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Lawful development certificate appeals: how to complete your appeal form

How to complete a Lawful development certificate appeal form

From:
Planning Inspectorate
Published
17 April 2015
Last updated
1 December 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

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How to complete your lawful development certificate appeal form

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This guide shows you how to:

  • create an account
  • complete your form
  • submit your form
  • contact us
  • troubleshoot problems

Updates to this page

Published 17 April 2015
Last updated 1 December 2025 show all updates

  1. This update reflects PINS new postal address.

  2. Guide updated to include a reference to the new AI guide.

  3. • 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’

  4. The guide has been amended by removing the incorrect advice about not sending new evidence not considered during the application stage. Applicants can submit fresh relevant evidence that have come to light after the LPA’s refusal.

  5. Changes made to the deadlines for LDC appeals in this guidance that were made on the the 26 July 2023 have been reverted back

  6. Changes relating to the deadlines for LDC appeals have been made to the guide

  7. 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.

  8. Clarifications around s319A and changes in the way we request documents

  9. Clarifications around s319A and changes in the way we request documents

  10. MHCLG changed to DLUHC

  11. Booklet updated with links to the Planning Inspectorate new Privacy Policy

  12. The Choice of procedure section has been updated to reflect that we can now chose a ‘combined procedure’.

  13. Guidance updated for GDPR

  14. First published.

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