What Happens Next?
Once the Planning Officer or Planning Committee have decided whether or not to give you planning permission for your development, they will send you a letter letting you know if your planning application has been refused, or granted to subject to planning conditions.
In exceptional circumstances, the Minerals and Waste Planning Authority may recommend that your planning application be approved, even though it is contrary to the Development Plan. This usually happens when it can be demonstrated that there is an 'over-riding need' for the development. In such a case, the application is referred to the Secretary of State as a 'departure' from the plan. At this point, the Secretary of State will decide whether to 'call-in' the application and hold a public inquiry, or to leave the Minerals and Waste Planning Authority to determine the application (i.e. approve it).
Select one of the following links depending on whether your planning application has been granted or refused.
For an overview of the Planning Application Process view the Planning Application Process Diagram.
