Appeal against a planning decision in the Craven area

This service is delivered differently in each area of the county. This information relates to the former district of Craven. Looking for information in another area of the county? You can change the location here.

You can appeal a decision for an application you made yourself, or appeal on behalf of someone else. You’ll be asked to provide the planning application number and decision date.

You can appeal a planning decision if any of the following apply:

  • you were refused planning permission for reasons that you think go against our development plan or planning policy
  • you were granted planning permission with conditions you object to - you'll need to explain why you think they're unnecessary, unenforceable, vague, unreasonable or irrelevant
  • we have not given you a decision on your application and eight weeks have passed since the date we told you we had received it (or a different deadline you agreed with us has passed)

For major projects, you can only appeal if 13 weeks have passed. Examples of a major project include a development with 10 or more dwellings or a building with floor space of more than 1,000 square metres.

Please visit the government's website for further information.