According to the Planning Inspectorate, around 20% of all failed planning applications will be appealed. 6384 small home planning application appeals (1–9 residential units) were submitted, with a 21.25 percent success rate; and 4864 Householder Appeals (house expansions) were submitted, with a 36.25 percent success rate. This represents a decrease in appeal success rates since 2005. The average cost of an appeal to the English Planning System is 2,500.00 pounds ($3,750.00). The main reasons for appeal failure include lack of necessity, insufficient information, objections by other applicants or the council, and incorrect decision-making at committee stage. If your appeal is rejected it can be resubmitted within 12 months. Appeals can be complicated and expensive. If you do decide to appeal a decision made by a local authority then your best chance of success is to choose an experienced firm of town planners or landscape architects to represent you during the hearing before the Appeal Board. The more evidence you can produce that supports your case the better your chances are of success. Planning appeals are different from legal actions where you fight someone in court. In a planning appeal, you are not fighting anyone, instead you are arguing why a decision made by a local authority should be changed. Legal actions are fought between two parties in the presence of a judge.