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Article 15 Site inspections

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(1)

The inspector may make an unaccompanied inspection of the land before or during an inquiry without giving notice of his intention to the persons entitled to appear at the inquiry.

(2)

The inspector may, during an inquiry or after its close, inspect the land in the company of the applicant, the local planning authority and any statutory party; and he shall make such an inspection if so requested by the applicant or the local planning authority before or during an inquiry.

(3)

In all cases where the inspector intends to make an inspection of the kind referred to in paragraph (2) he shall announce during the inquiry the date and time at which he proposes to make it.

(4)

The inspector shall not be bound to defer an inspection of the kind referred to in paragraph (2) where any person mentioned in that paragraph is not present at the time appointed.