Salmon Planning Company
Planning Consultants & Architects

Appealing a planning decision can be a complex process, but it offers a vital opportunity to overturn refusals, modify unfair conditions, and prevent enforcement action. With expert guidance from a professional planning consultancy like Salmon Planning + Architecture, you can improve your chances of success by submitting a strong, well-evidenced appeal.

Continuing our 2025 series of case studies highlighting Salmon Planning Company’s appeal successes, this blog focuses on a recent win in the small settlement of Westham, near Wedmore, Somerset.

Securing planning permission is an increasingly complex and daunting process - especially when it involves navigating ever-changing local policies, planning law and design expectations. One of the most common questions we are asked at Salmon Planning is: “Should I employ a planning consultant or an architect to get planning permission?”

Planning appeal win for development on an edge of village greenfield site in East Somerset

Salmon Planning wins appeal in Somerset challenging a raft of unjustified conditions and for Council to pay the clients' costs.

The planning system can be daunting. Our new FAQs are designed to give you answers to the most common planning questions.

In January 2025 we were delighted to achieve planning permission when an appeal was allowed in Portishead, North Somerset

Don't be despondent if your planning application is refused. We are already celebrating four Planning Appeal wins so far in 2025!

A Lawful Development Certificate is a legal document confirming that a proposed or existing development is lawful in planning terms.

Planning Application Fees are set to rise dramatically from 1st April 2025 - some by as much as 105%.

Salmon Planning secures approval for farmhouse for Wiltshire alpaca farmer after fifteen years of thwarted planning appeals

Salmon Planning wins planning appeal at property and grounds with historic significance.

What does the term 'Grey Belt' mean and where could it open up new areas for development?

Barely a week in office, and the Labour government has issued a raft of new policy announcements.

Dean Titchener joins Salmon Planning.

What exactly is a Chartered Town Planner and when might you need one?

In the run up to the General Election we assess Labour's plan for planning legislation and reforms.

As a result of growing demand from clients in Devon and Cornwall, we are excited to announce that we now have offices in the heart of...

Historically, the four-year time limit for enforcement against unauthorised building works (operational development).

Outline planning permission for seven new dwellings on a greenfield site granted on the edge of Shaftesbury in Dorset.