In these Rules—

• “document” includes a photograph, map or plan;

• “hearing” means a hearing in relation to which these Rules apply;

• “hearing statement” means, and is comprised of, a written statement which contains full particulars of the case which a person proposes to put forward at a hearing and copies of any documents which that person intends to refer to or put in evidence;

• “inquiry” means a local inquiry in relation to which the Town and Country Planning (Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules 20002 or the Town and Country Planning Appeals (Determination by Inspectors) (Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules 20003 apply;

• “inspector” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to a transferred appeal, a person appointed by the Secretary of State to determine an appeal;

  2. (b)

     in relation to a non-transferred appeal, a person appointed by the Secretary of State to hold a hearing or a re-opened hearing;

• “land” means the land or building to which a hearing relates;

• “the Listed Buildings Act” means the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 19904;

• “local planning authority” means the body who were responsible for dealing with the application occasioning the appeal;

• “non-transferred appeal” means an appeal which falls to be determined by the Secretary of State, including an appeal which falls to be so determined by virtue of a direction under paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act or paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 3 to the Listed Buildings Act;

• “the Planning Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 19905;

• “questionnaire” means a document in the form supplied by the Secretary of State to local planning authorities for the purpose of proceedings under these Rules;

• “the relevant notice” means the Secretary of State’s written notice informing the appellant and the local planning authority that a hearing is to be held;

• “starting date” means the date of the—

  1. (a)

     Secretary of State’s written notice to the appellant and the local planning authority that he has received all the documents required to enable him to entertain the appeal; or

  2. (b)

     relevant notice,

  whichever is the later;

• “statutory party” means—

  1. (a)
     a person mentioned in paragraph (1)(b)(i) of article 19 of the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 19956 whose representations the Secretary of State is required by paragraph (3) of that article to take into account in determining the appeal to which a hearing relates; and such a person whose representations the local planning authority were required by paragraph (1) of that article to take into account in determining the application occasioning the appeal; and
  2. (b)
     a person whose representations the Secretary of State is required by paragraphs (3)(b) and (5) of regulation 6 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 19907 to take into account in determining the appeal to which a hearing relates; and a person whose representations the local planning authority were required by paragraph (3)(b) of that regulation to take into account in determining the application occasioning the appeal; and
• “transferred appeal” means an appeal which falls to be determined by a person appointed by the Secretary of State under Schedule 6 to the Planning Act or Schedule 3 to the Listed Buildings Act8.