The Developments of National Significance (Wales) Regulations 2016

Pre-inquiry meetings E+W

31.—(1) The appointed person may hold a pre-inquiry meeting prior to an inquiry to consider what may be done with a view to securing that the inquiry is conducted efficiently and expeditiously.

(2) An appointed person must give not less than two weeks’ written notice of a pre-inquiry meeting which the appointed person proposes to hold under paragraph (1) to—

(a) the applicant;

(b) the local planning authority;

(c) any person invited by the appointed person to take part at the pre-inquiry meeting.

(3) Where a pre-inquiry meeting has been held pursuant to paragraph (1), the appointed person may hold a further pre-inquiry meeting and must arrange for such notice to be given of a further pre-inquiry meeting as appears necessary.

(4) The appointed person—

(a) is to preside at any pre-inquiry meeting;

(b) is to determine the matters to be discussed and the procedure to be followed;

(c) may require any person present at the pre-inquiry meeting who, in the appointed person’s opinion, is behaving in a disruptive manner to leave; and

(d) may refuse to permit that person to return or to attend any further pre-inquiry meeting, or

(e) may permit that person to return or attend only on such conditions as the appointed person may specify.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 31 in force at 1.3.2016, see reg. 1(2)