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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-planning-changes-to-and-revocation-of-development-consent-orders-regulations-2011/regulation-31",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2011/2055",
  "legislation_title": "The Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-planning-changes-to-and-revocation-of-development-consent-orders-regulations-2011",
  "path": "regulation/31",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "31",
  "heading": "Written representations",
  "text": "(1) The Examining body's examination of an application is to take the form of consideration of written representations about the application.\n(2) Paragraph (1) has effect subject to—\n(a) any requirement under regulations 33, 34, or 35 below to cause a hearing to be held; and\n(b) any decision by the Examining body that any part of the examination is to take a form that is neither—\n(i) consideration of written representations, nor\n(ii) consideration of oral representations made at a hearing.\n(3) An interested party must ensure that any written representation that the party may wish to make is received by the Examining body by the date specified in the timetable set under regulation 30, or otherwise under this regulation, by the Examining body.\n(4) The Examining body may at any time specify the date (being a date not earlier than the end of a period of 21 days) by which a written representation to be submitted from an interested party must be received by the Examining body.\n(5) The Examining body may permit a written representation to be made by any person who is not an interested party.\n(6) Any person, other than the applicant, who submits a written representation, must identify in their written representation those parts of the application with which they agree and those parts with which they do not agree, and must state the reasons for such disagreement.\n(7) The Examining body must provide all interested parties with the opportunity to comment in writing on any written representation relevant to the examination of the application or specified matters.\n(8) The Examining body may in writing request—\n(a) a specified number of additional copies of any representation;\n(b) responses to questions posed by the Examining body about the matters contained in any representation; and\n(c) such further information about the matters contained in any representation as the Examining body may specify,\nand shall specify the date by which these must be received by it.\n(9) Any person who receives a request in accordance with paragraph (8) above must ensure that the additional copies, responses to written questions or further information are received by the Examining body by the date specified.\n(10) The Examining body may disregard any written representations, responses to questions or further information received after the date, or the expiry of the period, specified for their receipt.\n(11) The Examining body must make all written representations, responses to written questions and further information received by it available in accordance with regulation 46 as soon as is practicable.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2055/regulation/31",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:57:57.291233+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."
}