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.
16/11/2023 - Deadline for close of examination, Examination ends16/02/2024 - 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 (24 items)
The following documents have been published:
- The Examination Timetable (Rule 8 letter) (PDF, 292KB).
- The Examining Authority’s First Written Questions (PDF, 592KB). The Deadline for responses is 15 June 2023 (Deadline 2).
- The Preliminary Meeting Note (PDF, 528KB)
- The note of Unaccompanied Site Inspection 2 (PDF, 159KB) (USI2) – 18 May 2023
The Examination Library (PDF, 244KB) has been updated.
The following documents have been published:
- The Examination Timetable (Rule 8 letter) (PDF, 292KB).
- The Examining Authority’s First Written Questions (PDF, 592KB). The Deadline for responses is 15 June 2023 (Deadline 2).
- The Preliminary Meeting Note (PDF, 528KB)
The Examination Library (PDF, 244KB) has been updated.
The Examination Timetable (Rule 8 letter) has been sent to Interested Parties
Procedural decision following Preliminary Meeting
The recordings and transcripts of Open Floor Hearing 1 and Open Floor Hearing 2 have been published.
The Examination Library (PDF, 244KB) has been updated.
Joining Instructions for those who have registered to participate in Open Floor Hearing 1 and Open Floor Hearing 2, taking place on 17 May 2023 have been sent to those attending virtually.
The livestream to view Open Floor Hearing 1 and Open Floor Hearing 2 is available for those wishing to observe the event in real-time: https://cvslivestream.co.uk/mallardpass/
Please note that the Open Floor Hearings will start broadcasting once it has opened. If the livestream does not initially work, it may be resolved by refreshing the page
The Agendas for Open Floor Hearing 1 and Open Floor Hearing 2 can be viewed here: https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/wp-content/ipc/uploads/projects/EN010127/EN010127-000433-MPSP%20-%20230510%20-%20Agenda%20for%20OFH%201%20and%202.pdf
Joining Instructions for those who have registered to participate in the Preliminary Meeting, taking place on 16 May 2023 have been sent to those attending virtually.
The livestream to view the Preliminary Meeting is available for those wishing to observe the event in real-time: https://cvslivestream.co.uk/mallardpass/
Please note that the Preliminary Meeting will start broadcasting once it has opened. If the livestream does not initially work, it may be resolved by refreshing the page
The agenda for the Preliminary Meeting (Rule 6 letter) can be found here: https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/wp-content/ipc/uploads/projects/EN010127/EN010127-000353-Rule%206%20letter.pdf
- Preliminary Meeting takes place
- Examination begins
The submissions at Procedural Deadline A have been published.
In addition to comments on procedural matters raised in advance of the Preliminary Meeting, these submissions include the Applicant’s updated draft Development Consent Order (clean and with track changes) as requested in the Examining Authority’s Rule 6 letter and the Applicant’s Response to Relevant Representations.
The Applicant has also submitted these additional documents at Procedural Deadline A which are subject to formal acceptance by the Examining Authority. A decision on whether to formally accept these documents will be made by the Examining Authority in its Rule 8 letter issued following the Preliminary Meeting:
- 1.2 Guide to the Application (PDF, 606 KB)
- 7.12.1 – Outline Soil Management Plan (oSMP) (Clean) (PDF, 16 MB)
- 7.12.1 – Outline Soil Management Plan (oSMP) (Tracked) (PDF, 4 MB)
- 7.6.1 – Outline Construction Environmental Management Plan (oCEMP) (Clean) (PDF, 726 KB)
- 7.6.1 – Outline Construction Environmental Management Plan (oCEMP) (Tracked) (PDF, 1 MB)
- 8.1 – Statement of Commonality (PDF, 400 KB)
- 8.2 – Mallard Pass Draft SoCG with Environment Agency (PDF, 410 KB)
- 8.2 – Mallard Pass Final SoCG with National Highways (PDF, 519 KB)
- 9.4 – Supplementary Trial Trenching Report (PDF, 59 MB)
The submissions to Procedural Deadline A have been published
The Applicant has also submitted these additional documents at Procedural Deadline A which are subject to formal acceptance by the Examining Authority. A decision on whether to formally accept these documents will be made by the Examining Authority in its Rule 8 letter issued following the Preliminary Meeting:
- 1.2 Guide to the Application (PDF, 606 KB)
- 7.12.1 – Outline Soil Management Plan (oSMP) (Clean) (PDF, 16 MB)
- 7.12.1 – Outline Soil Management Plan (oSMP) (Tracked) (PDF, 4 MB)
- 7.6.1 – Outline Construction Environmental Management Plan (oCEMP) (Clean) (PDF, 726 KB)
- 7.6.1 – Outline Construction Environmental Management Plan (oCEMP) (Tracked) (PDF, 1 MB)
- 8.1 – Statement of Commonality (PDF, 400 KB)
- 8.2 – Mallard Pass Draft SoCG with Environment Agency (PDF, 410 KB)
- 8.2 – Mallard Pass Final SoCG with National Highways (PDF, 519 KB)
- 9.4 – Supplementary Trial Trenching Report (PDF, 59 MB)
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 Rule 4 Letter (PDF, 120KB) – appointment of additional Examining Inspector.
The Examination Library (PDF, 209KB) has been updated.
The 6.2 Environmental Statement Volume 2 – Appendix 6.6 – LVIA Viewpoint Correspondence (PDF, 3 MB) and the Response to the s51 Advice (PDF, 1 MB) have been accepted at the discretion of the Examination Authority.
The Examination Library (PDF, 202 KB) will be updated shortly.
You can now register as an Interested Party Register online
If you are unable to complete a registration form online and would like to register your interest, please call the helpline on: 0303 444 5000 to request a paper form.
For further advice please see Advice Note 8.2: How to register to participate in an Examination.
You can check our step by step guide to find out more about having your say about a national infrastructure project.
The Applicant has submitted the following document:
6.2 Environmental Statement Volume 2 – Appendix 6.6 – LVIA Viewpoint Correspondence (PDF, 3 MB)
A decision on whether these will be accepted into the Examination will be made once the Examining Authority has been appointed.
These have been added to the Examination Library (PDF,193 KB)
The application documents have been published.
The documents have been published to help you become familiar with the proposal. There is no opportunity to make comments on the application at this stage.
If the application is accepted you will be able to register and express your views during the Registration and Relevant Representation stage and the subsequent Examination. Further detail on this process is provided in Advice Note 8.2.
