HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline

What happens next

20/03/2024 - Deadline for Secretary of State to make decision

The Examining Authority issued a Recommendation Report to the Secretary of State on 20 December 2023. The Secretary of State has three months in which to issue a decision. The decision letter and Recommendation Report will be published on this project page once a decision has been made.

Timeline (65 items)

The responses received to the Secretary of State consultation letter dated 31 January 2024 have now been published

16 February 2024

The Secretary of State has today issued a letter (PDF, 124 KB) to the Applicant, Cadent Gas Limited, The Canal and River Trust, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, Environment Agency, Encirc Limited, Exolum Pipeline Systems Limited, Network Rail (England and Wales), National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC, National Grid Gas PLC, National Highways, Peel NRE Limited, United Kingdom Oil Pipelines Limited and Wales and West Utilities requesting information.

The deadline for response is 23:59 on 14 February 2024.

31 January 2024
Recommendations given by the Planning Inspectorate
20 December 2023

The Deadline 9 submissions have been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 1 MB) has been updated.

22 September 2023

The Examining Authority’s notification of the completion of the Examination (PDF, 123 KB) has been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 1 MB) has been updated.

21 September 2023

Due to a technical error, Interested Parties were notified that the HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Examination closed on the morning of 20 September 2023.

Please note that the Examination will close at 23:59 on 20 September 2023.

20 September 2023

The Examining Authority (ExA) has exercised its discretion to accept the following Additional Submissions:

The Examination Library (PDF, 1 MB) has been updated.

18 September 2023

The Examining Authority’s Rule 8(3) letter giving details of changes to the Examination Timetable (PDF,  161 KB) ) has been published.

The Examining Authority has also issued a Rule 17 letter, (PDF, 198 KB) requesting for further information from the Applicant only.

The Examination Timetable and the Examination Library (PDF, 2 MB) ) will be updated shortly.

14 September 2023

The Deadline 8 submissions have been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 1 MB) has been updated.

14 September 2023

The Deadline 7 submissions have been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 2 MB) has been updated.

11 September 2023

The Examining Authority’s Third Written Questions (PDF, 310 KB) have been published. The Deadline for responses is Deadline 7: Tuesday 5 September 2023.

We have recently been informed that a Deadline 6A submission from Natural England (PDF, 159 KB) was inadvertently omitted from publishing on 9 August 2023. This has now been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 1002 KB) has been updated.

15 August 2023

The Examining Authority (ExA) has published its Action Points (PDF, 130 KB) arising from Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3) (Stacked hearings on Environmental Matters and the dDCO), Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2 (CAH2) and Open Floor Hearing (OFH).

Recordings of ISH3, CAH2 and OFH that took place week commencing 7 August 2023 have been published.

The ExA has exercised its discretion to accept the following Additional Submission:

Cheshire West and Chester Council s106 agreement with Encirc Limited (PDF, 78 KB)

The Examination Library (PDF, 997 KB) has been updated.

14 August 2023

The Deadline 6A submissions have been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 945 KB) has been updated.

For those wishing to observe the Hearings that will be held week commencing 7 August 2023, here are the links to the livestream (which remain the same for all Hearings relating to this project):

To watch without simultaneous translationhttps://cvslivestream.co.uk/hynet-cymru/

To watch with simultaneous translation from Welsh to Englishhttps://cvslivestream.co.uk/hynet-en/

09 August 2023

For those wishing to observe the Hearings that will be held week commencing 7 August 2023, here are the links to the livestream (which remain the same for all Hearings relating to this project):

To watch without simultaneous translationhttps://cvslivestream.co.uk/hynet-cymru/

To watch with simultaneous translation from Welsh to Englishhttps://cvslivestream.co.uk/hynet-en/

08 August 2023

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept the following Additional Submissions:

The Examination Library (PDF, 927 KB) has been updated.

03 August 2023

The Examining Authority (ExA) has published the following documents:

The Examination Timetable states that, if required, the ExA will publish a proposed schedule of changes to the draft Development Consent Order (dDCO) on Tuesday 1 August 2023. However, due to the number of Change Requests and a number of matters outstanding the ExA, does not consider this to be possible. As such a schedule will not be published, but this does not preclude the ExA from pursuing matters related to the dDCO by way of a Rule 17 Request for Further Information issued at a later date.

The Examination Library (PDF, 930 KB) has been updated.

01 August 2023

The Deadline 6 submissions have been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 894 KB) will be updated shortly.

19 July 2023

The Examining Authority’s Rule 8(3) and Rule 13 letter giving details of changes to the Examination Timetable and notification of ISH3, CAH2 and OFH (PDF, 254KB) has been published.

Relevant Representations in response to Change Request 2 have been published.

The Examination Timetable has been updated and the Examination Library (PDF, 889KB) will be updated shortly.

18 July 2023

The following documents have been published:

The Examination Library (PDF, 889 KB) has been updated.

Following the Examining Authority’s decision to accept the Applicant’s Change Request 2 dated 26 May 2023 for examination, comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 17 July 2023.

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate to the Applicant’s proposed provision only. Any submissions that are not in relation to this, or are not on the prescribed form, will not be seen by the ExA and will be disregarded. Comments submitted after the deadline will also be disregarded.

12 July 2023

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept the following Additional Submissions:

Please note, the publication of any letter or supporting documentation relating to the proposed change does not indicate that the change has been accepted by the ExA.

The Examination Library (PDF, 886 KB) has been updated.

Following the Examining Authority’s decision to accept the Applicant’s Change Request 2 dated 26 May 2023 for examination, comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 17 July 2023.

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate to the Applicant’s proposed provision only. Any submissions that are not in relation to this, or are not on the prescribed form, will not be seen by the ExA and will be disregarded. Comments submitted after the deadline will also be disregarded.

07 July 2023

The Deadline 5 submissions have been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 842 KB) will be updated shortly.

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s Change Request 2 dated 26 May 2023 for examination, comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 17 July 2023.

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate to the Applicant’s proposed provision only. Any submissions that are not in relation to this, or are not on the prescribed form, will not be seen by the ExA and will be disregarded. Comments submitted after the deadline will also be disregarded.

06 July 2023

The Examining Authority (ExA) has issued a Procedural Decision and written to the Applicant (PDF, 228 KB) in response to the Notification of Intention to Submit a Change Request 3.

Please note, the publication of any letter or supporting documentation relating to the proposed change does not indicate that the change has been accepted by the ExA. Any comments/ responses on the merits of the application should be made in respect of the application as it was originally submitted.

The Examination Library (PDF, 843 KB) has been updated.

Following the Examining Authority’s decision to accept the Applicant’s Change Request 2 dated 26 May 2023 for examination, comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 17 July 2023.

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate to the Applicant’s proposed provision only. Any submissions that are not in relation to this, or are not on the prescribed form, will not be seen by the ExA and will be disregarded. Comments submitted after the deadline will also be disregarded.

29 June 2023

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept the following Additional Submissions:

The Examination Library (PDF, 841 KB) has been updated.

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s Change Request 2 dated 26 May 2023 for examination, comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 17 July 2023.

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate to the Applicant’s proposed provision only. Any submissions that are not in relation to this, or are not on the prescribed form, will not be seen by the ExA and will be disregarded. Comments submitted after the deadline will also be disregarded.

28 June 2023

The Examining Authority carried out an Unaccompanied Site Inspection on Friday 9 June 2023 (PDF, 124 KB). The note has now been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 837 KB) has been updated.

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s Change Request 2 dated 26 May 2023 for examination, comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 17 July 2023.

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate to the Applicant’s proposed provision only. Any submissions that are not in relation to this, or are not on the prescribed form, will not be seen by the ExA and will be disregarded. Comments submitted after the deadline will also be disregarded.

27 June 2023

The Deadline 4 submissions have been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 674 KB) will be updated shortly.

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s Change Request 2 dated 26 May 2023 for examination, comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 17 July 2023.

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate to the Applicant’s proposed provision only. Any submissions that are not in relation to this, or are not on the prescribed form, will not be seen by the ExA and will be disregarded. Comments submitted after the deadline will also be disregarded.

26 June 2023

The following documents have been published:

The Examination Library (PDF, 665 KB) has been updated.

Relevant Representations in response to Change Request 1 have been published.

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s Change Request 2 dated 26 May 2023 for examination, comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 17 July 2023.

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate to the Applicant’s proposed provision only. Any submissions that are not in relation to this, or are not on the prescribed form, will not be seen by the ExA and will be disregarded. Comments submitted after the deadline will also be disregarded.

15 June 2023

The Examining Authority has published its Action points (PDF, 159KB)  arising from Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1) (Environmental Matters), Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1) and Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2) (Development Consent Order)

The Examination Library (PDF, 662KB) has been updated.

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s Change Request 2 dated 26 May 2023 for examination, comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 17 July 2023.

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate to the Applicant’s proposed provision only. Any submissions that are not in relation to this, or are not on the prescribed form, will not be seen by the ExA and will be disregarded. Comments submitted after the deadline will also be disregarded.

13 June 2023

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s Change Request 2 dated 26 May 2023 for examination, comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 17 July 2023.

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate to the Applicant’s proposed provision only. Any submissions that are not in relation to this, or are not on the prescribed form, will not be seen by the ExA and will be disregarded. Comments submitted after the deadline will also be disregarded.

08 June 2023

For those wishing to observe the Hearings that will be held week commencing 5 June 2023, here are the links to the livestream (which remain the same for all Hearings relating to this project):

To watch without simultaneous translation: https://cvslivestream.co.uk/hynet-cymru/

To watch with simultaneous translation from Welsh to English: https://cvslivestream.co.uk/hynet-en/

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s change request dated 27 March 2023 for examination, comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 14 June 2023.

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate to the Applicant’s proposed provision only. Any submissions that are not in relation to this, or are not on the prescribed form, will not be seen by the ExA and will be disregarded. Comments submitted after the deadline will also be disregarded.

05 June 2023

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept the following Additional Submissions:

The following documents have been published:

The Applicant must now publicise and give notice of the Proposed Provisions the change request accepted by the Examining Authority, as required by Regulation 7 and 8 of the Infrastructure Planning (Compulsory Acquisition) Regulations 2010.

Confirmation when Interested Parties will have the opportunity to make comments on these changes will be announced shortly.

The Examination Library (PDF, 627 KB) has been updated.

05 June 2023

The Examining Authority (ExA) has exercised its discretion to accept the following Additional Submission:

The Examination Library (PDF, 608 KB) has been updated.

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s change request dated 27 March 2023 for examination, comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 14 June 2023.

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate to the Applicant’s proposed provision only. Any submissions that are not in relation to this, or are not on the prescribed form, will not be seen by the ExA and will be disregarded. Comments submitted after the deadline will also be disregarded.

26 May 2023

The Deadline 3 submissions have been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 605 KB) has been updated.

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s change request dated 27 March 2023 for examination, comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 14 June 2023.

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate to the Applicant’s proposed provision only. Any submissions that are not in relation to this, or are not on the prescribed form, will not be seen by the ExA and will be disregarded. Comments submitted after the deadline will also be disregarded.

25 May 2023

The Examining Authority has published the following documents:

Issue Specific Hearing 1 agenda (PDF, 203 KB);

Compulsory Acquisition Hearing agenda (PDF, 204 KB); and

Issue Specific Hearing 2 agenda (PDF, 138 KB).

The Examination Library (PDF, 553 KB) will be updated shortly.

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s change request dated 27 March 2023 for examination, comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 14 June 2023.

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate to the Applicant’s proposed provision only. Any submissions that are not in relation to this, or are not on the prescribed form, will not be seen by the ExA and will be disregarded. Comments submitted after the deadline will also be disregarded.

 

23 May 2023

We have recently been informed that a Deadline 2 submission from Natural Resources Wales (PDF, 172KB) was inadvertently omitted from publishing on 12 May 2023. This has now been published.

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s change request dated 27 March 2023 for examination, comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 14 June 2023.

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate to the Applicant’s proposed provision only. Any submissions that are not in relation to this, or are not on the prescribed form, will not be seen by the ExA and will be disregarded. Comments submitted after the deadline will also be disregarded.

16 May 2023

The Deadline 2 submissions have been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 552KB) has been updated.

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s change request dated 27 March 2023 for examination, comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 14 June 2023.

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate to the Applicant’s proposed provision only. Any submissions that are not in relation to this, or are not on the prescribed form, will not be seen by the ExA and will be disregarded. Comments submitted after the deadline will also be disregarded.

12 May 2023

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s change request dated 27 March 2023 for examination, comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 14 June 2023.

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate to the Applicant’s proposed provision only. Any submissions that are not in relation to this, or are not on the prescribed form, will not be seen by the ExA and will be disregarded. Comments submitted after the deadline will also be disregarded.

Please note that the following date reserved for a hearing in the Examination Timetable is no longer required and the event has now been cancelled:

9 June 2023 – Open Floor Hearing (OFH)

The OFH will be rescheduled later in the Examination, if required.

11 May 2023

The Examining Authority (ExA) has exercised its discretion to accept the following Additional Submission:

Please note, the publication of any letter or supporting documentation relating to the proposed change does not indicate that the change has been accepted by the ExA. Any comments/ responses on the merits of the application should be made in respect of the application as it was originally submitted.

The ExA has issued a Procedural Decision and written to the Applicant (PDF, 156KB) in response to the Notification of Intention to Submit a Change Request 2.

The Examination Library (PDF, 530 KB) has been updated.

09 May 2023

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept the following Additional Submission:

The Examination Library (PDF, 529 KB) has been updated.

28 April 2023

The Deadline 1A submissions have been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 528 KB) has been updated.

28 April 2023

We have recently been informed that a Deadline 1 submission from Peel NRE – Written Representation Appendices 1-17 (PDF, 39 MB) was inadvertently omitted from publishing on 19 April 2023. This has now been published.

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept the following Additional Submission from a non-Interested Party:

The Examination Library (PDF, 524 KB) has been updated.

26 April 2023

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept the following Additional Submissions:

The following documents have been published:

The Applicant must now publicise and give notice of the Proposed Provisions the change request accepted by the ExA, as required by Regulation 7 and 8 of the Infrastructure Planning (Compulsory Acquisition) Regulations 2010.

A date confirming when Interested Parties will have the opportunity to make comments on these changes will be announced shortly.

The Examination Library (PDF, 522 KB) has been updated.

24 April 2023

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept the following Additional Submissions:

The Examination Library (PDF, 438 KB) has been updated.

20 April 2023

The Deadline 1 submissions have been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 435 KB) has been updated.

19 April 2023

A note of the Preliminary Meeting (PDF, 135KB) has been published.

06 April 2023

The following documents have been published:

 The Examination Library (PDF, 386 KB) has been updated.

27 March 2023

Read the letter

The Examination Timetable (Rule 8 letter) has been sent to Interested Parties

Procedural decision following Preliminary Meeting

27 March 2023

The Examining Authority (ExA) has exercised its discretion to accept the following Additional Submission:

Please note, the publication of any letter or supporting documentation relating to the proposed change does not indicate that the change has been accepted by the ExA. Any comments/ responses on the merits of the application should be made in respect of the application as it was originally submitted.

The Examination Library (PDF, 383 KB) has been updated.

23 March 2023

The recording and transcript of the Preliminary Meeting held on 20 March 2023 have now been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 370 KB) has been updated.

21 March 2023
  • Preliminary Meeting takes place
  • Examination begins
20 March 2023

For those wishing to observe the Preliminary Meeting that will be held on 20 March 2023, here are the links to the livestream (which remain the same for all Hearings relating to this project):

To watch without simultaneous translation: https://www.liveeventstream.online/planning-inspectorate-hearings/cy-hynet-carbon-dioxide-pipeline

To watch with simultaneous translation from Welsh to English: https://www.liveeventstream.online/planning-inspectorate-hearings/en-hynet-carbon-dioxide-pipeline

17 March 2023

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept Additional Submissions from the Applicant relating to remaining additional information requested in the Section 51 advice from the Planning Inspectorate dated 31 October 2022 (PDF, 138KB).

The Examination Library (PDF, 365KB) has been updated.

14 March 2023

Submissions for Procedural Deadline A have now been published and added to the Examination Library (PDF, 336 KB)

10 March 2023

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.

20 February 2023

Following appointment of the Examining Authority on 17 January 2023, the documents below have now been formally accepted by the Examining Authority and published as Additional Submissions:

The Examining Authority carried out Unaccompanied Site Inspections on Tuesday 15 November 2022 (PDF, 86KB) and Wednesday 16 November 2022.(PDF, 70KB)  The notes have now been published.

These have been added to the Examination Library (PDF, 272KB).

19 January 2023
Relevant representations published on the website
19 January 2023
Registration of interested parties closes
13 January 2023
Registration of interested parties begins
01 December 2022

The Applicant has submitted the following documents:

A decision on whether these will be accepted into the Examination will be made once the Examining Authority has been appointed.

These have been added to the Examination Library (PDF, 265KB).

17 November 2022
Read the letter

The application has been accepted for examination

31 October 2022
Decision on whether or not to accept the application for examination
31 October 2022

The application was received by the Planning Inspectorate on 03 October 2022.

The application documents will be made available on the project page of this website 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).

06 October 2022
Application received by the Planning Inspectorate
03 October 2022
Application expected from applicant
30 June 2022