# The Town and Country Planning (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1988, Article 3: Application of Rules


(1) These Rules apply in relation to any local inquiry caused by the Secretary of State to be held in England or Wales before he determines—
(a) an application in relation to planning permission referred to him under section 35 or an appeal to him under section 36, or under section 36 as applied by section 37;
(b) an application for consent referred to him under a tree preservation order or an appeal to him under such an order, with the exceptions that rule 4(1) shall not apply and the references to a section 29(3) party shall be omitted;
(c) an application in relation to listed building consent referred to him under paragraph 4 of Schedule 11 or an appeal to him under paragraph 8 of Schedule 11, or under paragraph 8 as applied by paragraph 9 of that Schedule, including an application or appeal referred or made under any of those paragraphs as applied by section 56B(2);
(d) an application in relation to conservation area consent referred to him under paragraph 4 of Schedule 11 or an appeal to him under paragraph 8 of Schedule 11, or under paragraph 8 as applied by paragraph 9 of that Schedule, as those paragraphs are applied in the case of such an application or appeal by virtue of section 277A, including an application or appeal to which section 56B(2) is applied by section 277A,
but do not apply in relation to any local inquiry by reason of the application of any provision mentioned in this paragraph by any other enactment.
(2) Where these Rules apply in relation to an appeal which at some time fell to be disposed of in accordance with the Town and Country Planning Appeals (Determination by Inspectors) (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1988 or Rules superseded by those Rules, any step taken or thing done under those Rules which could have been done under any corresponding provision of these Rules shall have effect as if it had been taken or done under that corresponding provision.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/944/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-inquiries-procedure-rules-1988/article-3
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