The Town and Country Planning (Costs of Inquiries etc.) (Examination in Public) (England) Regulations 2000

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which extend to England only, apply in relation to any person who is after 1st October 2000 appointed to conduct, or is appointed as one of the persons who are to conduct, an examination in public under section 35B(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and whose remuneration, and travelling or subsistence allowances (if any), in respect of the appointment are to be paid by the local planning authority.

Examinations in public are a form of administrative hearing which are usually held before the adoption of proposals for the alteration or replacement of a structure plan. Regulation 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Plan) (England) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/3280) and the Code of Practice on Structure Plans are relevant to procedures for such hearings. The Code of Practice, contained in Structure Plans—A Guide to Procedures (1999) is available from the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, DETR Free Literature, PO Box No 236, Wetherby, L23 7NB.

These Regulations specify a standard daily amount which may be charged for each day the person appointed to hold it is engaged on the examination in public or work connected with it. The amount is £300 a day. This is an increase of approximately 10% over the previous amount of £273 prescribed in 1996.

The Regulations also prescribe the rates of travelling, subsistence and other allowances. The rates reflect changes to the conditions for these allowances, with reimbursement of actual expenditure up to prescribed maxima.