What happens next
Dates for the Examination can be viewed on the Examination Timetable page.
Notice of the Procedural Decision has been issued by the Examining Authority to Interested Parties in the Rule 8 letter; this includes information about how the Examination will be conducted and the Examination Timetable as currently set out.
12/03/2024 - Deadline for close of examination. See the Examination Timetable for further information.If you have a legal interest in land affected by a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project and:
- have not been identified by the Applicant; and
- did not register to become an Interested Party;
then you can make a request to the Examining Authority to become an Interested Party under s102A of the Planning Act 2008.
Timeline (16 items)
The Examination Timetable (Rule 8 letter) has been sent to Interested Parties
Procedural decision following Preliminary Meeting
The recordings and transcripts of Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1) have now been published.
The recordings and transcripts of Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1) have now been published.
Instructions have been sent to those who have registered to participate in Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1) scheduled for Thursday 14 September 2023.
Anyone who wishes to observe the event in real time should use the following link: https://cvslivestream.co.uk/hinkleyrail/
Please note that the event will start streaming when opened by the Examining Authority. If the Livestream does not initially work, it may be resolved by refreshing the webpage.
The following have now been published:
- Preliminary Meeting takes place
- Examination begins
Instructions have been sent to those who have registered to participate in the Preliminary Meeting (PM) scheduled for Tuesday 12 September 2023.
An email shall be sent to those parties that have registered to participate in Issue Specific Hearing 1 and the Compulsory Acquisition Hearing one day prior to the date of those events.
Anyone who wishes to observe the events in real time should use the following link: https://cvslivestream.co.uk/hinkleyrail/
Please note that the event will start streaming when opened by the Examining Authority. If the Livestream does not initially work, it may be resolved by refreshing the webpage.
The Procedural Decision Deadline A submissions have been published.
It has come to our attention that there is a minor discrepancy within the body of the Rule 6 Letter regarding the project email address to register your attendance for the upcoming events in September. For the avoidance of doubt, the correct project email address is: [email protected]
The notification of Preliminary Meeting (Rule 6 letter) has been sent
The letter also includes the draft Examination Timetable and Initial Assessment of Principal Issues.
The notification of Preliminary Meeting (Rule 6 letter) has been sent Read the letter
The letter also includes the draft Examination Timetable and Initial Assessment of Principal Issues.
This application was received by the Planning Inspectorate on 17 March 2023.
