The Compulsory Purchase of Land (Written Representations Procedure) (Ministers) Regulations 2004

Notification of decision

10.—(1) The authorising authority shall send written notice of its decision and of the reasons for it to—

(a) the acquiring authority;

(b) each remaining objector; and

(c) any other person permitted to make representations under regulation 6.

(2) Where an inspector was appointed under regulation 7, a person of a description specified in paragraph (1) above may, within 28 days of the date of the notice sent to it or him under that paragraph, apply to the authorising authority in writing for a copy of the inspector’s report.

(3) Where the authorising authority receives an application under paragraph (2) it shall send a copy of the report to the applicant not later than ten working days after receipt of the application.

(4) A person of a description specified in paragraph (1) may apply to the authorising authority in writing for the opportunity to inspect any document appended to the inspector’s report or otherwise taken into account by the authorising authority in reaching its decision.

(5) An application under paragraph (4) shall be made before the expiry of six weeks beginning with the date of first publication of the confirmation notice(1) (pursuant to section 15(3)) or, as the case may be, the making notice(2) (pursuant to paragraph 6(3) of Schedule 1).

(6) The authorising authority shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of an application under paragraph (4), make arrangements for enabling the inspection to take place; but it shall not be required to make available for inspection any document that has previously been supplied to the person by whom the application is made.

(1)

For the definition of “confirmation notice”, see section 15(4) of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 as inserted by section 100(7) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

(2)

For the definition of “making notice”, see paragraph 6(4) of Schedule 1 to the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 as inserted by section 101(5) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.