One World... I appeal!

Who has the right to appeal?

You have a right to Appeal under Section 37 of the Development Planning Act 1992 if you feel aggrieved about a decision taken by the Development Control Commission. You may either request Mepa to reconsider the decision or appeal to the Appeals Board against the decision.

Can I just appeal from a decision any time?

There are time limits envisaged by law:

Requests for reconsideration shall be made within 30 days of the receipt of the decision by the applicant;

Appeals to the Appeals Board must be made within 30 days of the receipt of the decision by the applicant;

Where a request for a reconsideration of a decision by Mepa has been made within the time limit set above, the 30-day period for making an appeal starts when the authority's reply on the reconsideration is received and, if no reply is received within 30 days, the period for making an appeal commences on the date on which the authority should have determined the reconsideration, i.e. 30 days from the date on which the request for reconsideration was received by the authority.