The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has issued a Correction Order.  For further information, please refer to the following decision documentation:

• Correction Order;
• Correction Notice;
• Applicant’s request for a Correction Order;
• Applicant’s list of corrections;
• Applicant’s DCO comparison.

The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has granted development consent for this application. For further information, please refer to the following decision documentation:

Secretary of State Decision Letter
Development Consent Order as made by the Secretary of State
Recommendation Report
Recommendation Report Appendices
Regulation 23 Notice
Notification of Decision Letter

The responses to the Secretary of State’s recent consultation have now been published.

On 26 July 2019 the Secretary of State wrote to the Applicant and Welsh Government seeking further information in relation to the project. Responses are due by Friday 9 August 2019.

The Examination closed at 23.59 on 10 April 2019.

The Applicant has submitted an updated section 106 Agreement, which has been signed by APL and CCS. The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept the document into the Examination.

Deadline 7 responses have been published and the Examination Library has been updated.

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept a late Deadline 6  submission from National Grid. The letter has been published and added to the Examination Library.

Deadline 6 submissions have been published and the Examination Library has been updated.

The Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES) has now published.

Deadline 5 submissions have now been published and the Examination Library has been updated.

Deadline 4 submissions have now been published and the Examination Library has been updated.

It has been brought to our attention that there is a discrepancy between the explanatory letter dated 29 January 2019 and the amended timetable set out in Annex A. For the avoidance of doubt the deadlines are those set out in Annex A. Apologies for any confusion caused.

A letter amending the Examination Timetable has been published.

The Examining Authority’s Further Written Questions have been published and the Examination Library has been updated.

The audio recordings for the December 2018 hearings have been published and the Examination Library has been updated.

It has come to our attention that there is a discrepancy between the timing of Issue Specific Hearings on Thursday 13 December 2018. For the avoidance of doubt the Issue Specific Hearing on the draft Development Consent Order will take place at 10.00 and the Issue Specific Hearing on Environmental Matters will take place at 14.00.

The Open Floor Hearing Agenda has been revised to include the correct start time (19:00). Apologies for any confusion caused.

Deadline 2 responses have been published and the Examination Library has been updated.

The notification of hearings and Accompanied Site Inspection letter, Transboundary Screening Document and an additional submission have been published. The Examination Library has been also been updated.

The Deadline 1 Submissions have now been published.

The recordings for the Preliminary Meeting and Issue Specific Hearing 1 have now been published.

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 MHCLG guidance on the pre-application process for major infrastructure projects).