The Town and Country Planning (Hearings Procedure) (Wales) Rules 2003

Notification of decision—non-transferred appeals

15.—(1) This rule applies where a hearing has been held for the purposes of a non-transferred appeal.

(2) The National Assembly must notify its decision on an appeal, and its reasons for it, in writing to—

(a) the appellant and the local planning authority;

(b) all persons entitled to, and who did, take part in the hearing; and

(c) any other person who, having taken part in the hearing, has asked to be notified of the decision.

(3) 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.

(4) In this rule, “report” does not include any documents appended to the inspector’s report; but any person who has received a copy of the report may apply to the National Assembly in writing for an opportunity of inspecting any such documents and the National Assembly must afford that person that opportunity.

(5) A person applying to the National Assembly under—

(a) paragraph (3) must ensure that the application is received by the National Assembly within 4 weeks;

(b) paragraph (4) must ensure that the application is received by the National Assembly within 6 weeks,

of the date of the National Assembly’s decision.