What happens next
A decision on the application for a Development Consent Order for Hirwaun Power Station was taken on 23 July 2015 and has now been issued.
The period for legal challenge is defined in s118 of the Planning Act 2008. Further information about legal challenge can be found in the letter sent to all Interested Parties accompanying the Secretary of State’s decision and statement of reasons.
If you have any queries about the process please email the Planning Inspectorate at [email protected] or telephone the helpline on 0303 444 5000.
Timeline (43 items)
The Welsh Ministers have decided to make an order making non-material changes to the Development Consent Order for the Hirwaun Generating Station.
Representations received in response to the application for a non-material change 2 to the Hirwaun Power Station Development Consent Order have been published.
An application for a non-material change to the Hirwaun Power Station Development Consent Order has been made by Hirwaun Power Limited. This is the second non-material change application on this project.
If you wish to make a representation, this should be emailed to [email protected] or posted to:
Major Applications & Plans
3/18 Eagle Wing
Temple Quay House
2 The Square
Bristol, BS1 6PN
The deadline for making a representation is 11.59pm on 18 August 2017
The Secretary of State has decided under paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 6 to the 2008 Act has granted a non-material change to a Development Consent Order to the Hirwaun Power Station Order 2015 and published the Hirwaun Power Station (Amendment) Order 2016.
Representations received in response to the application for a non-material change to the Hirwaun Power Station Development Consent Order have been published.
An application for a non-material change to the Hirwaun Power Station Development Consent Order has been made by Progress Power Limited.
If you wish to make a representation, this should be emailed to [email protected] or posted to:
Major Applications & Plans
3/18 Eagle Wing
Temple Quay House
2 The Square
Bristol, BS1 6PN
The deadline for making a representation is 11.59pm on Sunday 25 September 2016.
On 21 December 2015, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change issued a correction order and correction notice to make corrections to the Hirwaun Power Station Development Consent Order, as published on 23 July 2015.
The Secretary of State 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
Hirwaun Power Project ExA Recommendation Report and ExA Recommended DCO
The Planning Inspectorate’s Notice of Decision by Secretary of State
Responses to the request for comments by the Department of Energy and Climate Change in their letter dated 8 June 2015 have now been published.
A letter from the Department of Energy and Climate Change advising of an extension to the deadline for comments has been published
A Letter to the Welsh Government, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, Hirwaun Power Limited and other Interested Parties from the Department of Energy and Climate Change on the application for the proposed Hirwaun Power Station has been published.
The deadline for responses is 19 June 2015.
The Notification of Completion of ExA Examination has been published.
The following documents, which were received before the close of examination on Friday 23 January and have been accepted by the Examining Authority into the examination, have also been published:
A statement from Natural Resources Wales on the status of the Blaen Cynon SAC Core Management Plan and the draft s106 agreement has been published.
In addition a revised version of the Draft Development Consent Order has been submitted:
Draft Development Consent Order Revision 6.0
Comparison of Revision 6 of the draft Development Consent Order against Revision 5
Please note that a Rule 8(3) and Rule 17 letter, requesting further information from the applicant – Hirwaun Power Limited, has been published.
The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion and agreed to accept the following documents from the Applicant as late submissions for deadline 7:
The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion and agreed to accept the following documents from the Applicant as late submissions for deadline 7:
Cover letter for supplementary submission at Deadline 7
Draft Development Consent Order (Revision 0 (Final)) illustrating track changes against Revision 4.0
Submissions received for Deadline 7 have now been published. These include:
Additional Submissions:
National Grid
Hirwaun Power Limited
Draft Development Consent Order:
Revision 4.0
Revision 3.0 and 4.0 Comparison
Other Submissions:
Explanatory Memorandum Revision 1
Land Plans Revision 1
Submissions received for Deadline 6 have now been published. These include:
Additional Submissions:
- A Morgan Farms
- Colin Turnbull on behalf of Hirwaun Power Limited
- Hirwaun Power Limited
- Yohanna Weber on behalf of National Grid
Responses to the ExA’s second round of written questions:
- Brecon Beacons National Park Authority
- Hirwaun Power Limited
- Natural Resources Wales
- Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
- Tower Regeneration
Comments on the RIES:
Submissions received for Deadline 5 have now been published. These include Additional Submissions from:
Please note the following documents have been published:
(i) ExA’s Report on Implications for European Sites (RIES)
(ii) ExA’s second written questions
Submissions received for Deadline 4 have now been published. These include submissions from:
Hirwaun Power Limited:
– Cover Letter
– Draft Development Consent Order (Revision 3.0) – clean and tracked change versions
– Statements of Common Ground with Brecon Beacons National Park Authority and Natural Resources Wales
– Booklet prepared for attendees of the Accompanied Site Visit
– Written summaries of oral cases put at hearings (including supporting documentation)
Brecon Beacons National Park Authority:
– Joint written summary of oral representations put at multiple hearings
Natural Resources Wales:
– Written summaries of oral cases put at hearings
Tower Regeneration Limited:
– Additional submission – The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion and agreed to accept this submission
– Information requested by the ExA at the hearings
Please note that a Rule 8(3) and 17 notification of variation to the timetable and request for further information letter has been published
Submissions received for Deadline 3 (16 September 2014) have been published. These include:
The following submissions received from Hirwaun Power Limited:
– Comments on Local Impact Report from Brecon Beacons National Park Authority
– Comments on Local Impact Report from Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
The following documents have also been published:
– Late submission from BNP Paribas Real Estate on behalf of Royal Mail – Written representation. Received on 16 September 2014. The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion and agreed to accept this submission
Please note that the following documents have now been published:
– Compulsory Acquisition Hearing Agenda
– DCO Hearing Agenda
– Issue Specific Hearing on Environmental Matters Agenda
Submissions received for Deadline 2 (10 September 2014) have been published. These include:
– Comments on Written Representations by Yohanna Weber (Eversheds) on behalf of National Grid Gas Plc (NGG)
The following submissions have been received from Hirwaun Power Limited:
– Additional submission received for Deadline 2 (10 September 2014)
– Any revised draft DCO from applicant
Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) requested by the ExA. These include Statements of Common Ground between the applicant and the following:
– Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
– Natural Resources Wales
– Brecon Beacons National Park Authority
Comments on responses to ExA’s first written questions and Comments on Written Representations
Please also note that the Accompanied Site Visit itinerary and the agenda for the Open Floor Hearing have been published.
Please note that the Examining Authority has exercised its discretion and agreed to accept the following submission by Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council:
Please note that the deadline for comments on this submission, and all other ‘comments on responses to ExA’s first written questions’, remains as 10 September 2014 (Deadline 2) as set out in the examination timetable.
Submissions received for Deadline 1 (21 August 2014) have been published. These include:
Written representations
Responses to ExA’s first written questions
Local impact reports
Correspondence including submissions recommending locations or items for the itinerary for the accompanied site visit
Please note the following:
The Written Representation by Natural Resources Wales also contains their response to the ExA’s first written questions and comments on any submissions received prior to the preliminary meeting.
The Written Representation by Yohanna Weber (Eversheds) on behalf of National Grid Gas Plc (NGG) also contains a response to the ExA’s first written questions.
The submission for Deadline 1 by Hirwaun Power Limited contains:
– Response to the ExA’s first written questions
– Comments on relevant representations (including comments on any submissions received prior to the preliminary meeting)
– Submission recommending locations or items for the itinerary for the accompanied site visit
– Updated Habitats Regulations Assessment screening matrices’
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
A late representation submitted during the pre-examination stage and accepted by the Examining Authority has been published
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.
The Planning Inspectorate has accepted an updated version of the Non-Technical Summary of the Environmental Statement that corrects specific information on where the Environmental Statement can be viewed, as required by section 20 of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) regulations. The corrections relate to paragraph 1.5.4 of the document.
Document 6.4.0 Revision 1 dated April 2014 replaces the superseded document 6.4.0 Revision 0 dated March 2014.
Document 6.4.1 Revision 1 (Welsh translation) dated April 2014 replaces the superseded document 6.4.1 Revision 0 dated March 2014.