Planning and environmental appeals: forms and guidance

Introduction

The following forms allow you to submit appeals. Supplementary guidance is included with each form.

Introduction of fees for Appeals submitted to Scottish Ministers

Fees for planning appeals were introduced on 9 June 2025.

The fees will apply to the following appeal types:

• planning permission appeals
• prior approval appeals
• advertisement consent appeals
• certificate of lawful use or development
• hazardous substances consent

For more information, see Planning Circular 3/2025 - Fees for Local Reviews and Appeals - gov.scot and The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2025.

For the Fee Calculator see Fee Calculator.

Planning and environmental appeals

• Community asset transfers
• forestry appeals (Scottish Forestry)

• Advertisement consent appeals: form and guidance
• Advertisement discontinuance notice appeals: forms and guidance
• Advertisement enforcement notice appeals: forms and guidance
• Amenity notice appeals: form and guidance
• Building designation appeals: form and guidance
• Certificate of appropriate alternative development appeals: form and guidance
• Certificate of lawful use or development appeals: form and guidance
• Environmental consent and environmental enforcement notice appeals: forms and guidance
• Good neighbour agreements appeals: form and guidance
• Hazardous substances consent appeals: form and guidance
• Hazardous substances contravention notice appeals: form and guidance
• High hedge appeals: form and guidance
• Listed building or conservation area appeals
• Listed building or conservation area enforcement notice appeals: form and guidance
• Monument designation appeals: form and guidance
• Planning enforcement notice appeals: form and guidance
• Planning obligation appeals: form and guidance
• Planning permission appeals: form and guidance
• Prior approval appeals: form and guidance
• Review of old mineral permissions appeals: form and guidance
• Scheduled monument consent appeals: form and guidance
• Scheduled monument enforcement notice appeals: form and guidance
• Tree works consent appeals: form and guidance
• Tree replacement enforcement notice appeals: form and guidance

Planning authority response forms

• Planning authority response forms (PARF)

Planning appeals guidance

• A guide to planning appeals in Scotland
• Planning and environmental appeals: guidance for reporters
• Planning appeals: case file publication protocol
• Planning appeals: Submitting documents electronically
• Challenging planning decisions: guidance
• Planning and environmental appeals: complaints policy