Part 1Preliminary
Citation, commencement, extent and application
rule 1 1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Crown Development Applications) (Hearings and Inquiries) Rules 2025 and come into force on 1st May 2025.
(2) These Rules extend to England and Wales and apply in relation to England only.
(3) Parts 1 and 2 of these Rules apply in relation to any hearing which, under section 319A of the 1990 Act(1), the Secretary of State has determined must be held for the purposes of determining a Crown development application made on or after 1st May 2025.
(4) Parts 1 and 3 of these Rules apply in relation to any inquiry which, under section 319A of the 1990 Act, the Secretary of State has determined must be held for the purposes of determining a Crown development application made on or after 1st May 2025.
Section 319A was inserted by section 196(1) of the Planning Act 2008 (c. 29) and amended by section 20(1) of the Business and Planning Act 2020 (c. 16) and paragraph 9 of Schedule 10 to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55). There are other amendments that are not relevant.