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.
09/07/2019 - 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 (33 items)
The Submissions to Deadline 8 have now been published. The Examination Library will be updated as soon as practicable.
The Submissions to Deadline 7a have now been published. The exam Library will be updated as soon as practicable.
The Examining Authority’s Third Written Questions have been published.
The Examining Authority’s initial version of the draft Development Consent Order has been published.
The Submissions to Deadline 6 have now been published. The Examination Library will be updated as soon as practicable.
The Examining Authority’s Second Written Questions dealing with traffic and transport have been published.
The Submissions to Deadline 4 have now been published. The Examination Library will be updated as soon as practicable.
The Submissions to Deadline 3 have now been published. The Examination Library will be updated as soon as practicable.
A notification of March hearings and the Accompanied Site Inspection has been published.
Submissions to Deadline 1 have now been published. The Examination Library will be updated as soon as practicable.
Read the letterThe Examination Timetable (Rule 8 letter) has been sent to Interested Parties
Procedural decision following Preliminary Meeting
- 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 17 July 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 government guidance).
This application was received by the Planning Inspectorate on 10 April 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 government’s Planning Act 2008: guidance on the Pre-application process).
New Inbox: If you wish to contact the Planning Inspectorate about the Proposed Development, please send electronic correspondence to the new project-specific inbox [email protected]
Before contacting the Planning Inspectorate, please read Advice Note 8 and check the s51 advice tab (below) which may contain the relevant response to your enquiry.