Appeal a decision about a tree preservation order

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After you appeal

皇冠体育app Planning Inspectorate will check your appeal to make sure it鈥檚 valid. 皇冠体育appy鈥檒l tell you what happens next and how long your appeal may take.

皇冠体育appir decision about your appeal will be based on:

  • the information you send
  • a site visit
  • your council鈥檚 documents, for example the tree preservation order

Your case officer will write to you if they need more information.

You鈥檒l normally get a decision within 27 weeks.

Interested parties

皇冠体育app council may decide to contact anyone who commented on your original application (鈥榠nterested parties鈥�). Your case officer will consider the statements any interested parties made.

Interested parties cannot make any further comments during the appeal but can withdraw their original statement.

If anyone behaves unreasonably

You can apply for an 鈥榓ward of costs鈥� if anyone involved in your appeal has cost you money by behaving unreasonably, for example missing deadlines. However, you might have to pay another party鈥檚 costs too.

You can complain about how the Planning Inspectorate handled your appeal. 皇冠体育appre鈥檚 no time limit for complaints.