Enforcement appeals: procedural guide
The responsibilities of each party and the roles they have in the enforcement appeal process.
Applies to England
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This guide includes details about:
- responsibilities of the appellant, the local planning authority and other parties
- who decides an appeal?
- what is the timetable for an appeal and what are the rules?
- what are the procedures?
- can new material be introduced during the appeal process?
- where will the decision be published?
Updates to this page
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guidance has been updated : An additional sentence has been added to inform parties that until further notice planning appeals going by the written representations procedure will not be linked to an enforcement or a lawful development certificate appeal, unless in exceptional case-specific circumstances. - as of 25 June 2025.
Update history
2025-12-01 08:00
These have been revised to reflect PINS’ new postal address and, where applicable, include:-• updated links to the Planning Aid website• Customer service team no longer sending out paper appeal forms for some appeal types on 1st December• any references to the relevant “How to Complete” guides, which are scheduled for archiving
2025-06-30 15:19
guidance has been updated : An additional sentence has been added to inform parties that until further notice planning appeals going by the written representations procedure will not be linked to an enforcement or a lawful development certificate appeal, unless in exceptional case-specific circumstances. – as of 25 June 2025.
2025-06-25 12:16
guidance updated June 2025
2024-09-12 07:37
Guide updated to include a reference to the new AI guide.
2024-08-05 15:36
• Take account of the changes to enforcement brought in by the LURA• Replace the customer email address with the customer form• Replace ‘DLUHC’ with ‘MHCLG’
2024-01-11 06:00
The guide has been updated to make it clearer that interested parties should submit their representations using our online search facility.
2022-12-21 11:01
Guidance updated following changes to processes after Covid, all references to Covid removed
2022-04-21 12:00
This guide has been updated to remove unnecessary duplication and become easier to follow. This is in line with the Inspectorate’s approach to making our content more user focussed.
2022-03-01 14:27
Clarifications around s319A and changes in the way we request documents