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planning appeals nottingham

Planning Appeals in Nottingham & Nottinghamshire

Planning-Led Residential & Commercial Design

When Planning Permission Is Refused — What Next?

We provide planning appeal advice and manage appeals for refused applications across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

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If your proposal has been refused, we assess the decision and confirm whether an appeal or revised application offers the strongest route to approval.

Planning Appeal Services

Why MO Architects

  • Review of refusal reasons and officer report

  • Clear recommendation: appeal vs resubmission

  • Preparation of appeal statements and supporting evidence

  • Design amendments where required to strengthen the case

  • Submission to the Planning Inspectorate

  • Full management of the appeal process

Appeal or Resubmit

Not all refusals should go to appeal.

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  • Appeal — where policy has been misapplied or the decision is unreasonable

  • Resubmit — where targeted design changes will secure approval more efficiently

 

We provide a direct recommendation based on planning policy, local authority approach and likelihood of success.

  • Planning-led architectural approach

  • Strong experience across Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire *& Leicestershire

  • Clear, realistic advice from the outset

  • Focus on achieving approval, not prolonging the process

Proven Track Record

  • 18 years’ architectural and planning experience

  • 96% success rate across planning applications and appeals

  • Consistent record of securing approvals in challenging cases

 

Our work is grounded in planning policy, experience and clear strategy—not assumption.

Recent Experience

Types of Planning Appeals

  • Householder applications (extensions and alterations)

  • New dwellings and replacement homes

  • Heritage and listed buildings

  • Change of use

  • Prior approval refusals (including Class MA)

Timescales

  • Householder appeals: within 12 weeks of decision

  • Full applications: within 6 months

  • Decisions typically issued within 8–26 weeks

We regularly act on projects where:

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  • Planning permission has been refused due to scale or design concerns

  • Policy has been incorrectly interpreted

  • A stronger planning strategy is required to secure approval

Next Step

Send us your refusal notice and drawings.

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We will review your case and confirm the most effective route forward.

Frequently Asked Questions

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