Making Your Enforcement Appeal (Guide)

Appeal made

We set a start date

You send your appeal form and all supporting documents to us and the LPA.

If the council does not want the written procedure or a hearing (or we decide an inquiry needs to be held), we will tell you and arrange an inquiry.

Within 2 weeks from the start date

You receive from the LPA a completed questionnaire and any supporting documents.

The council send you and us a copy of a completed questionnaire and supporting documents. They also write to interested persons about the appeal.

Interested persons receive the LPA’s letter about the appeal.

Within 6 weeks from the start date*
(Late statements will not normally be accepted but will be sent back.)

You send us 2 copies of any further statement. This should relate only to issues raised by the questionnaire and any supporting documents.

The LPA send us 2 copies of their further statement.

Interested persons send us 3 copies of any comments.

Within 9 weeks from the start date*

(Comments sent late will not normally be accepted but will be sent back.)

You send us 2 copies of your final comments on the LPA’s statement and on any comments from interested persons
No new evidence is allowed.

The LPA send us 2 copies of their final comments on your statement and on any comments from interested persons.
No new evidence is allowed.

4 weeks before the inquiry*

(Written statements of evidence sent late will not normally be accepted, but will be sent back.)

You send us 2 copies of your written statement of evidence and 1 copy of the statement of common ground.

The LPA send us 2 copies of their written statement of evidence. The LPA put a notice in a local paper about the inquiry and notify interested persons.

Interested persons are told about the inquiry by the LPA. They may attend and, at the Inspector’s discretion, express their views.