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.
02/10/2019 - 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 (18 items)
The Examining Authority has issued a Procedural Decision to vary the Examination Timetable.
The submissions to Deadline 3 have now been published.
The agendas for all Issue Specific Hearings being held between 4 and 14 June 2019 have also been published.
The submissions to Deadline 2a have now been published. The Examination Library will be updated as soon as practicable.
The submissions to Deadline 2 have now been published. The Examination Library will be updated as soon as practicable.
A letter giving notice of Examination events in June, July and August 2019 has been issued to Interested Parties.
The final itinerary for the Accompanied Site Inspection on 21 May 2019 has been published.
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 Planning Inspectorate has received the following information from Highways England in respect of two bespoke bus services it has decided to provide for Interested Parties to travel to and from the Preliminary Meeting on 2 April 2019. For further details please contact Highways England at [email protected].
Transport to the Preliminary Hearing on the 2 April 2019:
Amesbury – Salisbury – Salisbury Racecourse*
08:50 – from Amesbury (Central car park (directly off ‘The Centre’ road). Salisbury Rd, Amesbury, Salisbury SP4 7JE)
09:15 – Salisbury Bus Station
09:20 – Salisbury Train Station
09.40 – Arrive at Salisbury Racecourse
Winterbourne Stoke – Wilton – Salisbury Racecourse*
09:00 – Winterbourne Stoke (Layby off the A303, next to Manor Barn (red telephone box). 1 High Street, SP3 4SZ
09:15 – Wilton, (Layby off the A36 (Salisbury Road), immediately after Wilton House Garden Centre, before the roundabout. Wilton, Salisbury SP2 0AQ
09.30 – Arrive at Salisbury Racecourse
*Return journeys will be provided at the lunch break and at the end of the meeting.
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 19 October 2018.
The Applicant has agreed that all application documents can be published as soon as practicable upon submission to help everyone become familiar with the detail of what is being proposed in this application.
This provision is solely for the purpose of allowing more time to all those who wish to become familiar with the detail of what is being proposed ahead of the Relevant Representation stage, without lengthening the overall time required for the application process. There will be no opportunity at this stage to make comments on the application. However, if the application is accepted anyone interested in the application will be able to register and express their views during the Relevant Representation stage and the subsequent Examination.