# The Town and Country Planning (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1992, 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 77, or an appeal to him under section 78, of the Planning Act;
(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 statutory party shall be omitted;
(c) an application for listed building consent referred to him under section 12, or for variation or discharge of conditions referred to him under that section as applied by section 19, or an appeal to him under section 20, of the Listed Buildings Act;
(d) an application for conservation area consent referred to him under section 12 (including an application to which that section is applied by section 19), or an appeal to him under section 20, of the Listed Buildings Act as those sections are applied by virtue of section 74(3) of that Act,
but do not apply 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with the Town and Country Planning Appeals (Determination by Inspectors) (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1992 or Rules superseded by those Rules, any step taken or thing done under those Rules which could have been done under any corresponding provision of these Rules shall have effect as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/1992/2038/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-inquiries-procedure-rules-1992/article-3
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