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

Notification of name of inspector

5.—(1) This rule applies where a hearing is to be held for the purposes of a transferred appeal.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary of State shall notify the name of the inspector to every person entitled to appear at the hearing.

(3) Where the Secretary of State appoints another inspector instead of the person previously appointed and it is not practicable to notify the new appointment before the hearing is held, the inspector holding the hearing shall, at its commencement, announce his name and the fact of his appointment.