The Town and Country Planning (Major Infrastructure Project Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules 2005

Appearances at inquiry

15.—(1) The persons entitled to appear at an inquiry are—

(a) the applicant;

(b) the local planning authority;

(c) any of the following bodies if the land is situated in their area and they are not the local planning authority—

(i) a county or district council;

(ii) a National Park authority established under section 63 of the Environment Act 1995(1);

(iii) an enterprise zone authority designated under Schedule 32 to the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980(2);

(iv) the Broads Authority, within the meaning of the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988(3);

(v) a housing action trust specified in an order made under section 67(1) of the Housing Act 1988(4);

(vi) an urban development corporation established by order of the Secretary of State under section 135(1) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;

(d) where the land is in an area previously designated as a new town, the Commission for the New Towns;

(e) any statutory party;

(f) any major participant;

(g) the council of the parish in which the land is situated, if that council made representations to the local planning authority in respect of the application in pursuance of a provision of a development order;

(h) where the application was required to be notified to the Commission under section 14 of the Listed Buildings Act, the Commission; and

(i) any other person who has sent a statement of case in accordance with rule 11(2).

(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall prevent the inspector from permitting any other person to appear at an inquiry, and such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.

(3) Any person entitled or permitted to appear may do so on his own behalf or be represented by any other person.

(1)

1995 c. 25.

(2)

1980 c. 65, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Rules.

(3)

1988 c. 4, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Rules.

(4)

1988 c. 50. Section 67(1) was amended by the Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 11), sections 3, 4, Schedule 1 Part 1 and Schedule 2, paragraph 79(3).