The Town and Country Planning (Enforcement Notices and Appeals) Regulations 1991

Public notice of appeal

8.—(1) Where an appeal has been made to the Secretary of State against an enforcement notice issued by a local planning authority and he proposes not to hold a local inquiry, the authority shall give notice of the appeal to occupiers of properties in the locality of the site to which the enforcement notice relates and to any other persons who in the opinion of the authority are affected by the breach of planning control or contravention of listed building or conservation area control which is alleged in the enforcement notice.

(2) Any notice given under paragraph (1) of this regulation shall include—

(a) a description of the alleged breach of control;

(b) in the case of an appeal against an enforcement notice issued under section 172 of the principal Act, a statement of the reasons specified in the notice under regulation 3(a) of these Regulations;

(c) the grounds on which the appellant appealed against the enforcement notice; and

(d) a statement inviting interested persons to submit comments in writing to the local planning authority within such time as may be specified in the notice.