Guide to taking part in advertisement appeals
14 Making your views known about somebody else’s
advertisement proposal
You may want to make comments about an appeal that someone else has
made. For example, you may live nearby, or you may be a member of a
residents’ association or local amenity group. The paragraphs below explain
how to make your views known.
Written representations
The council will send us, as well as the person appealing, copies of any views
made when the council considered the application. The council will write to
anyone with an interest, to let them know that an appeal has been made and
the time limit for sending us comments. We will send copies of your comments
to the person appealing and the council. If we do not receive your letter within
the time limit, we may not consider it. Please tell us if you would like a copy
of the decision letter.
If you want to see what the person appealing and council have said, go to the
council’s offices
Hearings
You should let the council know if you want to go to a hearing. The council
will let our Inspector know about your interest. Our Inspector will decide if
and when you may speak at the hearing.
15 Costs
Main Parties
Normally you and the council will pay for your own expenses in an appeal.
You can only claim costs when you can show that the council has behaved in
an unreasonable way causing unnecessary expense. The council can also make
a claim against you for similar reasons. At the moment you cannot claim costs
in written representation cases, only hearings. At a hearing either you or the
council can ask for the other to pay costs. Our Inspector will consider an
application for costs only if it is made before the hearing ends and the person
making the claim can show that the other side has behaved unreasonably and
put them to unnecessary expense.
Other Interested Parties
Generally speaking, parties, other than the appellant and the council, who
appear at the hearing, will rarely be involved in claims for costs. If 3rd parties
choose to take part in appeal proceedings, they do so at their own expense.
We publish a separate free booklet which gives more information about
claiming costs. You can get a copy of this booklet from the address shown on
the back cover, or from the website.
