The Secretary of State has decided to set a new deadline for decision on this application of 5 September 2023.

For further information, please refer to the Written Ministerial Statement laid in Parliament.

The Application remains with the Secretary of State for consideration. An update on this application will be provided as soon as possible.

The Secretary of State has decided to set a new deadline for decision on this application of 5 December 2022.

For further information, please refer to the written statement laid in Parliament.

Responses to the Secretary of State’s consultation of 4 February 2022  (consultation 4) have been published.

The Secretary of State for the Department of Transport to has written to all Interested Parties (PDF,189KB) inviting comments on the Applicant’s response to the consultation of 22 December 2021.

The deadline for responses is 04 March 2022.

Responses to the Secretary of State’s consultation of 22 December 2021 (consultation 3)  have been published.

Following a request from National Highways the Secretary of State has agreed to extend the deadline for National Highways to respond to his most recent consultation letter (PDF, 216KB)  from 19 January 2022 to 26 January 2022.

The Secretary of State has issued a consultation letter (PDF, 216KB) requesting comments and information from National Highways (formerly Highways England) by 19 January 2022.

The Secretary of State has decided to set a new deadline for decision on this application of 5 June 2022.

For further information, please refer to the written statement laid in Parliament.

Responses to the Secretary of State’s consultation letter (PDF, 167KB) dated 16 November 2021 have been published.

The Secretary of State for the Department of Transport has written to all Interested Parties, Mr Hawes and Mr Davidson seeking further information (PDF, 167KB).

The deadline for response is 23:59 on 23 November 2021.

Responses to the Secretary of State’s consultation letter dated 29 October 2021 have been published.

The Secretary of State has issued a letter (PDF, 226 KB) to the Applicant and relevant Interested Parties requesting updated information in relation to outstanding matters before determining the application.

The deadline for any response is 23:59 on 12 November 2021.

The Examination closed at 23:59 on 5 July 2021. Notification of completion of the Examination (s99) (PDF, 106KB) has been issued.

The late Deadline 11 submissions have now been published.

The Deadline 11 submissions have now been published.

The Examination closes at 23:59 on Monday 05 July 2021.

The Deadline 10 submissions have now been published.

The Deadline 9 submissions have now been published.

The Action Points from Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 4 (CAH4) and Issue Specific Hearing 5 (ISH5) held between 14 and 15 June 2021 (PDF, 85 KB) have been published.

The video recordings and transcripts from Issue Specific Hearing 5 have now been published.

The video recordings and transcripts from Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 4 and Open Floor Hearing 3 have now been published.

Instructions for those wishing to participate in Issue Specific Hearing 5 (ISH5) have been sent.

The Livestream of ISH5 is available for those wishing to observe in real time. ISH5 will start broadcasting live once it opens at 10am on Tuesday 15 June 2021. If the Livestream doesn’t initially work, it may be resolved by refreshing the page.

The Action Points from Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 3 (CAH3) and Issue Specific Hearing 4 (ISH4) held between 9 and 10 June 2021 (PDF, 57 KB) have been published.

Instructions for those wishing to participate in Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 4 (CAH4) and Open Floor Hearing 3 (OFH3) have been sent.

The Livestream of CAH4 and OFH3 is available for those wishing to observe in real time:

• CAH4 will start broadcasting live once it opens at 2pm on Monday 14 June 2021
• OFH3 will start broadcasting live once it opens at 5pm on Monday 14 June 2021

If the Livestream doesn’t initially work, it may be resolved by refreshing the page.

Instructions for those wishing to participate in Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 4 (CAH4) have been sent.

The Livestream of CAH4 is available for those wishing to observe in real time. CAH4 will start broadcasting live once it opens at 2pm on Monday 14 June 2021. If the Livestream doesn’t initially work, it may be resolved by refreshing the page.

The video recordings and transcripts from Issue Specific Hearing 4 (Parts 1 and 2) have now been published.

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept an Additional Submission (PDF, 73KB) from Colin Moor.

The video recordings and transcripts from Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 3 have now been published.

Instructions for those wishing to participate in Issue Specific Hearing 4 (ISH4) (Part 2) have been sent.

The Livestream of ISH4 (Part 2) is available for those wishing to observe in real time.  ISH4 (Part 2) will start broadcasting live once it opens at 10am on Thursday 10 June 2021. If the Livestream doesn’t initially work, it may be resolved by refreshing the page.

The Deadline 8a submissions have now been published.

Instructions for those wishing to participate in Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 3 (CAH3) and Issue Specific Hearing 4 (ISH4) have been sent.

The Livestream of CAH3 and ISH4 is available for those wishing to observe in real time:

• CAH3 will start broadcasting live once it opens at 10am on Wednesday 9 June 2021
• ISH4 will start broadcasting live once it opens at 2pm on Wednesday 9 June 2021

If the Livestream doesn’t initially work, it may be resolved by refreshing the page.

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept an Additional Submission (PDF, 158KB) from Northumbrian Water.

A Rule 8(3) letter (PDF, 278KB) providing details of a Procedural Decision made by the Examining Authority and changes to the Examination Timetable has been published.

The Agendas for the following Hearings have been published:

• Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 3 (CAH3) (PDF, 156KB) on Wednesday 9 June 2021,
• Issue Specific Hearing 4 (ISH4) (PDF, 173KB) on Wednesday 9 June 2021,
• Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 4 (CAH4) (PDF, 154KB) on Monday 14 June 2021,
• Open Floor Hearing 3 (OFH3) (PDF, 132KB) on Monday 14 June 2021
• Issue Specific Hearing 5 (ISH5) (PDF, 168KB) on Tuesday 15 June 2021

The Deadline 8 submissions have been published.

The note of the Examining Authority’s Unaccompanied Site Inspection (PDF, 119KB) on 19 May and 20 May 2021 has been published.

Representations for Deadline 7a, in response to the Applicant’s Change Request, have been received from:

• Natural England;
• Northumberland County Council;
• The Woodland Trust; and
• Homes England.

The Examining Authority’s Further Written Questions (ExQ4) (PDF, 147KB) have now been published.

Responses are due by Deadline 8a: 4 June 2021.

The Examining Authority’s Further Written Questions (ExQ3) (PDF, 211KB) have now been published.

Responses are due by Deadline 8: 25 May 2021.

The Deadline 7 submissions have been published.

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s request for changes to the Proposed Development (PDF, 334KB) for examination, comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provisions by midnight Thursday 20 May 2021.

Please note that any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate to the Applicant’s Material Change Request (PDF, 450KB) only; any submissions that are not in relation to this, or are not on the prescribed form, will not be seen by the ExA and will be disregarded. Comments submitted after the deadline will also be disregarded.

The Examining Authority’s Further Written Questions (ExQ3) (PDF, 211KB) have now been published.

Responses are due by Deadline 8: 25 May 2021.

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s request for changes to the Proposed Development (PDF, 334KB) for examination, comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provisions by midnight Thursday 20 May 2021.

Please note that any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate to the Applicant’s Material Change Request (PDF, 450KB) only; any submissions that are not in relation to this, or are not on the prescribed form, will not be seen by the ExA and will be disregarded. Comments submitted after the deadline will also be disregarded.

A Rule 13 letter (PDF, 130KB) providing details of Procedural Decisions made by the Examining Authority and notification of Hearings that will be held during the weeks commencing 7 June 2021 and 14 June 2021 has been published.

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s request for changes to the Proposed Development (PDF, 334KB) for examination, comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provisions by midnight Thursday 20 May 2021.

Please note that any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate to the Applicant’s Material Change Request (PDF, 450KB) only; any submissions that are not in relation to this, or are not on the prescribed form, will not be seen by the ExA and will be disregarded. Comments submitted after the deadline will also be disregarded.

The Deadline 6 submissions have been published

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s request for changes to the Proposed Development (PDF, 334KB) for examination, comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provisions by midnight Thursday 20 May 2021.

Please note that any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate to the Applicant’s Material Change Request (PDF, 450KB) only; any submissions that are not in relation to this, or are not on the prescribed form, will not be seen by the ExA and will be disregarded. Comments submitted after the deadline will also be disregarded.

The Action Points following the Issue Specific and Compulsory Acquisition Hearings held between 20 and 22 April 2021 (PDF, 77KB) have been published.

Instructions for those wishing to participate in Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3) have been sent.

The Livestream of ISH3 is available for those wishing to observe in real time.

Please note that ISH3 (Day 2 of 2) will start broadcasting LIVE once it opens at 10.00am on Thursday 22 April 2021. If the Livestream doesn’t initially work, it may be resolved by refreshing the page.

The video recordings and transcripts from Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2 have now been published.

Instructions for those wishing to participate in Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3) have been sent.

The Livestream of ISH3 is available for those wishing to observe in real time.

Please note that ISH3 (Day 1 of 2) will start broadcasting LIVE once it opens at 10.00am on Wednesday 21 April 2021. If the Livestream doesn’t initially work, it may be resolved by refreshing the page.

The Deadline 5a submissions have been published.

Instructions for those wishing to participate in Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2 (CAH2) have been sent.

The Livestream of CAH2 is available for those wishing to observe in real time.

Please note that CAH2 will start broadcasting LIVE once it opens at 10.00am on Tuesday 20 April 2021. If the Livestream doesn’t initially work, it may be resolved by refreshing the page.

The Examining Authority’s has exercised its discretion to accept an Additional Submission from Gamma Telecom Limited (PDF, 219KB) stating that it owns no apparatus in the area of the Proposed Development.

The Agendas for Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2 (CAH2) on Tuesday 20 April 2021 (PDF, 201 KB) and Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3) on Wednesday 21 April 2021 (PDF, 231 KB) have been published.

The note of the Examining Authority’s Unaccompanied Site Inspection (PDF, 105KB) on 31 March and 1 April 2021 has been published.

The Agendas for Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2 (CAH2) on Tuesday 20 April 2021 (PDF, 201 KB) and Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3) on Wednesday 21 April 2021 (PDF, 231 KB) have been published.

The Examining Authority (ExA) has issued a letter providing details of Procedural Decisions taken as well as changes to the Examination Timetable (PDF, 334 KB) in view of the Applicant’s intention to make changes to its application. A Revised Examination Timetable is provided at Annex A.

The ExA’s Proposed Provision Checklist (PDF, 191 KB) has also been published.

The Deadline 5 submissions have been published.

The Examining Authority has issued a Request for Further Information – Rule 17 to The Applicant and the Environment Agency. (PDF, 128KB) The ExA requires responses on Deadline 5, 1 April 2021.

A Rule 13 letter (PDF, 152 KB) providing details of Procedural Decisions made by the Examining Authority and notification of Hearings that will be held during the week commencing 19 April 2021 has been published.

The Examining Authority’s Further Written Questions (ExQ2) (PDF, 447 KB) have now been published.

Responses are due by Deadline 5: 1 April 2021.

The Examining Authority’s Further Written Questions (ExQ2) (PDF, 447 KB) have now been published.

Responses are due by Deadline 5: 1 April 2021.

The Deadline 4 submissions have been published.

The Action Points following the Open Floor, Issue Specific and Compulsory Acquisition Hearings held between 22 and 26 February 2021 (PDF, 93KB) have been published.

The video recordings and transcripts from Issue Specific Hearing 2 (Day 2 of 2) have now been published.

The video recordings and transcripts from Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 and Issue Specific Hearing 2 (Day 1 of 2) have now been published.

Instructions for those wishing to participate in Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2) have been sent.

The Livestream of ISH2 is available for those wishing to observe in real time.

Please note that ISH2 (Day 2 of 2) will start broadcasting LIVE once it opens at 10.00am on Friday 26 February 2021. If the Livestream doesn’t initially work, it may be resolved by refreshing the page.

The video recordings and transcripts from Issue Specific Hearing 1 have now been published.

Instructions for those wishing to participate in Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2) have been sent.

The Livestream of ISH2 is available for those wishing to observe in real time. Please note that ISH2 will start broadcasting LIVE once it opens at 10.00am on Thursday 25 February 2021. If the Livestream doesn’t initially work, it may be resolved by refreshing the page.

The video recordings and transcripts from Issue Specific Hearing 1 have now been published.

Instructions for those wishing to participate in the Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH1) have been sent.

The Livestream of CAH1 is available for those wishing to observe in real time. Please note that CAH1 will start broadcasting LIVE once it opens at 10.00am on Wednesday 24 February 2021.
If the Livestream doesn’t initially work, it may be resolved by refreshing the page.

The video recordings and transcripts from Open Floor Hearings 1 and 2 have now been published.

Instructions for those wishing to participate in the Issue Specific Hearing into the dDCO (ISH1) have been sent.

The Livestream of ISH1 is available for those wishing to observe in real time.

Please note that ISH1 will start broadcasting ‘LIVE’ once it opens at 10.00am on Tuesday 23 February 2021.

If the Livestream doesn’t initially work, it may be resolved by refreshing the page.

Instructions for those wishing to participate in Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1) and Open Floor Hearing 2 (OFH2) have been sent.

The Livestream of OFH1 and OFH2 is available for those wishing to observe in real time.

Please note that OFH1 will start broadcasting ‘LIVE’ once it opens at 10.00am on Monday 22 February 2021. OFH2 will start broadcasting ‘LIVE’ once it opens at 6.30pm on Monday 22 February 2021. If the Livestream doesn’t initially work, it may be resolved by refreshing the page.

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept an additional submission from Northern Powergrid Holdings Company (PDF, 543KB).

The Deadline 3 submissions have been published.

The Agendas for Open Floor Hearing 1 and Open Floor Hearing 2 on Monday 22 February 2021 (PDF, 111KB), Issue Specific Hearing 1 into the dDCO on Tuesday 23 February 2021 (PDF, 133KB), Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 on Wednesday 24 February 2021 (PDF, 133KB) and Issue Specific Hearing 2 (Part 1 and Part 2) on Thursday 25 and Friday 26 February 2021 (PDF, 152KB) have been published.

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept a late submission for Deadline 2 (PDF, 147KB).

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept an additional submission from Robin Duckett (PDF, 235KB).

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept an additional submission from Brockthorpe Consultancy Ltd (PDF, 176KB).

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept an additional submission from M. E. Beal and Sons. (PDF, 118KB)

The Submissions for Deadline 2 have now been published.

The Examining Authority has exercised their discretion to accept an additional submission from Brockthorpe Consultancy (PDF 120KB).

A Rule 17 Letter (PDF, 150 KB) has been issued to the Applicant by the Examining Authority. Any parties wishing to provide a response to any points within this letter can do so by Deadline 2 (Friday 29 January 2021).

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept a late submission for Deadline 1.

Deadline 1 submissions have been published.

A Procedural Decision has been issued responding to the Applicant’s notice of intent to make changes to the application. (PDF, 104 KB)

The recording from the Preliminary Meeting Part 2 has been published: Preliminary Meeting Part 2 – 05 January 2021.

The Examining Authority has exercised it’s discretion to accept West End Anglers Club’s statement concerning the Applicant’s proposed changes (PDF, 77 KB) as an additional submission.

Instructions for those wishing to participate in the Preliminary Meeting (PM) have been sent.

The Livestream of PM Part 2 is available for those wishing to observe in real time.

Please note that the PM will start broadcasting ‘LIVE’ once it opens at 10.00am on Tuesday 5 January 2021. If the Livestream doesn’t initially work, it may be resolved by refreshing the page.

Responses to Procedural Deadline B have been published.

The Examination Library will be updated as soon as practicable.

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept Natural England’s statement concerning the Applicant’s proposed changes (PDF, 222 KB) as an Additional Submission.

Please note that this documentation does not indicate that the change has been accepted by the Examining Authority.

The recording from the Preliminary Meeting Part 1 has been published:

Preliminary Meeting Part 1 Session 1 – 15 December 2020 and Preliminary Meeting Part 1 Session 2 – 15 December 2020

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept a Summary of Proposed Changes to Application Version 2 (PDF, 14 MB)  and a Summary of Proposed Changes to Application Version 2 (tracked changes) (PDF, MB) as additional submissions from the Applicant.

Please note that this documentation does not indicate that the change has been accepted by the Examining Authority.

Instructions for those wishing to participate in the Preliminary Meeting (PM) have been sent.

The Livestream of PM Part 1 is available for those wishing to observe in real time.

Please note that the PM will start broadcasting ‘LIVE’ once it opens at 10.00am on Tuesday 15 December 2020. If the Livestream doesn’t initially work, it may be resolved by refreshing the page.

We would remind those observing the PM that there is an opportunity to provide any written responses to matters raised at the PM by Procedural Deadline B (22 December 2020).

The responses to Procedural Deadline A have now been published and include a notification of intention to make a change request from the Applicant. Please note that the letter, or supporting documentation relating to the change does not indicate that the change has been accepted by the ExA.

Instructions for those wishing to participate in the Preliminary Meeting (PM) Part 1 will be issued shortly. The Livestream of PM Part 1 is available for those wishing to observe it in real time. Please note that the PM will start broadcasting ‘LIVE’ once it opens at 10:00AM on Tuesday 15 December 2020. If the Livestream doesn’t initially work, it may be resolved by refreshing the page.

The Examining Authority (ExA) has exercised its discretion to accept Additional Submissions from Last Mile Gas Limited, Last Mile Electricity Limited, Energy Assets Pipelines Limited, Energy Assets Networks Limited, Energy Assets Power Networks Limited and Energy Assets Fibre Networks Limited stating that they have no assets in the area of the Proposed Development.

The Rule 6 letter (PDF, 667KB) notifying of the Preliminary Meeting (PM) has been issued.
This includes details of the PM, the draft Examination Timetable and other related matters.

Part 1 of the Preliminary Meeting will be held on 15 December 2020. Invitations to this meeting have been sent to Interested Parties.

The ExA’s Written Questions (ExQ1) (PDF, 758KB) have also been published.

The Examining Authority has issued a Progress Note (PDF, 109KB) to update Interested Persons on its latest position and to request further information from all Interested Parties, in the form of a Questionnaire, to help seek views on the way in which the application should be examined.

The deadline for questionnaire responses is 16 November 2020

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept Additional Submissions from the Applicant in response to the s55 checklist issued 4 August 2020 and the Procedural Decision dated 5 August 2020.

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A Procedural Decision has been published requesting additional and updated evidence from the Applicant.