b) a statement of the grounds of appeal. Your grounds of appeal should explain in full why you are aggrieved by the Agency’s decision. It should describe those aspects of the decision you would wish to change and how the change should be effected;

c) a copy of the relevant application and supporting documents;

d) a copy of the waste management licence (if any);

e) any relevant decision, notice, planning permission/established use/lawful use certificate and any other documents which are the subject matter of the appeal and any other correspondence between the parties; and

f) a statement indicating whether you wish the appeal to be dealt with by the written representation procedure or be heard by an Inspector. A hearing or inquiry will be held if you or the Agency request this or if the Inspector or the Secretary of State decides to hold one.

11. The appeal should be sent to the Planning Inspectorate at the address in paragraph 9. At the same time a copy should be sent to the relevant Environment Agency office. No charge is made for lodging an appeal.

Time limit for making an appeal

12. An appeal should be received by the Planning Inspectorate within 6 months of the Agency’s decision. If no decision has been made on a licence application (deemed refusal) within the relevant time, an appeal must be made within 6 months of the date the Agency should have made their decision. Appeals made outside the time limit are accepted only in very exceptional circumstances.

Action on receipt of an appeal

13. When an appeal is received, the Inspectorate will check the appeal to see if it is valid and then if everything is in order, give you an appeal timetable start date. We will then write to the Agency informing them that an appeal has been received. If you have requested that the appeal proceed by way of written representations, we will ask the Agency if they agree or whether they would wish to proceed by a hearing or inquiry. We will also inform the Agency of the start date for the appeal.