The Council may send you an enforcement notice if you have built or changed something without planning permission.
When you can appeal
You can appeal against an enforcement notice if you own, rent or lawfully occupy the property or land it applies to. There is no fee for appealing unless you also need to apply for planning permission.
You cannot appeal against an enforcement notice on the ground that planning permission should be granted for the development, if the unauthorised development has an enforcement notice:
- already refused by the Council and
- any subsequent appeal was dismissed (Enforcement Notice must have been issued within 2 years of appeal decision).
Deadline for appealing
You must submit the appeal before the date the enforcement notice takes effect.
How to appeal
You can find out how to make your appeal on the GOV.UK website. The Planning Inspectorate manage planning enforcement appeals.
Appeal a planning decision or notice
Comment on an appeal
Anyone can comment on an enforcement notice appeal.
The deadline for comments is 6 weeks after the start of the appeal. You can find out more information about making your views known on the GOV.UK website.
