Appeals may be made to the Secretary of State under paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 14 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Appeals must be made in writing within 28 days of the decision letter from the authority refusing to make the order.
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Schedule 14 Appeal Guidance and Schedule 14 appeal form updated to include links to the AI guidance
The overall target for handling these cases is now 30 weeks, this was 26 weeks.
Booklet updated with links to the Planning Inspectorate new Privacy Policy
Schedule 14 Appeal guidance updated
Guidance updated as Defra advised that any appeals received on or after 1 October 2019 were the Council are directed to make an order, may also be directed to do so by a certain date.