Article 6 Receipt of statements of case etc.
The local planning authority must ensure that, within 6 weeks of the starting date, 2 copies of its statement of case are received by the National Assembly; and a copy of its statement of case is received by any statutory party.
The local planning authority must—
include in its statement of case—
details of the time and place where the opportunity to inspect and take copies described in paragraph (13) below will be afforded; and
where rule 4(2) applies, the terms of any direction given together with a statement of the reasons together with any view expressed or representation made on which it intends to rely in its submissions at the inquiry; and
where rule 4(2) applies, within the period mentioned in paragraph (1) send a copy of its statement of case to the person concerned.
The appellant must ensure that, within 6 weeks of the starting date, 2 copies of its statement of case are received by the National Assembly and a copy is received by any statutory party.
The National Assembly must, as soon as practicable after receipt, send a copy of the local planning authority’s statement of case to the appellant and a copy of the appellant’s statement of case to the local planning authority.
The appellant and the local planning authority may in writing each require the other to send them a copy of any document, or of the relevant part of any document, referred to in the list of documents comprised in the other’s statement of case; and any such document, or relevant part, must be sent, as soon as practicable, to the party who required it.
The National Assembly may in writing require any other person who has notified it of an intention or a wish to take part in an inquiry, to send—
3 copies of that person’s statement of case to it within 4 weeks of being so required; and
a copy of that person’s statement of case to any statutory party;
and the National Assembly must, as soon as practicable after receipt, send a copy of each such statement of case to the local planning authority and to the appellant.
The National Assembly must, as soon as practicable:
send to any person from whom it requires a statement of case in accordance with paragraph (6) a copy of the statements of case of the appellant and the local planning authority; and
inform that person of the name and address of every person to whom that person’s statement of case is required to be sent.
The National Assembly may in writing require any person who has sent a statement of case in accordance with these Rules to provide such further information about the matters contained in the statement of case as it may specify and may specify the time within which the information must be received.
A local planning authority or appellant required to provide further information must ensure that—
2 copies of that information in writing are received by the National Assembly within the specified time; and
a copy is received by any statutory party within the specified time,
and the National Assembly must, as soon as practicable after receipt, send a copy of the further information received from the local planning authority to the appellant and a copy of the further information received from the appellant to the local planning authority.
Any other person required to provide further information must ensure that—
3 copies of that information in writing are received by the National Assembly within the specified time; and
a copy is received by any statutory party within the specified time,
and the National Assembly must, as soon as practicable after receipt, send a copy of the further information to the local planning authority and the appellant.
Any person other than the appellant who sends a statement of case to the National Assembly must send with it a copy of—
any document; or
the relevant part of any document,
referred to in the list comprised in that statement, unless a copy of the document or part of the document in question is already available for inspection pursuant to paragraph (13).
The National Assembly must, as soon as practicable after receipt, send to the inspector any statement of case, document, further information and written comments sent to it in accordance with this rule and received by it within the relevant period, if any, specified in this rule.
The local planning authority must afford to any person who so requests a reasonable opportunity to inspect and, where practicable, take copies of—
any statement of case, written comments, information or other document a copy of which has been sent to the local planning authority in accordance with this rule; and
the local planning authority’s completed questionnaire and statement of case together with a copy of any document, or of the relevant part of any document, referred to in the list comprised in that statement, and any written comments, information or other documents sent by the local planning authority pursuant to this rule.
If the local planning authority or the appellant wish to comment on another person’s statement of case they must ensure that within 9 weeks of the starting date—
2 copies of their written comments are received by the National Assembly; and
a copy of their written comments is received by any statutory party,
and the National Assembly must, as soon as practicable after receipt, send a copy of the written comments received from the local planning authority to the appellant and a copy of the written comments received from the appellant to the local planning authority.
Any person who sends a statement of case to the National Assembly under this rule, and who wishes to comment on another person’s statement of case, must ensure that within 9 weeks of the starting date—
3 copies of that person’s written comments are received by the National Assembly; and
a copy of those written comments is received by any statutory party,
and the National Assembly must, as soon as practicable after receipt, send a copy of the written comments to the local planning authority and the appellant.