Article 7 Further power of inspector to hold pre-inquiry meetings

Where no pre-inquiry meeting is held pursuant to rule 5, an inspector may hold one if he thinks it desirable.

An inspector shall arrange for not less than 2 weeks written notice of a meeting he proposes to hold under paragraph (1) to be given to the applicant, the local planning authority, any person known at the date of the notice to be entitled to appear at the inquiry and any other person whose presence at the meeting appears to him to be desirable.

Rule 5(9) shall apply to a meeting held under this rule.