The Planning Inspectorate- Wales

Making Your Enforcement Appeal (Guide)

Timetable for appeal

There are important time limits to keep. They apply to the LPA as well. When we have accepted your appeal we will write to you confirming which procedure it will follow. Our letter will also tell you the ‘starting date’. This is an important date because it starts the timetable for us receiving information from you and the LPA. Our letter tells you the time limits. If we receive anything after any of the time limits, we will NOT normally take it into account and we will send it back.

The following timetable and stages apply to all appeals, whatever procedure is used.

Within two weeks of the starting date, you and we will receive a questionnaire from the LPA that they have filled in. They will also tell interested persons about the appeal by the same date.

Within six weeks of the starting date, we must receive from you a statement of the arguments supporting your appeal and from the LPA a statement supporting their decision to issue the enforcement notice. We will send you and the LPA a copy of what the other has sent and any comments from interested persons (if we have received them in time).

Within nine weeks of the starting date, we must receive from you and the LPA any comments on each other’s statement and comments from interested persons.

Some other stages apply if your appeal is being dealt with at a hearing or inquiry. These are explained in individual sections.