Heckington Fen Solar Park

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.

19/03/2024 - 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 (19 items)

The following documents have been published:

The Examination Library (PDF, 342KB) has been updated.

26 September 2023

Read the letter

The Examination Timetable (Rule 8 letter) has been sent to Interested Parties

Procedural decision following Preliminary Meeting

26 September 2023

Video recordings and transcripts from the Preliminary Meeting and Issue Specific Hearing 1 on the Draft Development Consent Order held on Tuesday 19 September 2023 have been published. Video recordings and transcripts from the Issue Specific Hearing 2 on the scope of the development and environmental matters held on Wednesday 20 September 2023 have been published.

 

The Examining Authority has also exercised its discretion to accept Additional Submissions from:

 

The Examination Library (PDF, 342KB) has been updated.

21 September 2023

The Preliminary Meeting, Issue Specific Hearing 1 and Issue Specific Hearing 2 will be taking place in the Nineteen33 Function Suite 1, Boston United Football Club, Pilgrim Way, PE21 7NE during the week commencing Monday 18 September 2023.

Agendas for the Preliminary Meeting (PDF, 513KB), Issue Specific Hearing 1 on the Draft Development Consent Order (PDF, 140KB) and Issue Specific Hearing 2 on the scope of the development and environmental matters (PDF, 148KB) have been published.

Joining Instructions for virtual attendance at the Preliminary Meeting, Issue Specific Hearing 1 and Issue Specific Hearing 2 will be provided in advance of the event.

A livestream of these hearings will be available at https://cvslivestream.co.uk/heckingtonfen/ during each event. 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.

19 September 2023
  • Preliminary Meeting takes place
  • Examination begins
19 September 2023

The Preliminary Meeting, Issue Specific Hearing 1 and Issue Specific Hearing 2 will be taking place in the Nineteen33 Function Suite 1, Boston United Football Club, Pilgrim Way, PE21 7NE during the week commencing Monday 18 September 2023.

Agendas for the Preliminary Meeting (PDF, 513KB), Issue Specific Hearing 1 on the Draft Development Consent Order (PDF, 140KB) and Issue Specific Hearing 2 on the scope of the development and environmental matters (PDF, 148KB) have been published.

Joining Instructions for virtual attendance at the Preliminary Meeting, Issue Specific Hearing 1 and Issue Specific Hearing 2 will be provided in advance of the event.

A livestream of these hearings will be available at https://cvslivestream.co.uk/heckingtonfen/ during each event. 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.

13 September 2023

Submissions made for Procedural Deadline A on Tuesday 05 September 2023 have been published.

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept Additional Submissions from the Applicant in relation to a Change Application. The Examination Library (PDF, 318KB) has been updated.

The publication of Change Application documentation does not indicate that the change has been accepted by the ExA. A Procedural Decision whether or not to accept the Change Application will be included within the Rule 8 letter following the Preliminary Hearing.

The agenda for the Preliminary Meeting has already been published as part of the Rule 6 documentation (PDF, 513KB). The agendas for Issue Specific Hearing 1 on the Draft Development Consent Order (PDF, 140KB) and Issue Specific Hearing 2 on the scope of the development and environmental matters (PDF, 148KB) have now been published.

07 September 2023

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept Additional Submissions from the Applicant in relation to a Change Application. The Examination Library will be updated shortly.

The publication of Change Application documentation does not indicate that the change has been accepted by the ExA. A Procedural Decision whether or not to accept the Change Application will be included within the Rule 8 letter following the Preliminary Hearing.

The agenda for the Preliminary Meeting has already been published as part of the Rule 6 documentation (513KB, PDF). The agendas for Issue Specific Hearing 1 on the Draft Development Consent Order (140KB, PDF) and Issue Specific Hearing 2 on the scope of the development and environmental matters (148KB, PDF) have now been published.

05 September 2023

The agenda for the Preliminary Meeting has already been published as part of the Rule 6 documentation (513KB, PDF). The agendas for Issue Specific Hearing 1 on the Draft Development Consent Order (140KB, PDF) and Issue Specific Hearing 2 on the scope of the development and environmental matters (148KB, PDF) have now been published.

05 September 2023

The Examining Authority has also exercised its discretion to accept Additional Submissions from:

The Examination Library (PDF, 321KB) has been updated.

21 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.

21 July 2023

The Examining Authority has written (PDF, 150KB) to the Applicants responding to the Applicant’s notification of Proposed Changes (PDF, 6 MB) to the Heckington Fen Solar Park Development Consent Order Application.

The Examination Library (PDF, 310KB) has been updated.

20 June 2023
Relevant representations published on the website
14 June 2023
Registration of interested parties closes
09 June 2023
Registration of interested parties begins
14 April 2023

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept Additional Submissions from the Applicant in response to the s51 Advice issued at Acceptance.

These have been added to the Examination Library (PDF, 315KB).

05 April 2023
Read the letter

The application has been accepted for examination

13 March 2023
Decision on whether or not to accept the application for examination
13 March 2023
  • Application expected from applicant
  • Application received by the Planning Inspectorate
15 February 2023