The Planning Inspectorate- Wales

Guide to taking part in planning appeals: Wales, 2003

Complaints

If you have any complaints or questions about the decision, or the way we have handled the appeal, please write to:

The Complaints Officer
The Planning Inspectorate
Crown Buildings
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ

Phone: 029 2082 3889
Fax: 029 2082 5150
E-mail: complaints@pins.gsi.gov.uk

We will investigate your complaint and you can expect a full reply within three weeks. However, we can't reconsider an appeal if the Inspector or the Assembly has already given a decision on it. We will only do this if the decision is successfully challenged in the High Court.

The High Court

An appeal decision can only be challenged on legal grounds in the High Court. To be successful, you would have to show that:

the Inspector, or the Assembly, had gone beyond their powers; or
we didn't follow the proper procedures and so damaged your interests.

If your challenge is successful, the High Court will overturn the original appeal decision and return the case to us, and we will look at it again. This doesn't necessarily mean that the original decision will be reversed. The Inspector may come to the same decision, but for different reasons.

If you decide to challenge the appeal decision, you must apply to the High Court within six weeks of the date of the appeal decision. When we send you the appeal decision, we will send you a leaflet explaining your right to challenge it.

After the appeal

Anyone can apply to the LPA for planning permission for the same site after we issue the Inspector's decision.

If the Inspector granted planning permission with some conditions attached, the appellant can ask the LPA for permission to remove or change some, or all, of those conditions. The LPA will tell interested persons about that application and you can send them any comments you may have.

If the LPA refuse that application, or don't give a decision within the time limit, there is another right of appeal. If you wrote to the LPA at application stage, they will tell you about any appeal and that you can send comments to us.