Legal Consequences of a Third Party Challenging a Building Permit: A Comparative Study in French and Jordanian Law

Abstract

 Appeals against building permits possess distinct characteristics that differentiate them from regular litigation procedures before administrative courts, this is because the procedures for appealing building permits aim to provide a level of protection for the beneficiaries of these permits without infringing upon the rights of the appellant. Since the decision to grant a building permit is an administrative one subject to appeal in front the administrative courts, and the nature of this appeal differs from the usual appeal against administrative decisions made by those directly affected. Whereas appealing the decision to grant building permits can be made by third parties who may suffer from the execution of construction works, resulting in significant consequences for the permit beneficiary.