The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, Access Appeals. (England)
A Guide for Appellants (Mapping Appeals)
This guidance sets out the procedures for appeals made under section 6 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act Wildlife and Countryside Act 2000 to the Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs against the showing of land as access land.
This guidance relates only to appeals in England.
Only the courts can give an authoritative on any point of law, so this guidance has no legal force.
Contents:
Introduction
1. How to make an appeal
- Do I have the right to appeal?
- How and when do I make the appeal?
- How do I decide which procedure will be best for my appeal?
- Who else can be involved?
- How much will it cost?
2. What happens when we receive an appeal
- Checking the appeal form has been fully completed
- Checking that your grounds of appeal are valid
- Open Country appeal sites and surrounding land
- What happens if something is missing?
- Setting the 'Start Date'
3. "Alternative" status of mapped land
4. The Written representations procedure
5. The hearing procedure
- The timetable of events following the start date for hearing cases
- Notice of the Hearing
- Will I be able to ask for a postponement for the hearing?
- Conduct of a hearing
- Should I instruct a representative to present my case at the hearing?
- What happens after the hearing?
6. The inquiry procedure
- The timetable of events following the start date for inquiry cases
- Pre-inquiry meetings
- What publicity will be given to the Inquiry?
- Will I be able to ask for a postponement for the inquiry?
- Should I instruct a representative to present my case at the inquiry?
- How can I obtain copies of documents listed in the Agency's statement of case?
- Who will be allowed to speak at the inquiry?
- Procedure at Inquiry
- What happens after the Inquiry?
7. Changes to procedure
- What happens if I want to change an agreed procedure?
- What happens if the Countryside Agency concedes my appeal?
- What happens if I decide to Withdraw my appeal?
8. How the decision will be made
9. How long will it take?
10. Costs
11. Complaints
12. About the Planning Inspectorate
13. Data protection and privacy in the Planning Inspectorate
- Data Protection
- Who has access to your personal information?
- What information do we hold?
- What steps should you take?
- The Data controller
- Your rights to see personal information
- Complaints about access to personal information
