Article 15 Appearances at inquiry
The persons entitled to appear at an inquiry are—
the applicant;
a qualifying planning authority;
any of the following bodies if the land is situated in their area and they are not the relevant planning authority—
a county, county borough or district council (including the council of the Isles of Scilly);
a joint planning board constituted under section 2(1) or 2(1B) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990f1;
an urban development corporation established by order under section 135(1) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980f2;
where the land is in an area previously designated as a new town, the Commission for New Towns;
a qualifying objector who has returned a registration form in accordance with rule 6(4)(a);
any other person who has sent a statement of case in accordance with rule 11(2).
Nothing in paragraph (1) shall prevent the inspector from permitting any other person to appear at an inquiry, and such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Any person entitled or permitted to appear may do so on his own behalf or be represented by any other person.
An inspector may allow one or more persons to appear for the benefit of some or all of any persons having a similar interest in the matter under inquiry.
Annotations
Footnotes
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1990 c.8; section 2 was amended by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c.19), section 19(1) and 19(4)(a) and Schedule 18. There are other amendments to section 2 which are not relevant to these Rules. S.I. 1999/672, article 2, and Schedule 1 transfers the functions of the Secretary of State under section 2, so far as they are exercisable in relation to Wales, to the National Assembly for Wales.
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1980 c.65. There is an amendment to section 135 which is not relevant to these Rules. S.I. 1999/672, article 2, and Schedule 1 transfers the function of the Secretary of State under section 135, so far as it is exercisable in relation to Wales, to the National Assembly for Wales.