{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-hearings-procedure-england-rules-2000/article-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-hearings-procedure-england-rules-2000/article-17.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2000/1626",
  "legislation_title": "The Town and Country Planning (Hearings Procedure) (England) Rules 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-hearings-procedure-england-rules-2000",
  "path": "article/17",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Procedure following quashing of decision",
  "text": "(1) Where a decision of the Secretary of State or an inspector on an appeal in respect of which a hearing has been held is quashed in proceedings before any court, the Secretary of State—\n(a) shall send to the persons entitled to appear at the hearing who appeared at it a written statement of the matters with respect to which further representations are invited for the purposes of his further consideration of the appeal;\n(b) shall afford to those persons the opportunity of making written representations to him in respect of those matters or of asking for the re-opening of the hearing; and\n(c) may, as he thinks fit, cause the hearing to be re-opened or an inquiry held instead (whether by the same or a different inspector) and if he re-opens the hearing paragraphs (2) to (6) of rule 7 shall apply as if the references to a hearing were to a re-opened hearing.\n(2) Those persons making representations or asking for the hearing to be re-opened under paragraph (1)(b) shall ensure that such representations or request are received by the Secretary of State within 3 weeks of the date of the written statement sent under paragraph (1)(a).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1626/article/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:08:17.784900+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."
}