⏳ Non-Determination Appeal
The council must decide within a statutory period. If it lets the clock run out without good reason, you have a right of appeal against non-determination — and its delay may itself be unreasonable behaviour for a costs award. Enter your dates and we'll tell you exactly where you stand.
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Strategy
Trade-off to weigh. Lodging a non-determination appeal takes the decision out of the council's hands entirely — the Inspectorate decides, and the council can then only say what it would have done. That removes your chance to negotiate amendments with the case officer. The PPG actively encourages agreeing an extension of time and working the application to a positive local decision where that is realistic. Appeal non-determination when the relationship has broken down or delay is being used as a tactic — not reflexively.