assessormeans a person appointed by the Secretary of State to sit with an inspector at an inquiry or re-opened inquiry to advise the inspector on such matters arising as the Secretary of State may specify;
conservation area consentmeans consent required by section 277A(2);
development orderhas the meaning assigned to it by section 24;
documentincludes a photograph, map or plan;
inquirymeans a local inquiry in relation to which these Rules apply;
inspectormeans a person appointed by the Secretary of State under Schedule 9 to determine an appeal;
listed building consenthas the meaning assigned to it by section 55(3A);
local authorityhas the meaning assigned to it by section 290(1);
local planning authoritymeans the body who were responsible for dealing with the application occasioning the appeal;
pre-inquiry meetingmeans a meeting held before an inquiry to consider what may be done with a view to securing that the inquiry is conducted efficiently and expeditiously;
relevant datemeans the date of the written notice informing the appellant and the local planning authority that an inquiry is to be held, and“relevant notice” means that notice;
section 29(3) partymeans— (a) a person whose representations the inspector is required by the application of section 29(3) or by regulations under Part I of Schedule 11 to take into account in determining an appeal;
statement of casemeans a written statement which contains full particulars of the case which a person proposes to put forward at an inquiry and a list of any documents which that person intends to refer to or put in evidence.
the 1974 Rulesmeans the Town and Country Planning Appeals (Determination by Appointed Persons) (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1974;
the Commissionmeans the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England;
the landmeans the land or building to which an inquiry relates;