Planning Act 2008 (c. 29)

Part 6 E+W+S Deciding applications for orders granting development consent

Chapter 4 E+W+S Examination of applications under Chapter 2 or 3

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93 Open-floor hearings E+W+S

(1) The Examining authority must fix, and cause the interested parties to be informed of, the deadline by which an interested party must notify the Commission of the party's wish to be heard at an open-floor hearing.

(2) If the Commission receives notification from at least one interested party before the deadline, the Examining authority must cause an open-floor hearing to be held.

(3) At an open-floor hearing, each interested party is entitled (subject to the Examining authority's powers of control over the conduct of the hearing) to make oral representations about the application.