The council has refused the applications for the reasons set out in the [decision notices, Galleon Wharf, Galleon Cottage The [committee/officer’s report] set out the issues raised by the Council in more detail.

Galleon Wharf Ltd. And Mr R. Parrott are appealing the decisions made by the Council.

The Planning Inspectorate has confirmed a valid appeal has been received and it will be handled by hearing. It has appointed an inspector, Calan Hewing, to determine this. The public inquiry will open on 17 December 2025 and be held in person at a venue to be confirmed.

Further guidance is available here: Guide to taking part in planning and listed building consent appeals proceeding by a hearing - GOV.UK

Planning appeals are managed and determined by the Planning Inspectorate, on behalf of the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The Inspectorate will appoint an independent Inspector to consider the evidence presented by the appellant, the Council and interested parties, and provide a decision (or recommendation to the Secretary of State if the matter is called in by them)

The appeal process lets the Planning Inspectorate consider all the material planning considerations that are relevant to the case, and from all parties, including from the local planning authority, the applicant and from those who might have made representations on the application.

There is a strict process and timeframe for the submission and processing of appeals.

The appeal process starts with the opportunity for interested parties to submit written representations to the Inspector. The Council is required to notify all those notified of the original application and those that have shown an interest in providing representations.

Comments previously made by interested parties will be taken into account by the Inspectorate. It is not necessary to submit comments again unless it is felt necessary to amend, supplement or withdraw them.

The council, in its capacity as the local planning authority, will prepare a Statement of Case and all witnesses will prepare Proof of Evidence, all to be submitted to the Inspector, and will be uploaded to the document library.

Should interested parties wish to be involved in a formal capacity during the inquiry itself, then they should give consideration to applying  for formal ‘Rule 6’ status. Any Rule 6 party must be able to present written and oral evidence to the inquiry and bear the costs of doing so. They should be prepared to examine the evidence put forward by others involved and enter into a Statement of Common Ground if requested to do. The timescales specified by the Inspector must be followed. Statement of Common Ground if requested to do so. The timescales specified by the Inspector must be followed.

Four weeks before the inquiry opens, the appellant, council and any Rule 6 party must provide their evidence upon which they base their arguments, and agreed Statements of Common Ground. Further written submissions are not normally accepted after this date.

When the inquiry opens, the Inspector will determine the manner in which evidence is to be heard. A site visit will usually follow the hearing of evidence, although no evidence or opinion will be heard during the visit. The Inspector will then normally issue their written decision in a specified timeframe, either dismissing the appeal or allowing the appeal. The decision will be published on the Inspectorate's website and a copy of the decision will be kept on the local planning authority's planning register.

The main parties in this inquiry are the appellant (formerly the applicant) and the local planning authority.

It is unknown how many local residents and other people with an interest will wish to appear at the event, but the inspector has made clear that they must be accommodated.

Further guidance is available here 'Guide to taking part in planning appeals proceeding by inquiry’. 

If you want to take an active part but feel unable to for any reason, or the points you want to make are not covered in the evidence of others, consider whether someone else could raise them on your behalf.

The appeal documents will be available for inspection on the public register: 

Galleon Wharf

Galleon Cottage Garage

The Inspector will carry out an unaccompanied site visit before the inquiry and a site visit after the inquiry. The post-inquiry site visit will be part accompanied and part unaccompanied. The main parties will submit, before the inquiry opens, a list of private properties to be visited accompanied and a list of places unaccompanied.

The decision on the appeal will be published on the Inspectorate's website. A copy of the decision will be kept on the local planning authority's planning register.