What happens next
A decision on the application for a Development Consent Order for Riverside Energy Park was taken on 09 April 2020 and has now been issued.
The period for legal challenge is defined in s118 of the Planning Act 2008. Further information about legal challenge can be found in the letter sent to all Interested Parties accompanying the Secretary of State’s decision and statement of reasons.
If you have any queries about the process please email the Planning Inspectorate at [email protected] or telephone the helpline on 0303 444 5000.
Timeline (42 items)
A Decision Letter (PDF, 165 KB) and Amendment Order (PDF, 52 KB) have been issued by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero to make a change that is not material to the Riverside Energy Park Order 2020.
Representations received in response to the consultation for a non-material change to the Riverside Energy Park Development Consent Order have been published.
An application for a non-material change to the Riverside Energy Park Development Consent Order has been made by Cory Riverside Energy.
If you wish to make a representation, this should be emailed to [email protected] or posted to:
National Infrastructure
The Planning Inspectorate
Temple Quay House
2 The Square
Bristol BS1 6PN
The deadline for receipt of representations is 16 November 2022.
A letter was sent to the Secretary of State on 21 December 2021 (PDF, 65KB) to inform him of the transfer of all of the benefit of the Order from Cory Environmental Holdings Limited (CEHL) to its wholly owned subsidiary Riverside Energy Park Limited (REPL), using the powers contained in Article 9 of the Riverside Energy Park Order 2020. The associated Notice (PDF, 335KB) and Agreement (PDF, 189KB) were also sent to the Secretary of State for his information.
The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has issued a Correction Order. For further information please refer to the following decision documentation:
Correction Notice (PDF, 97 KB); and Correction Order (PDF, 89 KB)
The Secretary of State has granted development consent for this application. For further information, please refer to the Secretary of State’s decision letter, the development consent order and the Planning Inspectorate’s recommendation to the Secretary of State.
IMPORTANT: As a result of ongoing Government guidance relating to COVID-19 the Planning Inspectorate is seeking to ensure that all Parties are notified of key developments on projects, in a timely manner. In order to help achieve this, and to minimise any delays which could arise if the postal service is affected, it would be extremely helpful if registered Parties that have not already done so could supply us with a contact e-mail address as soon as possible (details in the contact information heading of the project page).
Please be assured that this information will be managed in line with our Privacy Notice.
The Examining Authority closed the Examination at 23:59 on Wednesday 9th October 2019.
Submissions for Deadline 8a (30 September 2019) and Deadline 8b (4 October 2019) have been published.
A Rule 8(3) letter varying the Examination Timetable and submissions for Deadline 8: 23 September 2019 have been published.
The agendas for the forthcoming Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2 (CAH2) and Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3) have now been published.
The Examining Authority has issued a Rule 17 letter requesting further information from the Applicant and London Borough of Bexley by 13 September 2019.
The hearing notification for a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing on 18 September and Issue Specific Hearing into the draft DCO on 19 September 2019 has been issued.
The examining authority has published two Rule 17 letters today:
A letter which asks for responses from the Applicant regarding the changes to the Application.
The Examining Authority (ExA) has determined there is no requirement for a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing on 30 July 2019, as the affected persons that notified of their wish to attend before the set deadline have confirmed that they will not be attending. Therefore, this Compulsory Acquisition Hearing is cancelled.
A Rule 17 letter giving the opportunity for Interested Parties to make written comments and the hearing notification for a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing on 30 July have been issued.
The hearing notification for a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing on 30 July has been issued.
The audio recordings for the Open Floor Hearing, Issue Specific and Compulsory Acquisition Hearings held on the 5, 6 and 7 June 2019 have been published.
The agendas for hearings in the week commencing 3 June are now available.
The itinerary for the Accompanied Site Inspection is also available.
If you have any queries please contact the case team at [email protected].
The notification of hearings and the accompanied site inspection has been published; agendas and itineraries will be issued closer to the time. The notification sets out the details of each event and requests that you contact the case team before 27 May 2019 if you wish to attend.
The Examination Timetable (Rule 8 letter) has been sent to Interested Parties
Procedural decision following Preliminary Meeting
The Audio Recordings for the Preliminary Meeting and the note of the meeting held on 10 April 2019 have been published.
- Preliminary Meeting takes place
- Examination begins
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.
This application was received by the Planning Inspectorate on 16 November 2018.
The application documents will be made available 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 MHCLG guidance on the pre-application process for major infrastructure projects)
