Public Inquiry

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Dear Planning Inspectorate,

With Regards to Compulsory Purchase Orders

Why do you not place documentation of orders online when they have went to public inquiry
Is it your responsibility to advertise Public Inquiries ? if So what its the time frame for advertisement i.e. how long before inquiry to be held.

Yours faithfully,

angela pollock

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Long, Martin,

Dear Angela Pollock

Thank you for your email. Whilst I note that you request information under the Freedom of Information Act, it does appear that this is a query that we should be able to answer as normal business - and I have done so on this basis. However, if you feel that my response is deficient in respect of the Freedom of Information Act, then I am happy to further review.

With regard to the Planning Inspectorate's role in respect of CPO's, this is solely limited to provide an Inspector who reports to the Secretary of State after hearing the cases and having regard to all of the relevant written material made available to them. All of the statutory procedures required to be taken with regard to CPOs fall to the acquiring authority and/or the Secretary of State's Office, the National Planning Casework Unit, and so you may wish to separately make enquiries to them regarding the publication of documents (their contact email address is [email address]).

Statutory procedural requirements are set out in the Compulsory Purchase (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 2007 - http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/.... Rule 11 states that the acquiring authority shall, not later than 2 weeks before the date fixed for the holding of the inquiry display a notice of the inquiry by attaching it to a conspicuous object or place on or near the land and in at least one place in the locality in which the land is situated where public notices are usually posted and, if required by the Secretary of State, in relation to a non-ministerial order, publish notice of the inquiry in one or more newspapers circulating in the locality in which the land is situated.

It should also be noted that in accordance with rule 10(2) the Secretary of State shall give not less than 6 weeks' written notice of the date time and place fixed by it for the holding of an inquiry to every remaining objector and every person who has sent an outline statement under rule 5 or a statement of case under rule 7.

I trust this answers your query but, as above, I am happy to review anything you consider to be missing.

Yours sincerely

Martin Long
Planning Inspectorate

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