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The Town and Country Planning (Crown Development Applications) (Hearings and Inquiries) Rules 2025

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19 Appearances at inquiry

(1) The persons entitled to appear at an inquiry are— (a) the applicant; (b) the appointed representative, if any; (c) the relevant local planning authority; (d) any of the following bodies if the land is situated in their area and they are not the local planning authority— (i) a county or district council; (ii) an enterprise zone authority designated under Schedule 32 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980; (iii) the Broads Authority, within the meaning of the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988; (iv) a housing action trust specified in an order made under section 67(1) of the Housing Act 1988; (e) where the land is in an area previously designated as a new town under the New Towns Act 1981, the Homes and Communities Agency; (f) any statutory party; (g) the council of the parish in which the land is situated, if that council made representations to the Secretary of State pursuant to article 21 of the 2025 Order; (h) where the application was required to be notified to the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England under section 14 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, that Commission; (i) any other person who has sent a statement of case to the Secretary of State in accordance with rule 13. (2) Nothing in paragraph (1) prevents the inspector from permitting any other person to appear at the inquiry, and such permission must not be unreasonably withheld. (3) Any person entitled or permitted to appear may do so on their own behalf or be represented by any other person.

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19 Appearances at inquiry

(1) The persons entitled to appear at an inquiry are— (a) the applicant; (b) the appointed representative, if any; (c) the relevant local planning authority; (d) any of the following bodies if the land is situated in their area and they are not the local planning authority— (i) a county or district council; (ii) an enterprise zone authority designated under Schedule 32 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980; (iii) the Broads Authority, within the meaning of the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988; (iv) a housing action trust specified in an order made under section 67(1) of the Housing Act 1988; (e) where the land is in an area previously designated as a new town under the New Towns Act 1981, the Homes and Communities Agency; (f) any statutory party; (g) the council of the parish in which the land is situated, if that council made representations to the Secretary of State pursuant to article 21 of the 2025 Order; (h) where the application was required to be notified to the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England under section 14 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, that Commission; (i) any other person who has sent a statement of case to the Secretary of State in accordance with rule 13. (2) Nothing in paragraph (1) prevents the inspector from permitting any other person to appear at the inquiry, and such permission must not be unreasonably withheld. (3) Any person entitled or permitted to appear may do so on their own behalf or be represented by any other person.

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