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.
04/01/2024 - Deadline for close of examination, Examination ends04/04/2024 - Deadline for Planning Inspectorate to submit recommendation. 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 (36 items)
The CA Regulations Deadline 2 submissions have been published.
The Examination Library (PDF, 1 MB) has been updated.
The Deadline 5 submissions have been published.
The Examining Authority’s (ExA’s) letter regarding a Notification of Hearings and other Procedural Decisions (PDF, 196 KB) has been published.
Relevant Representations and Written Representations regarding the Applicant’s proposed provisions for the compulsory acquisition of additional land have been published.
The Examination Library (PDF, 921 KB) will be updated shortly.
The Examining Authority’s request for Further Information (PDF, 115KB) from the Applicant and the Marine Management Organisation has been published. The Deadline for response is Deadline 5, Monday 20 November 2022.
The Examining Authority’s Third Written Questions (PDF, 249KB) have been published. The Deadline for responses is 20 November 2023 (Deadline 5).
The Examination Library (PDF, 921KB) has been updated.
The Examining Authority’s Third Written Questions (PDF, 249KB) have been published. The Deadline for responses is 20 November 2023 (Deadline 5).
The Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES) (PDF, 199KB) has been published.
The Examination Library (PDF, 919KB) will be updated shortly.
Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s Proposed Provision for a Change Request (PDF, 146 KB) for examination, comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provisions for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 17 November 2023.
Any comments relating to the Change Request must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate only to the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land as set out in The notification of the Applicant’s intention to submit a change request (PDF, 2 MB) for the respective changes. Any submissions that are not in relation to this, or are not on the prescribed form, will not be seen by the ExA and will be disregarded. Comments submitted after the deadline will also be disregarded.
The Examining Authority’s Rule 8(3) letter giving details of changes to the Examination Timetable (PDF, 347) has been published.
The Examination Timetable have been updated.
The Examining Authority’s amended response to The Applicant’s Change Notification (PDF, 146KB) has been published.
The Applicant’s Change Notification (PDF, 2MB) has been published.
The Examination Library (PDF, 842KB) has been updated.
The Examining Authority’s response to The Applicant’s Change Notification (PDF, 144KB) has been published.
The Applicant’s Change Notification (PDF, 2MB) has been published.
The Examination Library (PDF, 842KB) has been updated.
The Applicant’s Change Notification (PDF, 2MB) has been published.
Please note that the publication of the Applicant’s Change Notification does not indicate that the proposed changes to the application has been accepted for examination by the Examining Authority (ExA). The ExA will issue a Procedural Decision in response to the Change Notification in due course. In the meantime any comments/ responses about the merits of the application should be made in respect of the application as originally submitted.
The Examining Authority’s Second Written Questions (PDF, 256KB) have been published. The Deadline for responses is Tuesday 3 October 2023 (Deadline 4).
The Examination Library (PDF, 832KB) has been updated.
Please note that the following date(s) reserved for hearings in the Examination Timetable are no longer required:
w/c 9 October 2023
Instructions have been sent to those who have registered to participate in Compulsory Acquisition 1, Open Floor Hearing 2, Issue Specific Hearing 2 and Issue Specific Hearing 3.
Anyone who wishes to observe the Hearings in real time should use the following link Gate Burton Energy Park (liveeventstream.online). Please note that the event will start broadcasting LIVE when opened by the Examining Authority.
If the Livestream does not initially work it may be resolved by refreshing the webpage.
The Examining Authority’s Agendas for the Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH1) (PDF, 168 KB), Open Floor Hearing 2 (OFH2) (PDF, 105 KB), Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2) (PDF, 154 KB), Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3) (PDF, 165 KB) and Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI) (PDF, 853 KB) have been published.
The Agendas includes a list of speakers for the hearings.
The Agendas includes a list of the documents that may be referred to during the hearing.
The Examination Library will be updated shortly.
Deadline 2 submissions have been published.
The Examination Library (PDF, 646 KB) will be updated shortly.
The Examining Authority’s notification of Compulsory Acquisition Hearing, Open Floor Hearing 2, Issue Specific Hearing 2 and Accompanied Site Inspection (PDF, 138KB) has been published.
The Examination Library (PDF, 646KB) has been updated.
The Examining Authority’s notification of Compulsory Acquisition Hearing, Open Floor Hearing 2 and Issue Specific Hearing 2 (PDF, 138kb) has been published.
The Examination Library (PDF, 646kb) has been updated
The Deadline 1 submissions have been published.
The Examination Library (PDF, 486KB) will be updated shortly.
The following documents have been published:
- The Examination Timetable (Rule 8 letter) (PDF, 294KB).
- The Examining Authority’s First Written Questions (PDF, 579KB). The Deadline for responses is Tuesday 8 August 2023 (Deadline 2).
The Examination Library (PDF, 484KB) has been updated.
The Examination Timetable (Rule 8 letter) has been sent to Interested Parties
Procedural decision following Preliminary Meeting
The following documents have been published:
- The recording(s) of the Preliminary Meeting [Session 2]
- The recording of the Open Floor Hearing 1
- The recording(s) of the Issue Specific Hearing 1 [Session 2]
The Examination Library (PDF, 483KB) has been updated.
Instructions have been sent to those who have registered to participate in the following events, which take place on 4 and 5 July 2023:
- Preliminary Meeting Agenda (PDF 439 KB) – Tuesday 4 July 2023 at 10am
- Open Floor Hearing 1 Agenda (PDF, 146 KB)– Tuesday 4 July 2023 at 14.00pm
- Issue Specific Hearing 1 Agenda (PDF, 178 KB) – Wednesday 5 July 2023 at 10.00am
Anyone wishing to attend the hearings who has not yet registered to attend should contact the Case Team by emailing [email protected].
Anyone who wishes to observe the hearings in real time should use the Gate Burton Energy Park (liveeventstream.online). Please note that the events will start broadcasting LIVE when opened by the Examining Authority. If the Livestream does not initially work it may be resolved by refreshing the webpage.
- Preliminary Meeting takes place
- Examination begins
The Examining Authority has issued its agendas for the following Hearings:
Open Floor Hearing 1 Agenda (PDF, 146 KB)– Tuesday 4 July 2023
Issue Specific Hearing 1 Agenda (PDF, 178 KB) – Wednesday 5 July 2023
The Examination Library has been updated
The notification of Preliminary Meeting (Rule 6 letter) has been sent.
It has come to our attention that there is a discrepancy surrounding the days for Open Floor Hearing 1 and Issue Specific Hearing 1. For the avoidance of doubt, the correct days for the Hearing are set out in Annex F of the Rule 6 Letter.
Open Floor Hearing 1 – Tuesday 4 July 2023
Issue Specific Hearing 1 – Wednesday 5 July 2023.
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.
The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion and accepted an Additional Submission from Canal River Trust (PDF, 241KB).
The Examination Library (PDF, 335 KB) has been updated.
The Examining Authority has published its Unaccompanied Site Inspection Note (PDF, 886 KB). The Examination Library (PDF, 334 KB) has been updated.
The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept Additional Submissions from:
NATS Safeguarding Ltd (PDF, 3 MB)
The Coal Authority (PDF, 599 KB)
The Examination Library (PDF, 259 KB) has been updated
The Examining Authority has accepted Additional Submissions from the Applicants in response to the s51 Advice issued at Acceptance.
The Examination Library (PDF, 250KB) has been updated.
