Appeal Statement of Case Template

# Statement of Case — Planning Appeal

**Appeal Reference:** [PINS reference when assigned]
**Site Address:** [Full address including postcode]
**LPA:** [Local Planning Authority name]
**Appellant:** [Name]
**Agent:** [Name and contact if applicable]
**Appeal Type:** Written Representations / Hearing / Inquiry
**Date:** [Date]

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## 1. Introduction

### Background
This statement of case is submitted in support of the appeal against the decision of [LPA name] to refuse planning permission for [description of development] at [site address], dated [refusal date], under application reference [reference].

### Grounds of Appeal
The appeal is made on the following grounds:

1. [Ground 1 — e.g. The LPA has misapplied Policy X in reaching its decision]
2. [Ground 2 — e.g. The harm identified is not supported by evidence]
3. [Ground 3 — e.g. The benefits of the scheme have been undervalued]

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## 2. The Site and Planning History

### Site Description
[Describe the site — use, area, surroundings, access, any relevant physical features.]

### Planning History
[List relevant planning applications and their outcomes. Highlight any comparable approvals nearby.]

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## 3. The Proposal

[Describe the refused proposal clearly. If any amendments were made during the application process, note these.]

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## 4. The Reasons for Refusal

The LPA refused planning permission on [number] ground(s):

**Reason 1:** [Quote verbatim from the Decision Notice]
**Reason 2:** [Quote verbatim]
[etc.]

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## 5. Planning Policy

### Development Plan
[Identify the relevant Development Plan documents in date order. State the policies relied upon by the LPA and any policies the Appellant relies upon. Note whether the plan is up-to-date under NPPF para. 11.]

### NPPF
[Identify the key NPPF chapters and paragraphs relevant to the appeal.]

### Material Considerations
[List any other material considerations — SPDs, emerging policies, planning history, etc.]

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## 6. Assessment

### 6.1 Addressing Reason for Refusal 1

**LPA Position:** [Summarise LPA's case]

**Appellant's Position:**
[Set out the Appellant's response to this reason for refusal:
- What policy actually requires
- Why the proposal meets the policy test
- Evidence to support (measurements, drawings, comparable decisions, appeal precedents)
- Cite specific NPPF paragraphs, policy references, and any appeal decisions that support the Appellant's case]

### 6.2 Addressing Reason for Refusal 2
[Repeat for each reason for refusal]

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## 7. Planning Balance

[Where the proposal does not comply with a Development Plan policy, or where a tilted balance applies (NPPF para. 11(d)), set out the overall planning balance:]

**Harms:**
- [List identified harms and their weight]

**Benefits:**
- [List identified benefits and their weight — economic, social, environmental]

**Conclusion on Balance:**
[Explain why, on balance, the benefits outweigh the harms / the proposal should be approved.]

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## 8. Comparable Appeal Decisions

| Reference | Site | Decision | Relevance |
|-----------|------|----------|-----------|
| [PINS ref] | [Address] | Allowed / Dismissed | [Why it supports your case] |

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## 9. Conditions

[If permission is granted, the Appellant would accept the following conditions:]
1. [Standard time limit condition]
2. [Approved plans condition]
3. [Any specific conditions the Appellant anticipates and accepts]

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## 10. Conclusion

For the reasons set out above, the Appellant respectfully requests that:

1. The appeal be **allowed**
2. Planning permission be granted [subject to conditions as set out above / without conditions]

[Signatory block]
[Date]

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