Guide to taking part in planning appeals - If you want to comment on someone else's appeal
Quality statement
We aim to provide the following in the appeal process:
- clear, prompt and polite advice and information;
- quick and efficient handling of your appeal;
- an open exchange of views between the people involved in the appeal;
- fair and unbiased decisions by appropriately qualified people;
- clear, logical decisions and reports;
- a quick and thorough complaints procedure; and
- a service that gives the public confidence in us.
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The Planning Portal (www.planningportal.gov.uk) contains a large amount of information about the planning system in England and Wales, including lists of useful contacts and planning related services. Access to the Planning Portal is free of charge.
You can now use the internet to send us documents and check the information and the progress of appeals on the Planning Casework Service (PCS) at www.planningportal.gov.uk/PCS
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