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⚖️ Costs at Appeal — Application Builder
The single biggest stick against a difficult planner. If a council has behaved unreasonably and put you to unnecessary or wasted expense, the Inspector can order it to pay your costs. Tick the behaviours that apply and we'll assemble a draft costs application grounded in the Planning Practice Guidance.
1. Your appeal
Used only to populate the draft below — nothing is stored.
2. What did the council do?
Costs follow unreasonable behaviour (procedural or substantive) that caused you wasted expense. Tick every behaviour that genuinely applies — each is a recognised PPG ground.
🎯 Substantive — the council got the planning judgement wrong unreasonably
⏱️ Procedural — the council mishandled the process
3. Draft costs application
Edit freely, then copy. Costs applications are normally made in writing with your appeal (written representations) or before the close of a hearing/inquiry.
Important. This is a drafting aid, not legal advice. A costs award is discretionary and requires both unreasonable behaviour and wasted expense. Read the PPG "Appeals — award of costs" guidance, keep evidence for every assertion, and consider professional advice before submitting. The PPG paragraph references and NPPF numbering should be verified against the current version before you cite them.
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