Making your Lawful Development Certificate Appeal - November 2004

Appeal made

We set a start date

You send 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 LPA don’t want the written procedure (or the Inspectorate decides 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 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 any further statement. (one copy if sent by e-mail).

The LPA send us 2 copies of any further statement.

Interested people send the Inspectorate 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 your 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 your statement and on any comments from interested people.

No new evidence is allowed.