Appeal an enforcement notice
Make an appeal
You can make an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate online or by post.
If you want to appeal more than one enforcement notice you must make a separate appeal for each. Each person should appeal separately.
You also need to send a copy of your appeal, including all the supporting documents, to your local planning authority. The Planning Inspectorate will tell you how to do this.
Documents you need
You’ll need to submit a copy of your enforcement notice.
You may also need to submit:
- documents that support your grounds and facts
- your planning obligation, if you have one
- a draft statement of common ground
- your appeal costs application
You can upload these documents when you appeal online or post them to the Planning Inspectorate.
Appeal online
You must have copyright permission to use any drawings or other documents.
You can upload the documents as any of these file types, as long as they’re smaller than 25MB:
- DOC or DOCX
- JPG or JPEG
- PNG
- TIF or TIFF
Make sure all documents are fully readable without any redacted text.
Appeal by post
Contact the Planning Inspectorate by phone for an appeal form to appeal by post.
The form will tell you where to send the completed form and required documents to.
Contact the Planning Inspectorate
You can ask for an appeal form over the phone or if you need help using the online service.
By phone
Planning Inspectorate customer support team
Telephone: 0303 444 5000
Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm (except public holidays)
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Online
You can also ask a question or make a complaint online.