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20 December 2024

The Examining Authority’s First Written Questions (PDF, 1MB) have been published. The Deadline for responses is Wednesday 22 January 2025 (Deadline 3)


All Deadline 2 submissions have been published



The Examination Library (PDF, 471KB) has been updated.

16 December 2024

All Deadline 2 submissions have been published


The Examination Library will be updated shortly

28 November 2024

All Submissions for Deadline 1 have been published.


The Examination Library will be updated shortly.

30 October 2024

The following have been published:

The Examination Library (PDF, 297KB) has been updated

25 October 2024

The following documents have now been published:

The Examination Library (PDF, 293KB) has been updated.

22 October 2024

Instructions have been sent out to those who have registered to participate in the Preliminary Meeting (PM) on Wednesday 23 October and Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1) on Thursday 24 October.

Anyone who wishes to observe these Hearings in real time should use the following link to the Livestream. Please note that the event will start broadcasting LIVE when opened by the Examining Authority. If the Livestream does not initially work it may be resolved by refreshing the webpage.

Please note that the Examining Authority has decided that the Open Floor Hearing scheduled (if required) to take place on Wednesday 23 October at 5pm, is cancelled as no requests to speak were received by the deadline of Tuesday 15 October 2024.


As a reminder, the Examining Authority's Agendas for the Hearings are published and available to view in the Rule 6 Letter (PDF, 516KB).

The Examination Library is also published (PDF, 288KB).



21 October 2024

Instructions have been sent out to those who have registered to participate in the Preliminary Meeting (PM) on Wednesday 23 October and Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1) on Thursday 24 October.


Anyone who wishes to observe these Hearings in real time should use the following link to the Livestream. Please note that the event will start broadcasting LIVE when opened by the Examining Authority. If the Livestream does not initially work it may be resolved by refreshing the webpage.


As a reminder, the Examining Authority's Agendas for the Hearings are published and available to view in the Rule 6 Letter (PDF, 516KB).


The Examination Library is also published (PDF, 288KB).

18 October 2024

The submissions for Procedural Deadline A have been published and the Examination Library has been updated.


Please note that the Examining Authority has decided that the Open Floor Hearing scheduled (if required) to take place on Wednesday 23 October at 5pm, is cancelled as no requests to speak were received by the deadline of Tuesday 15 October 2024.

18 October 2024

The submissions for Procedural Deadline A have been published.


The Examination Library has been updated.









23 September 2024

The notification of preliminary meeting (‘Rule 6 letter’) has been sent. The letter also includes the draft examination timetable and initial assessment of principal issues.

View the Rule 6 Letter (PDF, 516KB)


The Examining Authority has also granted 'Other Person' status to The Flemish Agency for Agriculture and Fisheries (PDF, 152KB) and NatureScot and Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) (PDF, 154KB)


The Examination Library will be updated soon.

20 September 2024

The Following documents have now been published:

The Examining Authority has also exercised its discretion to accept an additional submission (PDF, 312KB) from the Applicant

The Examination Library (PDF, 271KB) has been updated.

16 September 2024

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept an additional submission (PDF, 88KB) from the The Flemish agency of Agriculture and Fisheries


Relevant Representations have been published.


The Examination Library (PDF, 268KB) has been updated.



6 September 2024

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept an additional submission (PDF, 227KB) from the Environment Agency.

Relevant Representations have been published.


The Examination Library (PDF, 268KB) has been updated.

30 August 2024

Relevant Representations have been published.


The Examination Library (PDF, 267KB) has been updated.

23 August 2024

Relevant Representations have been published.

The Examination Library will be updated in due course.

View the documents

26 July 2024

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept various additional submissions from the Applicant.


The Examination Library (PDF, 227KB) will be updated soon.


You can now register to have your say. The deadline to register is 19 August 2024 at 23:59.

5 July 2024

You can now register to have your say. The deadline to register is 19 August 2024 at 23:59.

28 June 2024

The application has been accepted for examination.

View the acceptance letter (PDF, 147 KB)

31 May 2024

We received the application on Friday 31 May 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.