A new planning appeals service has been announced with aims to make appeals “easier, faster and more cost effective”, according to the GOV.UK website.
The plans include introducing a new form for submitting full planning and householder appeals in some local authority areas of England. The expands on a smaller pilot introduced earlier this year.
The government has been using local planning authorities to test online services for the past year. These were only used for householder appeals but these new “Beta” plans are targeting larger types of planning appeals.
The changes have allowed those submitting appeals for householder or full planning decisions in a range of regions eligible to use the new submission form.
Users will also be able to make their appeals on the GOV.UK site instead of the Appeals Casework Portal. Submission forms will also include built in guidance to help ensure appeals are submitted fully.
The regions are as follows:
London
- London Borough of Barnet
- London Borough of Brent
- London Borough of Bromley
- London Borough of Camden
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- London Borough of Islington
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
North East
- Darlington Borough Council
- Durham County Council
- Gateshead Council
- Hartlepool Borough Council
- Middlesbrough Council
- Newcastle City Council
- North Tyneside Council
- Northumberland County Council
- Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
- South Tyneside Council
- Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
- Sunderland City Council
North West
- Cheshire East Council
- Cheshire West and Chester Council
South East
- Wealden District Council
South West
- Bristol City Council
- Cornwall Council
- Wiltshire Council
West Midlands
- Birmingham City Council
Yorkshire and the Humber
- City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
- Leeds City Council
- Wakefield Council
- Kirklees Council
The government has also announced the final comments submission process for cases submitted via the new service will be released.
