What happens next
Registration closes on Sunday 29 October 2023 at 23:59
Once the Applicant has published and notified people of an accepted application, the Planning Inspectorate has approximately three months to prepare for the Examination. During this Pre-examination stage, you will be able to register to become an Interested Party on the application by making a Relevant Representation. You will always have at least 28 days to register with us*.
An Examining Authority will now be appointed to examine the application. All Interested Parties and other statutory bodies will be notified of the appointment after it has been made.
When to register:
- The date when you can start to register will be published in the box at the top of this page. We will tell you when the registration period ends in the same place.
- When registration begins, a link will appear at the top of this page where you will be able to register online.
During the Pre-examination stage, you will be able to:
- View the application documents on this project page (or contact us to find out where these can be viewed locally).
- Provide your views in writing via the Relevant Representation form available on this project page, or by post, at the appropriate time.
- Read the views of all who have registered to have their say on this application.
- Attend the Preliminary Meeting.
*If The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 apply, this period is 30 days.
Timeline (10 items)
The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept Additional Submissions from Mid Sussex District Council and Surrey County Council in response to the Procedural Decision letter of 8 September 2023 (PDF, 224 KB).
Please note the further deadlines for submission of information in response to this letter.
If you have any questions, or wish to make a submission, please contact the Case Team: [email protected]
You can now register as an Interested Party Register online.
If you are unable to complete a registration form online and would like to register your interest, please call the helpline on: 0303 444 5000 to request a paper form.
For further advice please see Advice Note 8.2: How to register to participate in an Examination.
You can check our step by step guide to find out more about having your say about a national infrastructure project.
We are aware that a technical issue was preventing some users from submitting new Relevant Representations via the project webpage. This issue has now been resolved. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.
You can now register as an Interested Party Register online.
If you are unable to complete a registration form online and would like to register your interest, please call the helpline on: 0303 444 5000 to request a paper form.
For further advice please see Advice Note 8.2: How to register to participate in an Examination.
You can check our step by step guide to find out more about having your say about a national infrastructure project.
The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept Additional Submissions from various parties in response to the Procedural Decision letter of 8 September 2023 (PDF, 224 KB). Please note the further deadlines for submission of information in response to this letter. If you have any questions, or wish to make a submission, please contact the Case Team: [email protected]
You can now register as an Interested Party Register online
If you are unable to complete a registration form online and would like to register your interest, please call the helpline on: 0303 444 5000 to request a paper form.
For further advice please see Advice Note 8.2: How to register to participate in an Examination.
You can check our step by step guide to find out more about having your say about a national infrastructure project.
The Examining Authority has published a Procedural Decision letter addressed to the Applicant, host and neighbouring local authorities, and certain statutory bodies (PDF, 233 KB). If you have any questions, or wish to make a submission in accordance with this Procedural Decision, please contact the Case Team: [email protected]
You can now register as an Interested Party Register online
If you are unable to complete a registration form online and would like to register your interest, please call the helpline on: 0303 444 5000 to request a paper form.
For further advice please see Advice Note 8.2: How to register to participate in an Examination.
You can check our step by step guide to find out more about having your say about a national infrastructure project.
The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept Additional Submissions from the Applicant in response to the section 51 advice and section 55 checklist issued on 3 August 2023.
The Examination Library (PDF, 353 KB) will be updated shortly.
This application was received by the Planning Inspectorate on 6 July 2023.
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).
