Article 11 Appearances at inquiry

(1)

The persons entitled to appear at an inquiry are—

(a)

the applicant;

(b)

the local planning authority;

(c)

any of the following bodies if the land is situated in their area and they are not the local planning authority—

(i)

a county or district council;

(ii)

a National Park Committee within the meaning of paragraph 5 of Schedule 17 to the Local Government Act 1972^f1;

(iii)

a joint planning board constituted under section 1(2) or a joint planning board or special planning board reconstituted under Part I of Schedule 17 to the Local Government Act 1972;

(iv)

an urban development corporation established under section 135 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;

(d)

where the land is in an area designated as a new town, the development corporation for the new town or the Commission for the New Towns as its successor;

(e)

a section 29(3) party;

(f)

the council of the parish or community in which the land is situated, if that council made representations to the local planning authority in respect of the application in pursuance of a provision of a development order;

(g)

where the application was required to be notified to the Commission under paragraph 6 of Schedule 11 (listed building consent in Greater London), the Commission;

(h)

any other person who has served a statement of case in accordance with rule 6(4) or who has served an outline statement in accordance with rule 5(6).

(2)

Any other person may appear at an inquiry at the discretion of the inspector.

(3)

Any person entitled or permitted to appear may do so on his own behalf or be represented by counsel, solicitor or any other person.

(4)

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

f1: 1972 c. 70.