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The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept an Additional submission from Harwich Haven Authority (PDF, 874KB).

The Examination Library (PDF, 731KB) has been updated.

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept an Additional Submission from Barbara Roscoe (PDF, 122KB)

A letter from the Examining Authority (PDF, 217KB) has been published on the National Infrastructure Planning website. The letter provides:

• Notification of the hearings for week commencing 20 January 2025

• Notification of the Examining Authority’s Procedural Decisions relating to Applicant’s Change Request including variation to the Examination Timetable.

Please note that due to an administrative error the notices says January 2024. This should read January 2025.

The Comments (relevant representations) from those who have registered to have their say on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land are now published.

Please see the Relevant Representations page on the project website to view the submissions.

The Examination Library (PDF, 731KB) has been updated.

The Examining Authority has issued Rule 17 Letter to following parties requesting further information:

East Two Limited (PDF, 142KB)
Harwich Haven Authority (PDF, 210KB)
National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc and Applicant (PDF, 165KB)
Strutt and Parker (Farms) Limited and Liana Enterprises Limited (PDF, 142KB)
Natural England and Applicant (PDF, 155KB)

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s Proposed Provision for examination (PDF,196KB) comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 16 December 2024.

Please register your comments on the following Registration and Relevant Representation Form: https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010115/register/register-have-your-say

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate only to the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land. 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.

Deadline 4 Submissions have been published. The Examination Library (PDF,639KB) will be updated shortly.

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s Proposed Provision for examination (PDF,196KB) comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 16 December 2024.

Please register your comments on the following Registration and Relevant Representation Form: https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010115/register/register-have-your-say

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate only to the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land. 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.

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept an Additional Submission from the Applicant (PDF, 394KB). This document amends section 2.2 of the Applicant’s deadline 2 submission 10.26 Applicant's Comments on Deadline 2 Submissions [REP3-024].

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s Proposed Provision for examination (PDF,196KB) comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 16 December 2024.

Please register your comments on the following Registration and Relevant Representation Form: https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010115/register/register-have-your-say

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate only to the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land. 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.

The Examination Library (PDF,669KB) has been updated.

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept an Additional Submission from the Applicant (PDF, 394KB). This document supersedes the applicant's deadline 2 submission 10.26 Applicant's Comments on Deadline 2 Submissions [REP3-024].

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s Proposed Provision for examination (PDF,196KB) comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 16 December 2024.

Please register your comments on the following Registration and Relevant Representation Form: https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010115/register/register-have-your-say

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate only to the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land. 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.

The Examination Library (PDF,669KB) has been updated.

Deadline 3 Submissions have been published.

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s Proposed Provision for examination (PDF,196KB) comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 16 December 2024.

Please register your comments on the following Registration and Relevant Representation Form: https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010115/register/register-have-your-say

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate only to the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land. 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.

The Examination Library (PDF,639KB) will be updated shortly.

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s Proposed Provision for examination (PDF,196KB) comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 16 December 2024.

Please register your comments on the following Registration and Relevant Representation Form: https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010115/register/register-have-your-say

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate only to the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land. 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.

The Examination Library (PDF,639KB) will be updated shortly.

The Examining Authority's further Written Questions (ExQ2) (PDF, 324KB) have been published.

Following the Examining Authority’s (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant’s Proposed Provision for examination (PDF,196KB) comments are now invited on the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 16 December 2024.

Please register your comments on the following Registration and Relevant Representation Form: https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010115/register/register-have-your-say

Any comments must be made on the Registration and Relevant Representation Form and must relate only to the Applicant’s proposed provision for the compulsory acquisition of additional land. 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.

The following has also been published:

Applicants Compulsory Acquisition Regulation 8 Newspaper Notice (PDF, 107 KB)
The Proposed Provisions checklist (PDF, 145 KB) for the Applicant’s change request dated 10 October 2024

The Applicant has submitted revised documents to its change request of 10 October 2024.

The following have also been published:

The Examining authority has exercised its discretion to accept following Additional submissions:

Ministry of Defence (MOD) (PDF, 109KB)
Brooks Leney (PDF, 121KB)
Brooks Leney on behalf of Clachan Family (PDF, 461KB)

We have sent instructions for registered participants to join the virtual hearings or at the venue scheduled for 29, 30 and 31 October 2024. You can also observe the hearings online. If the livestream does not work, try refreshing your webpage.

The following has been published:

Deadline 2 Submissions

The Examination Library (PDF, 493KB) has been updated.

The Examining Authority has published its decision on the applicant’s request to make changes to the application.

View the decision (PDF, 196KB)

The following have also been published:

Agenda for Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3) (PDF, 187KB)
Agenda for Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2 (CAH2) (PDF, 158KB)
Agenda for Issue Specific Hearing 4 (ISH4) (PDF, 136KB)

The applicant has submitted a request for changes to the application on 10 October 2024.

View the change request documents.

Please note that this does not mean that the proposed change(s) to the application will be considered by the Examining Authority, that decision has yet to be made.

The Examining Authority’s First Written Questions (ExQ1) (PDF, 491KB) has been republished to amend a minor error. Marine Ecology (ME) General Questions ME.1.01 has been changed to ME.1.00.

The Examining Authority's first Written Questions (ExQ1) (PDF, 491KB) have been published.

The following have been published:

Examining Authority's notification of hearings (PDF, 160KB).

Deadline 1 submissions
Applicants Hearing notice (PDF, 74 KB)

The Examination Library (PDF, 356KB) will be updated shortly.

The following have been published:

Examining Authority's notification of hearings (PDF, 160KB).

Deadline 1 submissions

The Examination Library (PDF, 356KB) will be updated shortly.

The Preliminary Meeting Note (PDF, 545KB) has been published.

The following have been published:

Action Points from Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1) (PDF, 144KB)

Action Points from Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2) (PDF, 98KB)

Action Points from Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1) (PDF, 143KB)

The examination timetable (‘Rule 8 letter’) has been sent to all parties.

View the Rule 8 letter (PDF, 349KB).

The following documents have now been published:

Recordings and Transcripts of Preliminary Meeting (PM)

Recordings and Transcripts of Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1)

Recordings and Transcripts of Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1)

Recordings and Transcripts of Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2)

The Examining Authority has accepted an Additional Submission from Essex County Council (PDF, 249KB) regarding Offshore Coordination Support Scheme (OCSS) and an Additional Submission from National Trust (PDF, 137KB) in lieu of attendance at Issue Specific Hearing 1.

The Examining Authority's note of Unaccompanied Site Inspection 1 (USI1) (PDF, 119KB) has been published.

We have sent instructions for registered participants to join the virtual hearings or at the venue scheduled for 17, 18 and 19 September 2024. You can also observe the hearings online. If the livestream does not work, try refreshing your webpage.

We have sent instructions for registered participants to join the virtual hearings or at the venue scheduled for 17, 18 and 19 September 2024. You can also observe the hearings online. If the livestream does not work, try refreshing your webpage.

The Procedural Deadline D submissions have been published.

The Examination library will be updated shortly.

The detailed Agendas for the Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1) (PDF, 142KB), Issue Specific Hearing (ISH1) (PDF, 180KB) and Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2) (PDF, 135KB) have been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 330KB) has been updated.

The detailed Agendas for the Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1) (PDF, 142KB) and Issue Specific Hearing (ISH1) (PDF, 180KB) have been published.

The Examining Authority has issued the following document:

A procedural decision (PDF, 165KB) amending the Preliminary meeting agenda.
The Examining Authority’s draft Written Questions (PDF, 522KB).

The Examining Authority has used its discretion to accept an amended version of document 10.2 Land Rights Trackers (PDF, 324KB).

The Examination Library (PDF, 321KB) has been updated.

The Procedural Deadline C submissions have been published.

The Applicant’s notices (PDF, 78KB) for the events taking place week commencing 16 September 2024 have been published. This text is a correction of the update published on 28 August 2024.

The examination library (PDF, 321KB) will be updated shortly.

The Examining Authority’s notification of the following hearings has been published (PDF, 78KB):

Preliminary Meeting Tuesday 17 September 2024

Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 Tuesday 17 September 2024

Issue Specific Hearing 1 Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 September 2024

Issue Specific Hearing 2 Thursday 19 Thursday 19 September 2024

The Examination Library (PDF, 321KB) has been updated.

The Examining authority has used its discretion to accept an additional submission from Executors of the Estate of Mr Charles Tabor (PDF, 316KB).

The notification of Preliminary Meeting (Rule 6 letter) (PDF, 453KB) has been sent. The letter also includes:

• the draft Examination Timetable,

• Initial Assessment of Principal Issues,

• Examining Authority’s notification of Compulsory Acquisition Hearing, Issue Specific Hearings, and

• other Procedural Decisions and information about the Examination.

The Examination Library (PDF, 322KB) has been updated.

The following submissions have been published:

The Applicants responses to Examining authority’s letter of 23 July 2024 (Procedural Deadline A)

The Applicant and Natural England’s responses to Examining authority’s letter of 23 July 2024 (Procedural Deadline B)

The Examining Authority has issued a Procedural Decision (PDF, 168KB) following the submission of the Applicants draft Land Rights Tracker.

The Examining Authority has issued a Procedural Decision (PDF, 205KB) following the submission of Relevant Representations by Interested Parties.

All Relevant Representations have been published.

You can now register to have your say. The deadline to register is 23:59 on Friday 21 June 2024.

The Applicant has submitted the following Additional Submissions:

Applicants Response to s51 advice (PDF, 195KB)
1.3 Guide to the Application and Glossary (PDF, 338KB)
5.5 Habitats Regulation Assessment Derogation Case (PDF, 732KB)
6.3.1 Onshore Project Description chapter (PDF, 17MB)
6.4.2 Human Health and Major Disasters chapter (PDF, 13MB)
9.22 Outline Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (PDF, 1MB)

A decision on whether to accept the documents into the Examination will be made once the Examining Authority has been appointed.

The Examination Library (PDF, 259KB) has been updated.

The application by Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm Ltd has been accepted for examination. A letter notifying of the decision to accept an application for Examination for an Order Granting Development Consent (PDF, 162KB) has been published.

The Planning Inspectorate received the application on Monday 25 March 2024.

The application documents will be published if the application is accepted for examination.

You cannot make comments on the application yet.

You will be able to register to have your say if the application is accepted. We will let you know when you can register to have your say.

Read more about the application process in our guidance.

This project has volunteered to take part in the NSIP Reform Early Adopter Programme, details of which are available in this news story published by the Planning Inspectorate. For further information about the programme please contact the applicant, Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm Ltd, using the information available at the bottom of this page.