Change of Use planning appeals can often be quite contentious and as such will require an appeal statement that takes into account not only the refusal reasons highlighted by the Local Authority in the decision notice but also address a host of objections, policies both local and national, precedent that could be relevant and in some cases exceptional circumstances and local / national need. Addressing all these points in the Change of Use Planning Appeal statements often results in a very substantial document that can be in the region of over 10,000 words. Without question these appeal statements need to be of the highest standard to be successful and as such not only does the appeal statement have to be able to take apart the basics such as the local authorities reasons for refusal but it must include comprehensive and robust argument relating to all other relevant areas.
Time Scales and Additional Documents
Change of Use Planning Appeals have 6 months to appeal from the Local Authorities decision notice date and in addition to Householder Planning Appeals the local Authority and Interested parties (neighbours) have the right to respond to the appeal statement. This additional level of scrutiny and opportunity for objection requires a secondary response document to be produced. As part of our fixed fee service we include producing an additional document to deal with the Local Authorities response and the
Change of Use Planning Appeals Case Studies
We have a dedicated section of planning appeals case studies that relate to Change of Use Applications, the following link shows a whole selection of Change of Use Planning Appeals
Case Studies from various areas of the UK, all of which had received various refusal reasons. Some of these cases studies are video case studies others are text, but they all show the refusal reasons and the planning inspectors decision. The Change of Use Application Appeal video case studies also go into further detail about the appeal documents and the work involved showing what we do.
Follow the following link to view our Change of Use Planning Appeal Case Studies
Change of Use Planning Appeal Case Studies
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