Making your Lawful Development Certificate appeal (Guide)

Appeal made

We set a start date

You send your appeal form and all supporting documents to us and the LPA. The grounds of appeal and supporting facts should make up the full case.

If the council do not want the written procedure (or we decide the appeal needs to be heard before an Inspector), we will tell you and arrange a hearing or 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 any further statement.

Interested persons send us 3 copies of any comments.

Within 9 weeks from the start date*

(Comments received 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.