Article 7 Further power of inspector to hold pre-inquiry meetings
(1)
Where no pre-inquiry meeting is held pursuant to rule 5, an inspector who thinks it necessary may hold one.
(2)
An inspector must give not less than 2 weeks' written notice of a pre-inquiry meeting which the inspector proposes to hold under paragraph (1) to—
(a)
the applicant;
(b)
the local planning authority;
(c)
any statutory party; and
(d)
any other person whose presence at the pre-inquiry meeting appears to the inspector to be desirable.
(3)
Rule 5(8) applies to a pre-inquiry meeting held under this rule.