Don’t give up. Around a third of planning refusals are overturned at appeal — and our success rate is higher still.
Our planning appeal consultants review your refusal, give you an honest view of your chances, and handle the whole process from start to finish, for a fixed fee of £399.
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for a single, upfront fee of
£399
No hidden costs.
No surprises.
for a single, upfront fee of
£399
No hidden costs.
No surprises.
Around 70,000 planning applications are refused in England and Wales every year. Most people give up, but refusals can often be challenged.
Case officers are often rushed and under pressure. They don’t always communicate clearly, and refusals aren’t always justified. If your gut tells you the decision doesn’t add up, it’s worth finding out.
Contact us for free initial advice. We’ll take a quick look at your case and let you know honestly whether we think you have a reasonable chance of success — before you commit to anything.
Under the new Part 1 expedited written representations process, you can no longer submit a written statement of case. The inspector decides on your original application, the council’s reasons for refusal, and a concise 250-word summary of why the decision was wrong. Those few hundred words now decide the appeal.
planning applications refused in England and Wales every year.
of those refusals are overturned at appeal.
of the appeals we submit are successful.
We handle everything. You just need to give us the go-ahead.
Get in touch
Fill in the contact form below with a brief outline of your situation. We’ll take a look at your case and come back to you with honest, free initial advice on whether an appeal is worth pursuing.
We review your case
If we think you have a good chance, we’ll explain how the process works and send you a link to pay the £399 fee. There is no obligation until you decide to proceed.
We prepare your appeal
Once instructed, we conduct background research into your application, the council’s reasons for refusal, and the relevant planning policies. We then complete the appeal form and draft an optimised 250-word case summary — written specifically to give you the best chance of success. We’ll send it to you for approval before anything is submitted.
We handle everything through to decision
Fill in our form below and we’ll be in touch within one working day.
My Planning Appeal is led by Martin Gaine MRTPI, one of the UK’s best-known planning specialists. Martin is the author of How to Get Planning Permission and Planning for HMOs, writes planning features for The Telegraph, and is the planning expert for Build It magazine.
RTPI Chartered Town Planners
All of our planners are fully chartered members of the Royal Town
Planning Institute.
Former council case officers
We know how refusal decisions are made — and how to challenge them.
Fixed fee. No surprises.
£399. That’s it. No hidden costs, no extras, no hourly rates.
Built for the new 2026 rules
We understand the new appeal process inside out and know how to make every word count.
RTPI chartered planners, fixed fee, no surprises. Let us take a look at your case.
“All of our planners are RTPI chartered town planners with at least 10 years’ experience. We’ve worked on both sides of the planning system — as case officers inside local councils, and as consultants in private practice. We’ve approved and refused applications just like yours, hundreds of times. We know how decisions are made, what inspectors look for, and where councils get it wrong.”
Here are some of the homeowners and property developers we’ve helped get planning permission granted on appeal.
At a glance: Front porch, built without permission · Walsall Council · Refused for harm to the streetscene · Retrospective application, then written representations...
At a glance: Roof terrace to an upper-floor flat · London Borough of Lambeth · Refused for overlooking and loss of privacy · Written...
At a glance: Two-storey side extension to an end-of-terrace house · Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames · Refused for a ‘terracing effect’ contrary...
At a glance: New first floor added to a detached bungalow · Tandridge District Council · Refused for harm to the character of the...
At a glance: Garden outbuilding with studio room, en-suite and kitchenette · City of Lincoln Council · Refused despite a near-identical approval a few...
At a glance: Dormer loft extension to a first-floor flat · London Borough of Haringey · Refused for size and impact on character ·...
We’ve helped hundreds of homeowners appeal unfair planning refusals across England
Get in touch today for free initial advice on whether your case is worth pursuing.
Often, yes. Around 70,000 planning applications are refused in England and Wales every year, and of those that go to appeal, around a third are overturned — for householder schemes the odds are slightly better still. Our own success rate is higher than 50%. If you’re unsure, send us your refusal for free initial advice and we’ll tell you honestly whether your case is worth pursuing.
For householder applications you have 12 weeks from the date on the council’s decision notice to lodge an appeal. For most other development types you have 6 months. Miss the deadline and you lose the right to appeal, so don’t sit on a refusal — get in touch as soon as you can and we’ll confirm exactly how long you have left.
There is no fee to submit a planning appeal — the Planning Inspectorate doesn’t charge. What you pay for is expert preparation of your case. Our fixed fee is £399, which covers everything from reviewing your refusal to submitting the appeal and handling all liaison with the Inspectorate through to a decision. No hidden costs, no hourly rates.
Since 1 April 2026, most householder appeals are decided under the Part 1 expedited written representations procedure — sometimes called ‘submit once, submit right’. There is no longer a full written statement of case: the inspector decides your appeal on the original application documents, the council’s reasons for refusal, and a concise 250-word summary of why the decision was wrong. Those few hundred words now decide the appeal, which is why professional drafting matters more than ever. We complete the appeal form and write that summary for you — see our guide to writing the 250-word appeal summary.
Householder appeals typically take around three to four months from submission to decision. The new 2026 expedited procedure is designed to speed things up further. We’ll keep you updated at every stage, and when the decision arrives we’ll send it to you with a clear explanation of the outcome.
Nationally, around a third of planning appeals succeed. Our success rate is higher than 50% — partly because we only take on cases we believe have a reasonable chance, and partly because our planners are former council case officers who know exactly how refusal decisions are made and how inspectors assess them. For the full picture, read our complete guide to winning a planning appeal.
Our £399 fixed-fee service is designed for homeowners appealing the refusal of planning permission for extensions, loft conversions, dormers, porches, outbuildings, annexes and similar householder developments. It is also for smaller development projects like flat conversions, HMOs or one-off new houses.
It isn’t suitable for large or complex schemes, enforcement appeals, listed building appeals, non-determination appeals or cases that need a hearing or public inquiry. For those types of appeal, we recommend you contact Just Planning.
Not sure if your case qualifies? Just ask — we’ll tell you straight away, and if we can’t help on the fixed fee we’ll discuss other options.
You can appeal yourself, but under the 2026 rules your entire case rests on a single 250-word summary — there’s no second chance to add evidence later. A chartered town planner knows which policies and precedents an inspector will find persuasive and how to make every word count. We also manage the ins and outs of the process for you, liaising with the council and the Planning Inspectorate from submission through to decision. All of our planners are RTPI chartered with at least ten years’ experience on both sides of the planning system.
Yes — the whole service is handled by email, anywhere in England and Wales. There are no calls to schedule, no site visits and no in-person meetings. You send us your refusal, we do the rest.
