Can I make an appeal

If you believe that a particular requirement of the Building Regulations is too onerous, or inappropriate, in the particular circumstances of your plans or building work, you have a right under sections 8 and 9 of the 1984 Act to apply to the local authority asking them to either relax or dispense with the requirement.

Local authorities have the power to relax or dispense with requirements so in the first instance so you should apply to them regardless of whether the authority or an approved inspector is carrying out the building control service. If you are using an approved inspector, you should discuss any proposal to seek a relaxation or dispensation with the inspector before proceeding.

If the local authority refuses your application you have a right of appeal under section 39 of the 1984 Act to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (in England) or to Welsh Ministers in the Welsh Assembly Government (in Wales) against that decision, provided you do so within one month of the date of being notified.