Powers of un-elected planning inspectors

I have spoken to the Planning Inspectorate this morning. I have found out an astonishing fact: even if a Planning Inspector has been un-professional, or has acted illegally, or made any kind of error, there is no further appeal process. Neither can there be any appeal simply because he has ignored the views of, for example, the democratically elected Town Council. No wonder local democracy is plagued by low turnouts, why bother to vote when on the things that really matter these external agencies can just ignore democracy.