§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his reply of 3 February, Official Report, column 620, why Mr. P. R. O. Young, his Department's inspector, was appointed to hear an appeal in relation to a block of flats adjacent to Kittery court on the heritage coastline at Kingswear, Devon, when an identical previous application had been refused by him on the advice of the High Court; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. TraceyWhen an inspector's decision is quashed by the High Court, the appellant rightly expects his appeal to be redetermined as quickly as possible. This can best be achieved by redetermination by the original inspector. The same inspector will therefore generally be reappointed unless, in the particular circumstances of a case, there are good reasons to appoint another in his place.