The Planning System The Planning System governs development in your area to help make it a good place for everyone in the community to live and work. Some developments need the permission of the Local Planning Authority in order to go ahead, and when this is the case a planning application should be made to the Local Planning Authority. The Local Planning Authority is your City, District, or Borough Council, not the Parish or Town Council. The Local Planning Authority decide whether a development should go ahead, and it is likely that you are reading this because you have made such an application and it had been refused or it has not been decided. If the Local Planning Authority refuse permission or do not decide your application, you (the developer) can appeal. This is done through the Planning Inspectorate. The Planning Inspectorate is an independent body, which is an Executive Agency in the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and the National Assembly for Wales (NAW). The Planning Inspectorate is not part of the Local Planning Authority, and provides fair and impartial decisions on appeals against Local Planning Authority decisions on planning applications. Most planning appeals are dealt with by the Planning Inspectorate, with a few major cases decided by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. |
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