know who the owners are

You must try to find them.

To do this, you can:

To make a site notice, complete the form in annexe 2A or 2B of the planning appeals guidance and use it as the notice.

If you cannot find the owners

You must advertise your appeal, for example in a local newspaper.

Complete the form in annexe 2A or 2B of the planning appeals guidance and use it as the advertisement.

Get help using the online service

Contact the Planning Inspectorate’s customer support team if you need help using the online service.

By phone

Planning Inspectorate customer support team
Telephone: 0303 444 5000
Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm (except public holidays)
Find out about call charges  

Online

You can also ask a question or make a complaint online.

View a printable version of the whole guide

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