If you are aggrieved by the council's decision to refuse permission for a proposed development or to grant it subject to conditions, then you can appeal to the Secretary of State for the Environment under Section 78 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
If you want to appeal you must do so within six months of the date of receiving the decision notice from the planning authority.
The Secretary of State can allow a longer period for giving notice of an appeal, but he will not normally be prepared to use this power unless there are special circumstances which excuse the delay in giving notice of appeal.
The Secretary of State need not consider an appeal if it seems to him that the local planning authority could not have granted permission for the proposed development or could not have granted it without the conditions imposed, having regard to the statutory requirements, to the provisions of the development order and to any directions under the order.
In practice, the Secretary of State does not refuse to consider appeals solely because the local planning authority based its decision solely on a direction given by him.
You can make your appeal in the following ways:
To view appeals made against decisions made by the District of Easington Council, please click here
The Planning Inspectorate's Planning Casework Service
The Planning Casework Service is a relatively new system. The Planning Casework Service provides facilities to submit appeals online and search for appeals.
From the Search Results, you will be able to view the location of one or more cases on a map and view selected details about the case.
From the View Case screen, you will be able to view a 'map' showing progress of current cases, access published documents for the case (see Viewing Documents below); submit comments on the case, and for local authorities only - submit an appeal questionnaire.