Making your Enforcement Appeal

Appeal made
(before the effective date)

We set a start date

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

The LPA receive the appeal documents.

Within 2 weeks from the start date

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

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

Interested people 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 your Inquiry statement. (one copy if sent by e-mail).

The LPA send us 2 copies of their further statement.

No new evidence is allowed.

Interested people 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 their final comments on the LPA’s statement and on any comments from interested people. (one copy if sent by e-mail).

No new evidence is allowed.

The LPA send us 2 copies of their final comments on the appellant’s statement and on any comments from interested people.

No new evidence is allowed

4 weeks before the inquiry

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

You send us 2 copies of their proof of evidence and 1 copy of the statement of common ground.

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

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