# The Town and Country Planning (Inquiries Procedure) (Wales) Rules 2003, Article 18: Notification of decision


(1) The National Assembly must, as soon as practicable, notify its decision on an application or appeal, and its reasons for it in writing to—
(a) the applicant and the local planning authority;
(b) all persons entitled to, and who did, take part in the inquiry; and
(c) any other person who, having taken part in the inquiry, has asked to be notified of the decision.
(2) Where a copy of the inspector’s report is not sent with the notification of the decision, the notification must be accompanied by a statement of the inspector’s conclusions and of any recommendations made by the inspector, and if a person entitled to be notified of the decision has not received a copy of that report, that person must be supplied with a copy of it on written application to the National Assembly.
(3) In this rule “report” includes any assessor’s report appended to the inspector’s report but does not include any other documents so appended; but any person who has received a copy of the report may apply to the National Assembly in writing, within 6 weeks of the date of the National Assembly’s decision, for an opportunity to inspect any such documents and the National Assembly must afford that person that opportunity.
(4) Any person applying to the National Assembly under paragraph (2) must ensure that the application is received by the National Assembly within 4 weeks of the National Assembly’s determination.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1266/article/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-inquiries-procedure-wales-rules-2003/article-18
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