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Notification of decision

13.—(1) The Secretary of State shall notify his decision, and his reasons therefor, in writing to the applicant, the local planning authority and the section 29 parties and to any person who, having appeared at the inquiry, has asked to be notified of the decision.

(2) Where a copy of the appointed person's report is not sent with the notification of the decision, the notification shall be accompanied by a summary of the appointed person's conclusions and recommendations; and if any person entitled to be notified of the Secretary of State's decision under the last foregoing paragraph has not received a copy of the appointed person's report, he shall be supplied with a copy thereof on written application made to the Secretary of State within one month from the date of his decision.

(3) For the purpose of this rule “reportdoes not include documents, photographs or plans appended to the report but any person entitled to be supplied with a copy of the report under paragraph (2) of this rule may apply to the Secretary of State in writing within six weeks of the notification to him of the decision or the supply to him of the report, whichever is the later, for an opportunity of inspecting such documents, photographs and plans and the Secretary of State shall afford him an opportunity accordingly.