What happens next
The Preliminary Meeting was resumed and closed on Wednesday 8 November 2023. We will shortly be issuing a notification (Rule 8 Letter) to Interested Parties which sets the timetable for the Examination including, amongst other items, deadlines for receipt of detailed Written Representations, Local Impact Reports, comments on the Relevant Representations made by other Interested Parties, and dates for any hearings. The notification will also be published on this project page and available on request from [email protected] and our helpline: 0303 444 5000.
If you have a legal interest in land affected by an application for Development Consent 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 Rule 8 Notification of Examination Timetable (PDF, 297KB) has been published.
The Action Points from Issue Specific Hearing 1 Thursday 9 November 2023 (PDF, 108KB) have been published.
The Examination Timetable (Rule 8 letter) has been sent to Interested Parties
Procedural decision following Preliminary Meeting
The recordings and transcripts of the resumed Preliminary Meeting Wednesday 8 November 2023, Open Floor Hearing 1 Wednesday 8 November 2023 and Issue Specific Hearing 1 Thursday 9 November 2023 have been published.
Instructions for those wishing to participate in the resumed Preliminary Meeting, Open Floor Hearing 1 on 8 November 2023 and Issue Specific Hearing 1 on Thursday 9 November 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 Open Floor Hearing 1 Wednesday 8 November 2023 (PDF, 160 KB) and Issue Specific Hearing 1 Thursday 9 November 2023 (PDF, 132 KB) have been published.
The notification of the resumed Preliminary Meeting (Rule 6 Letter) (PDF 368KB) has been issued. This letter also contains notification of hearings and the updated draft Examination Timetable.
The submissions for Procedural Deadline B have been published.
The Agendas for the Open Floor Hearing 1 Wednesday 8 November 2023 (PDF, 160 KB) and Issue Specific Hearing 1 Thursday 9 November 2023 (PDF, 132 KB) have been published.
The notification of the resumed Preliminary Meeting (Rule 6 Letter) (PDF 368KB) has been issued. This letter also contains notification of hearings and the updated draft Examination Timetable.
The Agendas for the Open Floor Hearing 1 Wednesday 8 November 2023 (PDF, 160 KB) and Issue Specific Hearing 1 Thursday 9 November 2023 (PDF, 132 KB) have been published.
The deadline to request attendance at the Preliminary Meeting (Wednesday 8 November 2023), Open Floor Hearing 1 or Issue Specific Hearing 1, or to make a submission on the draft Examination Timetable, is 23:59 Tuesday 31 October 2023 (Procedural Deadline B) via the ‘Make A Submission’ tab.
The notification of the resumed Preliminary Meeting (Rule 6 Letter) (PDF 368KB) has been issued. This letter also contains notification of hearings and the updated draft Examination Timetable.
The notification of the resumed Preliminary Meeting (Rule 6 Letter) (PDF 368KB) has been issued. This letter also contains notification of hearings and the updated draft Examination Timetable.
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.
