Guide to taking part in advertisement appeals
5 How long do I have to appeal?
10 Arranging the hearing or site visit
11 Suspending action on your appeal (abeyance)
14 Making your views known about somebody else’s
advertisement proposal
Appendix 1
A How to fill in appeal forms
B Further information about advertisement control
Appendix 2
Data Protection and Privacy in The Planning Inspectorate
Appendix 3
Inspectors’ Code of Conduct
Guide to
taking part in
advertisement
appeals in PDF 
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Quality statement
We aim to provide the following in the appeal process:
- clear, prompt and polite advice and information;
- quick and efficient handling of your appeal;
- an open exchange of views between the people involved in the
appeal; - fair and unbiased decisions by appropriately qualified people;
- clear, logical decisions and reports;
- a quick and thorough complaints procedure; and
- a service that gives the public confidence in us.
If you need this document in large print, on audio tape, in Braille or in another
language, please contact our helpline on 0117 372 6372.
About the Planning Inspectorate
We are part of the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and the
National Assembly for Wales. We deal with advertisment appeals for England
from our Bristol office and planning appeals in Wales from our Cardiff office.
If you want advice about appeals in Wales, you should contact our Cardiff
office.
Inspectors, who judge the appeals, are experienced in advertisement matters.
We choose our Inspectors very carefully and train them thoroughly. They
generally work from home.
When our office staff receive your appeal form, they will collect all the
information about your case. If you have any questions about it you can
contact your case officer. We will give you their name and phone number. Just
before the site visit, hearing or inquiry, the case officer will send your appeal
papers to the Inspector, who will study them. In most cases after holding a
hearing, or visiting the site, the Inspector writes the decision. Your case officer
will send the decision to you.
The information in this booklet was correct when it was published, but it has
no legal status.
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