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# The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2024

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2024 No. 317
Tribunals And Inquiries
Infrastructure Planning
The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2024
Made
6th March 2024
Laid before Parliament
8th March 2024
Coming into force
30th April 2024
The Lord Chancellor makes these Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 88(6), 90(3), 97(1), (4) and (5) and 232(3) of the Planning Act 2008.

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent {#rule-1}

(1) These Rules may be cited as the Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2024 and come into force on 30th April 2024.
(2) These Rules extend to England and Wales.

## 2 Amendments to the Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010 {#rule-2}

The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 5.

## 3 Amendment of rule 10: Written representations {#rule-3}

In rule 10, sub-paragraph (2) omit “(being a date not earlier than the end of a period of 21 days)”.

## 4 Amendment of rule 13: Notification of hearings {#rule-4}

In rule 13—
(a) In paragraph (1) substitute “ensure that the deadline is at least 21 days after the date on which notice of the deadline is given” with “give such notice of the deadline as appears to it to be reasonable”.
(b) in paragraph (3) substitute “ensure that at least 21 days’ notice is given of any hearing” with “give such notice of any hearing as appears to it to be reasonable”.
(c) in paragraph (6)—
(i) omit “the applicant must not later than 21 days”;
(ii) in the words before sub-paragraph (a) after “hearing” insert “, and as soon as practicable after being informed of that date, the applicant must—”.
(d) in paragraph (7)(a) after “situated” insert “or on a website maintained by or on behalf of the applicant”.

## 5 Amendment of rule 22: Form and service of notices etc {#rule-5}

In rule 22—
(a) in sub-paragraph (2)(c) omit “subject to paragraphs (3) to (6)”;
(b) omit paragraphs (3) to (6).

## 6 Transitional provision {#rule-6}

The amendments in these rules do not apply to any application for an order granting development consent under section 37 (Applications for orders granting development consent) of the Act made before 30th April 2024.