Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015

Appeal against entry on register

9. (1) The owner of a site that is entered on the register under section 6 (2) may appeal against such entry to the Board within 28 days after the date of the notice given to him or her under section 7 (3).

(2) On an appeal under this section the burden of showing that the site, or a majority of the site, was not vacant or idle for the duration of the 12 months concerned is on the owner of the site.

(3) Where the Board determines that a site was not vacant or idle for the duration of the 12 months concerned or was no longer a vacant site on the date on which the site was entered on the register in accordance with section 6 (2) it shall give written notice to the planning authority who shall cancel the entry on the register in respect of that site.

(4) Where the owner of a vacant site appeals under subsection (1) against the entry of a site on the register the entry shall not take effect until the appeal is finally determined.

(5) Where an appeal under subsection (1) against an entry of a site on the register is unsuccessful or is withdrawn the entry shall be deemed to have effect from the date on which the site was entered under section 6 (2).