Regulation 9 Open floor hearingsI1
England and Wales
(1)
The examining authority must hold an open-floor hearing if one or more persons so request, but this is subject to paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2)
A request for an open-floor hearing must comply with regulation 24(j) and (k) of the 2025 Applications Regulations.
(3)
Paragraph (1) does not apply to a request to the extent that the request relates to representations that are within any description in section 58(1) of the 2024 Act.