Drax Re-power

What happens next

A decision on the application for a Development Consent Order for Drax Re-power was taken on 04 October 2019 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 (41 items)

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 Correction Order;
Applicant’s list of corrections; and
Applicant’s DCO comparison

18 August 2020

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

Notification of Decision Letter
Secretary of State Decision Letter
Development Consent Order as made by the Secretary of State
Recommendation Report
Post-Examination Submissions
Regulation 31 Notice
Habitats Regulations Assessment

04 October 2019
Decision made by the Secretary of State
04 October 2019
Recommendations given by the Planning Inspectorate
04 July 2019

The deadline for close of examination is midnight 4 April 2019.

04 April 2019

The Submissions for Deadline 9 have now been published.

29 March 2019

The Submissions for Deadline 8 have now been published.

22 March 2019

The Submissions for Deadline 7 have now been published.

21 February 2019

The Action Points from Issue Specific Hearing 3 have now been published.

20 February 2019

The Audio recordings for Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2, Open Floor Hearing 3, and Issue Specific Hearing 3 have now been published.

13 February 2019

The agenda for Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2) has now been published.

06 February 2019

The Deadline 6 Submissions have now been published.

06 February 2019

A procedural decision has been issued relating to the Applicant’s proposed changes to the application.

The Notification letter for the hearings taking place on the 12 of February 2019 has been published.

The Examination Authority’s Further Written Questions have also been published.

15 January 2019

The Deadline 5 Submissions have now been published.

10 January 2019

The documents for deadline 4 have now been published.

14 December 2018

The Examining Authority has issued a procedural decision regarding an application for additional land.

The Examining Authority has issued a procedural decision regarding the Site Reconfiguration Works and a request for further information.

An additional submission (Letter from North Yorkshire County Council) has been accepted at the discretion of the Examining Authority.

03 December 2018

An additional submission (6.2.9.10 Appendix 9.10 – Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment – Appendix 3 – Maps) has been accepted at the discretion of the Examining Authority.

 

19 November 2018

The preliminary meeting note and the submissions for deadline 2 have been published.

12 November 2018

The notification letter for the Accompanied Site Inspection (4 December 2018) and  Hearings (4 December 2018 – 6 December 2018) has been published.

06 November 2018

The submissions for deadline 1 have now been published.

19 October 2018

Read the letter

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

Procedural decision following Preliminary Meeting

11 October 2018
  • Preliminary Meeting takes place
  • Examination begins
04 October 2018

The agenda for the forthcoming open floor hearing has been published.

24 September 2018
11 September 2018

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.

06 September 2018
Relevant representations published on the website
04 September 2018
Registration of interested parties closes
29 August 2018
Registration of interested parties begins
20 July 2018
Read the letter

The application has been accepted for examination

26 June 2018
Decision on whether or not to accept the application for examination
26 June 2018
Application received by the Planning Inspectorate
29 May 2018