Cap. 551 Art. 13Time-frames for lodging of appeals. Cap. 552. S.L. 552.13.

(1) Unless otherwise provided under any provision of this

Act, an appeal shall be lodged before the Tribunal within thirty days from date of publication of the decision on the Department of Information website by the Planning Authority:

Provided that appeals from decisions which do not need to be published shall be lodged before the Tribunal within thirty days from date of notification of the decision.

(2) If an appeal has been lodged with the Tribunal by any party other than the applicant in accordance with the provisions of article 77(3) of the Development Planning Act, and the applicant submits a request for reconsideration in accordance with the provisions of the Development Planning (Procedure for Applications and their

Determination) Regulations or any other regulations which may from time to time succeed the said regulations, the proceedings before the Tribunal shall be suspended until the request for the reconsideration has been determined and a copy of the decision has been submitted to the Tribunal by the Planning Authority, and any time periods established under the provisions of this Act in relation to the proceedings before the Tribunal shall commence from the date of receipt by the Tribunal of the decision on the request for reconsideration:

Provided that any party other than the applicant who had lodged his appeal as above-stated, shall within a period of thirty days from notification of the decision on the request for reconsideration, amend his appeal or make further submissions to the Tribunal, if he deems it necessary.

(3) Any person who feels aggrieved by a notice served on him may lodge an appeal against it before the Tribunal within fifteen days from the service of the notice or within fifteen days from the publication of the said notice on the Department of Information website, should the Planning Authority deem fit to make such a publication.