The Town and Country Planning Appeals (Determination by Inspectors) (Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules 2000

Mayor of London

24.—(1) In this rule “the Mayor” means the Mayor of London.

(2) Where an inquiry is held into an appeal arising from an application in respect of which the Mayor has directed the local planning authority to refuse the application these Rules shall apply subject to the following modifications—

(a) in rule 2—

(i) in the definition of the “relevant notice” after “the appellant” insert “, the Mayor”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (a) of the definition of the “starting date” after “the appellant” insert “, the Mayor”;

(b) in rule 4—

(i) in paragraph (1) after “inform the Secretary of State” and after “inform the appellant” insert “, the Mayor”;

(ii) in paragraph (2) after sub-paragraph (d) insert

“or

(e) the Mayor has given to the local planning authority a direction to refuse the application for planning permission.”;

(iii) in paragraph (4)(a) after the “Secretary of State” insert “, the Mayor”;

(c) in rule 6—

(i) in paragraph (1) after “The local planning authority” insert “and the Mayor” and for “2” substitute “3”;

(ii) in paragraph (3) for “2” substitute “3”;

(iii) for paragraph (4) substitute—

“The Secretary of State shall, as soon as practicable after receipt, send—

(a) copies of the statements of case of the appellant and the Mayor to the local planning authority;

(b) copies of the statements of case of the appellant and the local planning authority to the Mayor; and

(c) copies of the statements of case of the local planning authority and the Mayor to the appellant.”;

(iv) in paragraph (5) for “The appellant and the local planning authority may in writing each require the other” substitute—

“Any party required to provide a statement of case pursuant to paragraph (1) or (3) may in writing require any other party so required”;

(v) in paragraph (6) for “3” substitute “4” and after “the local planning authority” insert “, the Mayor”;

(vi) in paragraph (7)(a) after “the appellant” insert “, the Mayor”;

(vii) in paragraph (9) after “local planning authority” insert “, the Mayor”, in sub-paragraph (a) for “2” substitute “3” and for “send a copy of the further information received from the local planning authority to the appellant and a copy of the further information received from the appellant to the local planning authority” substitute—

“send—

(a) copies of the further information received from the appellant and the local planning authority to the Mayor;

(b) copies of the further information received from the appellant and the local planning authority to the Mayor; and

(c) copies of the further information received from the local planning authority and the Mayor to the appellant.”;

(viii) in paragraph (10) for “3” substitute “4” and after “the local planning authority” insert “, the Mayor”;

(ix) in paragraph (14) after the first reference to “the local planning authority” insert “, the Mayor”, for “2” substitute “3” and for “, to the appellant and a copy of the written comments received from the appellant to the local planning authority” substitute—

“and the Mayor to the appellant and a copy of the written comments received from the Mayor and the appellant to the local planning authority and a copy of the written comments received from the appellant and the local planning authority to the Mayor.”;

(x) in paragraph (15)(a) for “3” substitute “4” and after “the local planning authority” insert “the Mayor”;

(d) in rule 7—

(i) in paragraph (1) after “the local planning authority” insert “, the Mayor”; and

(ii) in paragraph (5) after “from the appellant” insert “, the Mayor”, for “2” substitute “3” and delete all the words after “receipt,” and substitute—

“send—

(a) copies of the further information received from the appellant and the Mayor to the local planning authority;

(b) copies of the further information received from the appellant and the local planning authority to the Mayor; and

(c) copies of the further information received from the local planning authority and the Mayor to the appellant”;

(e) in rule 10(2) after “the appellant” insert “, the Mayor”;

(f) in rule 11 after paragraph (1)(h) insert—

“(i) the Mayor in relation to an inquiry arising from an application in respect of which he has given to the local planning authority a direction to refuse the application for planning permission.”;

(g) in rule 12—

(i) after paragraph (1)(b) insert—

“or

(c) the Mayor has given to the local planning authority a direction to refuse the application for planning permission,”; and

(ii) after “body concerned” insert “or of the mayor”;

(h) in rule 14—

(i) in paragraph (1)(a) after “the local planning authority” insert “, the Mayor”, for “2” substitute “3” and for “3” substitute “4”; and

(ii) in paragraph (1) for “summary to the local planning authority and the appellant” substitute “summary to the local planning authority, the Mayor and the appellant”;

(i) in rule 15(1) after “The local planning authority” insert “, the Mayor”;

(j) in rule 16(5) after “the local planning authority” insert “, the Mayor”; and

(k) in rule 18(4) after “by the appellant” insert “, the Mayor”.

(3) Where an inquiry is held into an appeal arising from an application which the local planning authority was required to notify to the Mayor but which is not an appeal falling within paragraph (1), these Rules shall apply as if the Mayor were a statutory party.