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Planning Bill

Planning consents - Conditions and other requirements relating to decisions - Appeals

155: Procedure for appeal

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"How to appeal a decision about a planning issue"

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If you want to appeal a decision under section 154, you must fill out a notice of appeal in the correct form. You need to say why you are appealing and what you want to happen. You also need to include any other information required by regulations. You must give the notice to the Environment Court and the consent authority within 15 working days of getting the decision. You also need to give a copy of the notice to everyone involved, except yourself, within 5 working days of lodging it with the Environment Court.

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Part 4Planning consents
Conditions and other requirements relating to decisions: Appeals

155Procedure for appeal

  1. Notice of an appeal under section 154 must be in the prescribed form and—

  2. state the reasons for the appeal and the relief sought; and
    1. state any matters required by regulations; and
      1. be lodged with the Environment Court and served on the consent authority whose decision is appealed within 15 working days after receiving notice the decision in accordance with this Act.

        1. The appellant must ensure that a copy of the notice of appeal is served on every person referred to in section 154(1) (other than the appellant) within 5 working days of the notice being lodged with the Environment Court.