UK Statutory Instrument 2000 United Kingdom

The Town and Country Planning (Hearings Procedure) (England) Rules 2000

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Enforced by

Planning Inspectorate

What's here

2 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Plus 2 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

s.008

Method of procedure

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State or Inspector may change hearing to a formal inquiry Crown / Minister / Government department
s.012

Site inspections

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Inspector must conduct site inspections if requested or necessary Statutory regulator
Browse 38 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.art001

Citation, commencement and extent

s.art002

Interpretation

s.art003

Application of Rules

s.art004

Preliminary information to be supplied by local planning authority

s.art005

Notification of name of inspector

s.art006

Receipt of hearing statements

s.art007

Date and notification of hearing

s.art008

Method of procedure

s.art009

Appearances at hearing

s.art010

Inspector may act in place of Secretary of State in respect of transferred appeals

s.art011

Procedure at hearing

s.art012

Site inspections

s.art013

Procedure after hearing—non-transferred appeals

s.art014

Procedure after hearing—transferred appeals

s.art015

Notification of decision—non-transferred appeals

s.art016

Notification of decision—transferred appeals

s.art017

Procedure following quashing of decision

s.art018

Further time and additional copies

s.art019

Notices by post

s.art020

Mayor of London

Enforcement and responsible bodies

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The Planning Inspectorate

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