What happens next
The Preliminary Meeting was adjourned on Thursday 07 September 2023. We will shortly be issuing a notification of the Procedural Decision to adjourn rather than close the Preliminary Meeting (Rule 9 letter). Details of Part 2 of the Preliminary Meeting will be issued in due course.
Further information is available from [email protected] and our helpline: 0303 444 5000.
Timeline (15 items)

A Procedural Decision (Rule 9) (PDF, 146KB) has been published.
The Examination Library will be updated shortly.

The Examining Authority (ExA) has today (07 September 2023) announced their procedural decision to adjourn the Preliminary Meeting and delay the start of the Examination.
The Open Floor Hearing scheduled for the afternoon of 7 September 2023 has therefore been postponed.

Instructions for those wishing to participate in the Preliminary Meeting and Open Floor Hearing on 7 September 2023 have been sent. For those wishing to observe any of the Hearings in real time please use the following livestream link: https://cvslivestream.co.uk/westburtonsolar/
Please note that the Hearings will start broadcasting LIVE once they open. If the livestream does not initially work, it may be resolved by refreshing the webpage. If you have any issues with accessing the livestream, please contact the Case Team: [email protected] or 0303 444 5000.


The Agendas for the Preliminary Meeting (PDF, 85KB) and Open Floor Hearing (PDF, 147KB) on 7 September 2023 have been published.
The Procedural Deadline A submissions have been published.
The notification of Preliminary Meeting (Rule 6 letter) (PDF, 403KB) has been sent.
The letter also includes the draft Examination Timetable and Initial Assessment of Principal Issues.

The Procedural Deadline A submissions have been published.
The notification of Preliminary Meeting (Rule 6 letter) (PDF, 403kb) 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.

View Relevant Representation for this project
Relevant Representations have been published
The Applicant’s response to the s51 Advice issued by the Planning Inspectorate on 18 April 2023 has been published.





This application was received by the Planning Inspectorate on 21 March 2023.
