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.
21/08/2023 - 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 (20 items)
The Deadline 2 submissions have now been published.
The Examination Library (PDF, 513 KB) will be updated shortly.
The Examining Authority’s (ExA) Rule 13 letter (PDF, 223 KB), providing information regarding the notification of hearings in April and May has been published
The Examination Library (PDF, 513 KB) has been updated.
The Examining Authority’s (ExA) Rule 13 letter (PDF, 223 KB), providing information regarding the notification of hearings in April and May has been published
The Examination Library (PDF, 439 KB) will be updated shortly.
The Deadline 1 submissions have now been published.
The Examination Library (PDF, 439 KB) will be updated shortly.
The Examining Authority’s (ExA) Rule 8 letter (PDF, 262 KB), providing details of the Examination Timetable, deadline for Written Representations and Procedural Decisions.
The ExA’s Written Questions (ExQ1) (PDF, 435 KB).
The Preliminary Meeting Note (PDF, 518) and Action Points (PDF, 140 KB) from Issue Specific Hearing 1 held on 22 February 2023.
The Rule 4 Letter (PDF, 154 KB) – appointment of additional Examining Inspector.
The video recordings and transcripts from the Preliminary Meeting (PM), Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1), Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1), and Open Floor Hearing 2 (OFH2) have now been published.
The Examination Library (PDF, 424 KB) will be updated shortly.
The Examination Timetable (Rule 8 letter) has been sent to Interested Parties
Procedural decision following Preliminary Meeting
Instructions for those wishing to participate in the Preliminary Meeting (PM), Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1), Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1) and Open Floor Hearing 2 (OFH2) have been sent.
The livestream is available for those wishing to observe the events in real-time: https://cvslivestream.co.uk/medworth/
The events will start broadcasting live once they open at 10:00am (PM) on Tuesday 21 February, 10:00am (ISH1) and 6:00pm (OFH1) on Wednesday 22 February and 10:00am (OFH2) on Thursday 23 February 2023. If the livestream does not initially work, it may be resolved by refreshing the page.
If you have any issues with accessing the livestream please contact the Case Team: [email protected] or 0303 444 5000.
- Preliminary Meeting takes place
- Examination begins
Instructions for those wishing to participate in the Preliminary Meeting (PM), Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1), Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1) and Open Floor Hearing 2 (OFH2) have been sent.
The livestream is available for those wishing to observe the events in real-time: https://cvslivestream.co.uk/medworth/
The events will start broadcasting live once they open at 10:00am (PM) on Tuesday 21 February, 10:00am (ISH1) and 6:00pm (OFH1) on Wednesday 22 February and 10:00am (OFH2) on Thursday 23 February 2023. If the livestream does not initially work, it may be resolved by refreshing the page.
If you have any issues with accessing the livestream please contact the Case Team: [email protected] or 0303 444 5000.
The notification of Preliminary Meeting (Rule 6 letter) (PDF, 405 KB) has been sent.
The letter also includes the draft Examination Timetable and Initial Assessment of Principal Issues.
The Procedural Deadline A Submissions for Medworth Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power Facility have been published.
The Examination Library (PDF, 426 KB) has been updated.
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 Applicant has informed the Planning Inspectorate that a person with a legal interest in the land affected by the Proposed Development was not notified of the accepted application and was therefore not made aware of the period within which they could make a Relevant Representation.
The Applicant has now notified the omitted person who has been allowed further time to make a Relevant Representation. The omitted person who has received the Applicant’s notification dated 25 October 2022 and wants to make a Relevant Representation should please contact us at [email protected] or telephone 0303 444 5000
Following his appointment on the 25 October 2022 the Examining Authority, made a Procedural decision on 11 November 2022, to accept various Additional Submissions from the Applicant, which were provisionally published on the 26 August 2022.
This application has been accepted for examination, the Relevant Representation period is expected to open early October.
There is an opportunity to sign up to receive email updates about the project.
This application was received by the Planning Inspectorate on Thursday 7 July 2022.
The application documents will be made available on the project page of this website if the application is accepted for examination.
It is for the Applicant to decide whether or not application documents can be published upon submission (see government’s Planning Act 2008: guidance on the Pre-application process).
