136.This section provides that where an application for an order granting development consent is being handled by a single Commissioner, the chair can decide that it should instead by handled by a Panel. In making this decision, the chair must have regard to guidance issued by the Secretary of State and to the views of other Commissioners and the chief executive of the Commission.
Schedule 1, Paragraph 27: Part 6, Chapter 1 –Handling of application by the Commission Section 62: Switching from single Commissioner to Panel