Making your Lawful Development Certificate Appeal - November 2004

Appendix 2

The inquiry procedure

Timetable	You	LPA	Interested people
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.	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 any further statement and 1 copy of any statement of common ground. (one copy if sent by e-mail).	The LPA send us 2 copies of any further statement.	Interested people send the Inspectorate 2 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. 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.

Note: We send copies of statements and comments to the appellant and the LPA by first-class post. We aim to do this within a week of the deadlines.

Decision: After the inquiry the Inspector writes the decision or sends a report to the Secretary of State. You and the LPA will be sent a copy of the decision notice. Anyone requesting a copy will also be sent one.