Before you appeal

You should only consider submitting an appeal as a last resort.

Always try to negotiate with your local planning authority to achieve a satisfactory conclusion before submitting an appeal.

All appeals in England and Wales are handled by the Planning Inspectorate - an executive agency of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

The Planning Inspectorate must receive your completed appeal before the Enforcement notice takes effect (known as the 'effective date'), this date will be on your Enforcement notice and should be at least 28 days from the issue of the notice.

If you decide to appeal you should pay careful attention to your grounds of appeal as these will be the basis of your argument against the councils decision.

If the Planning Inspectorate decides that your grounds of appeal are not satisfactory you will be asked to amend them or stand the risk of your appeal being invalidated.