The Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2000

Objections and representations: general

22.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, an objection or representation made in relation to an application shall only be an objection or representation for the purposes of these Rules if it—

(a) is received by the Secretary of State on or before the expiry date for objections;

(b) is made in writing;

(c) states the grounds of the objection or representation;

(d) indicates who is making the objection or representation; and

(e) provides an address to which any correspondence relating to that objection or representation may be sent.

(2) Where an objection or representation relates to information supplied by the applicant pursuant to rule 17 above after the application has been made, that objection or representation will be an objection or representation for the purposes of these Rules even where it is made after the expiry date for objections, if it is made not later than 42 days after the date on which the information is supplied to the Secretary of State or the last date on which a notice relating to the information is published in a newspaper pursuant to rule 17(4) above, whichever date is the later.

(3) In this rule and in rules 23 to 26 below, a reference to an objection or representation includes a reference to any document submitted with an objection or representation.