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The Secretary of State has refused development consent for this application. For further information, please refer to the following decision documentation:

–  Secretary of State Decision Letter
– Examining Authority Recommendation Report:
Main report
Appendix A – Recommended Development Consent Orders
Appendix B Examination Library – Documents
Appendix C Examination Library – Relevant Representations
Appendix D Events in the Examination
Appendix E Abbreviations
Appendix F Requests to become interested parties

– Habitats Regulations Assessment
– List of submissions received after the close of examination

The Planning Inspectorate issued a report of recommendation to the Secretary of State on 11 June 2015. The Secretary of State has 3 months in which to issue a decision. The decision letter and report of recommendation will be published on this page of the website once a decision has been made.

The Examining Authority completed its examination of this application at 12 Midnight on 11 March 2015. The panel will now report to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on or before 11 June 2015, who is expected to make a decision on or before 11 September 2015.

That decision and the panel’s report will be published on this website when a decision is made. The panel have asked us to thank all those who participated in the examination.

A number of documents, which were received before the close of examination on Wednesday 11 March 2015 and have been accepted by the Examining Authority into the examination have been published.

The Examining Authority’s Report on the Implications for European sites (RIES)and Draft DCO have now been published.

The Examining Authority has issued a Rule 17 and 8(3) letter requesting further information and informing of a timetable variation.

Documents in relation to deadline VI and deadline VIa have now been published.

Locations at which hard copy visuals for the Turbine Area Mitigation Option can be viewed have been published.

An updated table of unaccompanied site visits undertaken by the Examining Authority has now been published.

The action points from hearings held on 21 and 22 January have been published:-
Day 1
Day 2

Issue Specific Hearing audio 21 January 2015 – session 1
Issue Specific Hearing audio 21 January 2015 – session 2
Issue Specific Hearing audio 21 January 2015 – session 3
Issue Specific Hearing audio 21 January 2015 – session 4
Issue Specific Hearing audio 21 January 2015 – session 5

Issue Specific Hearing audio 22 January 2015 – session 1
Issue Specific Hearing audio 22 January 2015 – session 2
Issue Specific Hearing audio 22 January 2015 – session 3
Issue Specific Hearing audio 22 January 2015 – session 4
Issue Specific Hearing audio 22 January 2015 – session 5

An updated table of unaccompanied site visits undertaken by the Examining Authority has also been published.

The following documents have been published:

– The Examining Authority’s second questions

– The agendas for the hearings to be held on 21 and 22 January 2015

– The Examining Authority’s procedural decision in respect of the turbine mitigation option

Documents in relation to deadline 5 have been published

The documents in relation to deadline IV have been published as follows:

Written submissions submitted for deadline IV
Responses to Rule 17 request in regard to Appendix 43 submitted for deadline IV

Please note that an amendment to the timetable has been made.

Open Floor Hearing audio 2 December 2014

Please note that an amendment to the timetable has been made.

The agenda for the open floor hearing to be held on 2 December 2014 in the Isle of Wight has been published

The Action Points Days 1, 2 and 3 of Issue-specific hearings 25, 26 and 27 November 2014 have now been published.

Issue Specific Hearing audio 25 November 2014 – session 1
Issue Specific Hearing audio 25 November 2014 – session 2
Issue Specific Hearing audio 25 November 2014 – session 3
Issue Specific Hearing audio 25 November 2014 – session 4
Issue Specific Hearing audio 25 November 2014 – session 5

Issue Specific Hearing audio 26 November 2014 – session 1
Issue Specific Hearing audio 26 November 2014 – session 2
Issue Specific Hearing audio 26 November 2014 – session 3
Issue Specific Hearing audio 26 November 2014 – session 4
Issue Specific Hearing audio 26 November 2014 – session 5
Issue Specific Hearing audio 26 November 2014 – session 6

Issue Specific Hearing audio 27 November 2014 – Session 1
Issue Specific Hearing audio 27 November 2014 – Session 2

Notification of site visit dates and itinerary have been published.

The action points from hearings held on 18, 19 and 20 November have been published.

18 November – action points
19 November – action points
20 November – action points

A supplementary agenda for Thursday 27 November has been published

The agenda for the open floor hearing to be held on 2 December 2014 in the Isle of Wight has been published

The agendas for the issue-specific hearings on 18,19,20,21 and 25,26,27,28 November have now been published.

Notification of site visit dates and itinerary have been published.

Documents in relation to deadline 3 have been published.

Documents in relation to deadline 2 have been published View the documents received relating to this deadline

The table of unaccompanied site visits undertaken by the examining authority has been updated

Notification letter regarding the dates, times and places of forthcoming hearings which will be held during the course of the examination has been sent.

The audio files for the open floor hearing held on 14 October 2014 have been published.

The agenda for the open floor hearing on the 14 October has been published.

Please note a correction to the Examining authority’s first questions, Q14.9 should read as follows:
Can the applicant explain the purpose of paragraph (6) of Article 7 of the DCO and why it is considered necessary?

Read the letter

The examination timetable (Rule 8 letter) has been sent to interested parties

Procedural decision following Preliminary Meeting

The Audio from the Preliminary Meeting held on Thursday 11 September 2014 is now available. Please note: Due to a technical problem the first 10 minutes of the audio (Introductions) is not available to hear. This will be covered in a written note of the meeting which will be published shortly.

Audio Part 1:

Audio Part 2:

A table of the Unaccompanied site visit locations undertaken by the Examining Authority is available to view.

Notification of the Open Floor Hearing on 14 October 2014 has been published and is available to view.

The application has been accepted for examination 

View the letter

Drop in event in Bournemouth

Join Planning Inspectorate staff in Bournemouth on 22 May 2014 to find out about the application process. See the poster for locations and times.