PART 4Procedure for Determination

Decision as to procedure to be followed

13.—(1) Where the local review body do not determine the review without further procedure, the local review body may determine the manner in which the review is to be conducted and are to do so in accordance with this regulation.

(2) The local review body may determine at any stage of the review that further representations should be made or further information should be provided to enable them to determine the review.

(3) Where the local review body so determine, the review or a stage of the review is to be conducted by one of, or by a combination of, the procedures mentioned in paragraph (4).

(4) The procedures are—

(a)by means of written submissions;

(b)by the holding of one or more hearing sessions; and

(c)by means of an inspection of the land to which the review relates.

(5) Where the local review body consider that such further representations should be made or information should be made available or provided by means of—

(a)written submissions, regulation 15 applies;

(b)a hearing session, the Hearing Session Rules apply; or

(c)an inspection of the land, regulation 16 applies.

(6) Notices given under regulation 15(1) or rule 1(1) of the Hearing Session Rules may be given separately or combined into a single notice.