The High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) (Planning Appeals) (Written Representations Procedure) (England) Regulations 2017

Notice to, and representations by, third parties

7.—(1) The authority must, within a period of 7 days beginning with the starting date, serve notice on all third parties informing them of the appeal.

(2) A notice under paragraph (1) must—

(a) summarise the request to which the appeal relates, and the grounds of the appeal;

(b) contain the information specified in regulation 6;

(c) inform third parties that they may, within a period of 21 days beginning with the starting date, submit representations to the appropriate Ministers in respect of the appeal;

(d) state that the appropriate Ministers will copy those representations to the appellant and to the authority;

(e) state that copies of any representations already submitted to the authority about the request (other than representations which were not taken into account because the maker requested they be treated as confidential) will be sent by the authority to the appropriate Ministers and the appellant.

(3) Any representations submitted pursuant to paragraph (2)(c) and any copies of representations mentioned in paragraph (2)(e) must be submitted to the appropriate Ministers within a period of 21 days beginning with the starting date.

(4) An authority submitting a copy of representations to the appropriate Ministers pursuant to paragraph (2)(e) must at the same time send a copy to the appellant.

(5) The appropriate Ministers must, on receipt of representations made pursuant to paragraph (2)(c), at the same time send a copy of them to the appellant and to the authority.