IMPORTANT CAN AN APPEAL BE LODGED FOLLOWING GRANTING PLANNING PERMISSION NO, only the applicant has the right of appeal (when his/her proposal is refused) although Government has been looking at this issue for some time. If you have a complaint about the way an application was dealt with, you can also raise it through the County Council complaint procedure. Such complaints will then be investigated by the Council’s Complaints Officer, on instruction by the Council’s Chief Executive. In addition, in the case of alleged maladministration, you can also register a complaint with the Local Government Ombudsman, who is totally independent from the County Council. However, the Ombudsman only has the power to investigate the procedures followed by Local Authorities, i.e. how a decision was reached rather than whether the decision was correct. Alternatively, if you think that the decision is wrong in law, then you can apply through the Courts for a Judicial Review of the process. COMMENT Your views will only be taken into consideration prior to applications being determined. So, if you want your views known, make them now!
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 07:36:41 +0000
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