The Town and Country Planning (Costs of Inquiries etc.) (Examination in Public) Regulations 1996

Subsistence allowance

5.  The subsistence allowance prescribed under section 303A(8) of the 1990 Act is, except as specified in paragraphs (2) and (3), in respect of absence of the appointed person from his usual place of residence of the duration described in the first column of Schedule 2 to these Regulations, the amount specified in relation to it in the second column of that Schedule.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), for each complete period of 24 hours the appointed person necessarily spends away from his usual place of residence to enable him to conduct the business of the examination in public he shall be entitled to an allowance of—

(a) £62.45 per night spent away from that place of residence, where the examination in public is in the area of the London boroughs, the City of London, the City of Westminster, the Inner Temple or the Middle Temple;

(b) £60.00 per night in any other case; and

(c) £5.00 for incidental expenses.

(3) The subsistence allowance specified shall be the actual cost of accommodation and meals where the cost of the only suitable accommodation and meals which can be obtained exceeds the allowance specified in paragraph (2).