The Town and Country Planning (Enforcement) (Hearings Procedure) (Wales) Rules 2003

Procedure following remitting of appeal

17.—(1) Where an appeal, for which a hearing has been held, is remitted by any court to the National Assembly for re-hearing and re-determination, the National Assembly—

(a) must send to the persons entitled to, and who did, take part in the hearing a written statement of the matters on which further representations are invited in order for it to consider the appeal further;

(b) must give those persons the opportunity to make written representations to it on those matters or to ask for the re-opening of the hearing; and

(c) may, as it thinks fit, cause the hearing to be re-opened or an inquiry held instead (whether by the same or a different inspector) and, if it re-opens the hearing, paragraphs (2) to (6) of rule 6 apply as if references to a hearing were references to a re-opened hearing.

(2) Those persons making representations or asking for the hearing to be re-opened under paragraph (1)(b) must ensure that such representations or requests are received by the National Assembly within 3 weeks of the date of the written statement sent under paragraph (1)(a).