Coast Protection, England Citation, commencement and application 1 These Regulations— a may be cited as the Designation of Features (Appeals) (England) Regulations 2012; b come into force on the day after the date on which they are made; and c apply in relation to designations of structures or features in England. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations— “consent decision” means a decision in connection with consent on an application under paragraph 6 of Schedule 1; “enforcement notice” means an enforcement notice given under paragraph 11 of Schedule 1; and “Schedule 1” means Schedule 1 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010. Right to appeal a designation 3 1 An owner who is given a notice under paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 1 may appeal on any ground to the First-tier Tribunal against the designation. 2 On deciding an appeal under paragraph (1), the First-tier Tribunal must confirm or cancel the designation. Right to appeal a decision on an application for consent to alter, remove or replace 4 1 An owner who is given notice of a consent decision may appeal on any ground to the First-tier Tribunal against the decision. 2 For the purpose of paragraph (1), a responsible authority which, at the end of the last day of the notice period, has not given an owner notice of a consent decision which it has made is taken to have given the owner notice on that day refusing to give consent. 3 On deciding an appeal under paragraph (1), the First-tier Tribunal must confirm the consent decision or substitute it. 4 In this regulation, “notice period” means the period of 2 months beginning with the day following that on which a responsible authority receives an application for consent under paragraph 6 of Schedule 1. Right to appeal a refusal to cancel a designation 5 1 An owner who is given notice of refusal of an application may appeal on any ground to the First-tier Tribunal against the refusal to cancel the designation. 2 For the purpose of paragraph (1), a responsible authority which, at the end of the last day of the notice period, has not given an owner notice of a decision which it has made on an application is taken to have given the owner notice on that day refusing the application. 3 On deciding an appeal under paragraph (1), the First-tier Tribunal must confirm the refusal or cancel the designation. 4 In this regulation— “application” means an application under paragraph 9 of Schedule 1; and “notice period” means the period of 2 months beginning with the day following that on which a responsible authority receives an application. Right to appeal an enforcement notice 6 1 A person who is given an enforcement notice may appeal on any ground to the First-tier Tribunal against the notice. 2 On deciding an appeal under paragraph (1), the First-tier Tribunal must— a confirm the enforcement notice; or b determine that the notice is to cease to have effect. Review 7 1 The Secretary of State must from time to time— a carry out a review of these Regulations; b set out the conclusions of the review in a report; and c publish the report. 2 The report must in particular— a set out the objectives intended to be achieved by these Regulations; b assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved; and c assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved with a system that imposes less regulation. 3 The first report under this regulation must be published before the end of the period of 5 years beginning with the day on which these Regulations come into force. 4 Reports under this regulation are afterwards to be published at intervals not exceeding 5 years. Taylor of Holbeach Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 23rd July 2012