Guide to taking part in planning appeals: Wales, 2003
Appendix 3 The inquiry procedure
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Appeal made (within the 6-month time limit)
We set a starting date
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Does not apply. |
They send the appeal form and all supporting
documents to us and the the LPA. |
The LPA receive the appeal documents.
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Within 2 weeks from the starting date
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You receive the LPA's letter about the
appeal, telling you that you must send us any comments within 6 weeks
from the starting date. |
They receive a filled-in questionnaire
and any supporting documents from the LPA. |
The LPA send the appellant and us a
filled-in questionnaire and supporting documents. They write to you
about the appeal. |
Within 6 weeks from the start date (We will
not normally accept late statements or comments. Instead we will
return them.)
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You send us 3 copies of any comments.
If you want a copy of the Inspector's decision notice you must ask
us for one in writing. |
They send us 2 copies of their inquiry
statement. |
The LPA send us 2 copies of their inquiry
statement. |
Within 9 weeks from the starting date
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The appellant and LPA make their final written comments.
You cannot make more written comments at this stage.
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They send us 2 copies of their final comments on the LPA's statement
and on comments from you.
No new evidence is allowed.
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The LPA send us 2 copies of their final comments on the appellants
statement and on any comments from you.
No new evidence is allowed.
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4 weeks before the inquiry |
The LPA tell you where you can see the
appeal papers.They also tell you about the inquiry arrangements. |
They send us 2 copies of their written
statement of evidence and 1 copy of the statement of common ground.
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The LPA send us 2 copies of their written
statement of evidence. The LPA put a notice in a local paper about
the inquiry and tell you about the arrangements. |
You can go to the inquiry and give your views.
Decision:
After the inquiry, the Inspector writes the decision or sends a report
to the Assembly. Where the Inspector decides the appeals we will send
a copy of the decision notice to the appellant, the LPA and anyone else
who asks us for a copy.

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