Guide to taking part in enforcement appeals - If you want to comment on someone else's appeal - January 2004
8 The Decision
8.1 The Inspector will write the decision, or send a report to the Secretary
of State. Where the Inspector decides the appeal, we will send a copy of
the decision to:
- the appellant;
- the LPA; and
- anyone else who wrote to ask us for a copy and anyone served with a copy of the enforcement notice .
8.2 For appeals decided by the written procedure, we aim to issue the decision no later than five weeks after the site visit. For hearings we aim to issue the decision no later than seven weeks after the date of the hearing. For inquiries which last for one or two days, our aim is to issue the decision no later than seven weeks after the close of the inquiry. For inquiries that last longer it will usually take longer to issue the decision.
8.4 If the Secretary of State is making the decision it may take longer.
