Part II ... Power to Control Felling of Trees
Enforcement of licence conditions and felling directions
F126AAppeals against notices given under section 24C(3) and 24D(2)
(1)
The following persons have a right to bring an appeal against a notice given under section 24C(3) if the person thinks that any of the grounds set out in subsection (2) applies—
(a)
the person to whom the notice was given;
(b)
a person who has such estate or interest in the land as is referred to in section 10(1);
(c)
the owner of the trees.
(2)
The grounds are—
(a)
a condition referred to in the notice has been complied with or is being complied with;
(b)
suspending or revoking the felling licence is unreasonable or disproportionate;
(c)
the variation of a condition of the felling licence, or the imposition of a new condition, is unreasonable or disproportionate;
(d)
a step specified in the notice is unreasonable or disproportionate;
(e)
where the notice has suspended the felling licence, the suspension should have been brought to an end by a notice given under section 24C(7)(b).
(3)
A person to whom a notice has been given under section 24D(2) has a right to bring an appeal against the notice if the person thinks that a step specified in the notice is unreasonable or disproportionate.
(4)
An appeal under this section is brought by serving a notice on the Welsh Ministers requesting that they refer the matter to a committee appointed in accordance with section 27 (and see section 26C for further provision about such requests).