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

Secretary of State’s Decision Letter which includes the Statement of Reasons
Notice of the Decision by the Secretary of State (Reg 23)
Recommendation Report
Recommendation Report – Appendix A to D
Submissions received after the close of Examination

The Department of Energy and Climate Change made a request for comments from the Applicant on 26 May 2016.

The Applicant responded to this request on 9 June 2016.

The deadline for a Decision from the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has now been extended.

Responses to the request for comments by the Department of Energy and Climate Change in their letter dated 18 February 2016 have now been published.

A request from the Department of Energy and Climate Change for further information from the Applicant, National Grid Carbon Ltd, has now been published.

Responses to the Consultation Letter from the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, dated 20 November 2015, have been published. The responses can be viewed here:

W Clifford Watts Limited

National Grid Carbon Limited

A Fourth Consultation Letter from the Secretary State for Energy and Climate Change dated 20 November 2015 has been issued, addressed to National Grid Carbon Limited and W Clifford Watts Limited.

The deadline for response is Friday 8 January 2016.

A Notification of an extension to the decision period has been issued by the Secretary of State for the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) on 19 November 2015.

Responses to the request by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change letter of 30 September 2015 have been published.

The Department of Energy & Climate Change have made a third request for comments from W.Clifford Watts Ltd, Network Rail, The Canal & River Trust and Driffield Navigation Trust.

This is an amended request, following the late publication of a response from the applicant to the DECC letter of 11 September 2015. The deadline for any response is Tuesday 13 October 2015.

The Department of Energy & Climate Change have made a second request for comments from the applicant, Capture Power Limited, The Environment Agency, Natural England, The Canal and River Trust and Driffield Navigation Trust.

The deadline for any response is Tuesday 13 October 2015.

Responses to the Request by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Letter of 11 September 2015 have been published.

The Department of Energy & Climate Change have made a request for comments from the applicant, W.Clifford Watts Ltd, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Network Rail, The Canal and River Trust and Driffield Navigation Trust.

The deadline for any response is Friday 25 September 2015.

The examination closed on 19 May 2015. The Examining Authority has issued a notification of close of examination. There will now be a period of 3 months for the Examining Authority to consider and make a recommendation to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State will have 3 months in which to make their decision.

Further submissions were received on 18 May and published, these included the Applicant’s final draft Development Consent Order comparison with the application draft DCO and updates of agreements with Statutory Undertakers and others.

Submissions for Deadline 8 of 24 April 2015 have now been published.

Submissions for Deadline 7 of 16 April 2015 have now been published, including Responses to the Rule 17, 8(3) and 9 Letter dated 8 April 2015.

The Examining Authority has issued a Rule 17, 8(3) and 9 letter requesting further information, accepting non-material amendments to the application, and a change to the Examination timetable. Responses are invited by Deadline 7 of 16 April 2015.

Submissions for Deadline 6 of 1 April 2015, including comments on the Examining Authority’s Report on Implications for European Sites, have now been published.

Submissions for Deadline 5, including Responses to the Rule 17 Request for Further Information issued on 18 March 2015, have now been published.

The Examining Authority has issued a letter requesting further information from National Grid Carbon Ltd, the Marine Management Organisation, the Crown Estate and Selby District Council.

Responses are requested by deadline 5, 26 March 2015.

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

Submissions for Deadline 4 of 4 March 2015 have now been published:
(i) Comments on applicant’s revised draft DCO
(ii) Any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline

Submissions for Deadline 3 of 17 February 2015 have now been published.

Submissions include:
(i) Applicant’s revised draft DCO
(ii) Updated SoCGs
(iii) Any information requested by the ExA at the hearings
(iv) Written summaries of oral cases put at hearings
(v) Any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline

A notification, that the Any Residual Issues hearing scheduled for Friday 6 February 2015 has been cancelled, has been published.

A procedural decision and responses to the Notification of accompanied site visit and hearings letter (dated 2 January 2015) have now been published.

The itinerary for the Accompanied Site Visit has now been published.

Agendas for the Issue-specific and Compulsory Acquisition hearings have now been published.

Submissions for Deadline 2 (20 January 2015) have now been published.

Submissions include:

Deadline for receipt of:
(i)Comments on LIR
(ii)Comments on responses to ExA’s first written questions
(iii)Responses to comments on RRs
(iv) Comments on WRs
(v) Responses to comments on any submissions received prior to the preliminary meeting
(vi) Any revised draft DCO from applicant
(vii) Matrix produced by the applicant summarising the screening likely significant effects for each European protected site assessed
(viii) Matrix produced by the applicant summarising the implications for the integrity of each European protected site assessed, where a likely significant effect either alone or in combination with other plans and projects has been identified
(ix) Any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline”

Notification of the accompanied site visits and hearings during January and February 2015 has now been published.

Submissions for Deadline 1 (18 December 2014) have now been published. Submissions include:

Deadline 1

Deadline for receipt of:
(i) Local impact reports (LIR) from any local authorities
(ii) Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) requested by the ExA – see Annex G
(iii) Responses to ExA’s first written questions
(iv) Comments on relevant representations (RRs)
(v) Summaries of all RRs exceeding 1500 words
(vi) Written representations (WRs) by all interested parties
(vii) Summaries of all WRs exceeding 1500 words
(viii) Comments on any submissions received prior to the preliminary meeting
(ix) Schedule of compulsory acquisition
(x) Schedule of mitigation
(xi) Submissions from interested parties recommending locations or items for the itinerary for the accompanied site visit
(xii) Any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline

Notifications

(i) Notification by interested parties of wish to be heard at an open floor hearing
(ii) Notification of wish to speak at a compulsory acquisition hearing
(iii) Notification by interested parties of their intention to attend the accompanied site visit(s)
(iv) Notification by statutory parties of wish to be considered an interested party

The audio recording of the Preliminary Meeting held at Bishop Burton College on 19 November 2014 is now available.

Two additional relevant representations have been published:

Forewind

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

These were received before the close of the relevant representations period but failed to upload due to a technical problem.