{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-2010/regulation-14E",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-2010/regulation-14E.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/2214",
  "legislation_title": "The Building Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-2010",
  "path": "regulation/14E",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "14E",
  "heading": "Appeal against a building control authority’s rejection of an application for building control approval: Wales",
  "text": "(1) A person (“the appellant”) who has made an application for building control approval with full plans to a building control authority may appeal to the Welsh Ministers against the decision of the building control authority to reject the application provided the appeal is made within 15 ... days beginning with the day after the day on which the building control authority notifies the person under regulation 14D(6) (determination of applications for building control approval with full plans: Wales).\n(2) The Welsh Ministers may allow an appeal under paragraph (1) only if they are satisfied that the decision appealed against was wrong on one or more of the following grounds—\n(a) that the decision was based on error of fact;\n(b) that the decision was wrong in law;\n(c) that the decision was unreasonable;\n(d) that the decision was made without following the procedures set out in the Act or regulations made under the Act.\n(3) If the Welsh Ministers allow an appeal they may quash or vary the decision.\n(4) A person aggrieved with the decision of the Welsh Ministers on an appeal under this regulation may appeal that decision to the magistrates’ court within 15 ... days, beginning with the day after the day on which the Welsh Ministers notifies the person of their decision.\n(5) The magistrates’ court may allow an appeal referred to in paragraph (4) only if it is satisfied that the decision appealed against was wrong on one or more of the following grounds—\n(a) that the decision was based on error of fact;\n(b) that the decision was wrong in law;\n(c) that the decision was unreasonable;\n(d) that the decision was made without following the procedures set out in the Act or regulations made under the Act.\n(6) If the magistrates’ court allows an appeal it may quash or vary the decision.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regs. 14D, 14E inserted (W.) (1.7.2026) by The Building etc. (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1320), regs. 1(2), 7(2) (with regs. 19, 21)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in reg. 14E omitted (20.7.2026) by virtue of The Building etc. (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/112), regs. 1(2), 3(6)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2214/regulation/14E",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:31:48.980832+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}