Statutory register - decision notice
The Council issues a formal decision notice, which clearly states whether permission is granted or refused.
Most applications are approved and many are subject to conditions. All applicants have a right of appeal against a refusal or conditions imposed that they do not agree with. Notes on how to appeal any decision are included on the decision notice. There is no third party right of appeal. Unless otherwise stated, development can begin at any time within three years of the date of the permission (or five years from the date of permission for schemes granted prior to 24th August 2005) although details set out in the conditions must be agreed beforehand.
Often other approvals are needed before work can start, e.g. covenants on a property or Building Regulations. If these approvals introduce significant changes to a scheme a new planning permission may be needed.
All decision notices will be posted on our website and can viewed by clicking on the following link: