The High Hedges (Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2004

Appeals determined following the holding of a hearing

15.—(1) The National Assembly must—

(a) as soon as practicable, inform the relevant authority in writing that the relevant authority must notify the parties, and any other person to whom it has given notice in accordance with regulation 11, of the name of the appointed person who will conduct the hearing;

(b) as soon as practicable after any change in the identity of the appointed person, inform the relevant authority in writing that the relevant authority must give notification of that change to those persons entitled to be notified in accordance with sub-paragraph (a), unless it is not reasonably practicable to do so before the hearing is held, in which case the name of the appointed person and the fact of that person’s appointment must be announced at the commencement of the hearing; and

(c) unless a lesser period of notice is agreed with the parties, ensure that the relevant authority gives not less than 4 weeks' written notice to the persons notified in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) of the date, time and place fixed for the hearing.

(2) Every notice of a hearing given in accordance with paragraph (1)(c) must contain—

(a) a statement of the date, time and place of the hearing and of the powers enabling the National Assembly to determine the appeal in question;

(b) a written description of the land sufficient to identify its location and extent;

(c) a brief description of the subject matter of the appeal; and

(d) details of where and when copies of documents relevant to the appeal may be inspected.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the National Assembly may vary the date fixed for the holding of the hearing, whether or not the date as varied is within the period otherwise required by that paragraph; and paragraph (1)(c) applies to a variation of a date as it applied to the date originally fixed.

(4) The National Assembly may vary the time or place fixed for the holding of the hearing and must give such notice of any variation as appears to it to be reasonable.