All project updates
18 December 2024
The Examining Authority has issued an invitation to the resumed Preliminary Meeting. This letter also contains notification of hearings and the updated draft Examination Timetable.
View notification of the resumed Preliminary Meeting (Rule 6 Letter) (PDF, 459KB).
There has been a change to the membership of the Examining Authority and a notification has been issued to inform of this change.
View notification of amendment in the membership of the Examining Authority (PDF, 160KB).
The agendas have been issued for Issue Specific Hearing 1 (PDF, 173KB), Issue Specific Hearing 2 (PDF, 198KB) and Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (PDF, 198KB).
The Examining Authority has used its discretion to accept additional submissions from the a number of parties in response to the request to Interested Parties letter dated 26 November 2024
The Examination Library (PDF, 599KB) has been updated.
10 December 2024
The Examining Authority has used its discretion to accept 16 additional submissions from the Applicant .
The Examination Library (PDF, 574KB) has been updated.
4 December 2024
The Examining Authority has used its discretion to accept an additional submission from the Applicant.
The Examination Library (PDF, 574KB) has been updated.
2 December 2024
The Examining Authority has used its discretion to accept additional submissions from the Applicant.
The Examination Library (PDF, 557KB) has been updated.
29 November 2024
The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept an additional submission from the applicant (PDF, 255KB) in response to the Rule 17 letter (PDF, 218KB) issued by the Examining Authority on 26 November 2024.
The examination library (PDF, 546KB) has been updated.
26 November 2024
The Examining Authority used their discretion to accept additional submissions from the applicant.
Today the Examining Authority also issued a Rule 17 letter (PDF, 218KB) requesting information from Natural England, The RSPB, The National Trust, The Marine Management Organisation, The Wildlife Trusts, The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, and The Applicants.
20 November 2024
The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept additional submissions.
The submissions come from:
• National Grid Interconnector Holdings Limited (PDF, 140KB)
• National Trust (PDF, 74KB)
In addition the following Relevant Representation from National Grid Interconnector Holdings Limited (RR-036) has been withdrawn.
The Examination Library (PDF, 508KB) has been updated
19 November 2024
The Examining Authority has used its discretion to accept an additional submission from the Applicant - RWE Renewables UK Dogger Bank South (West) Ltd and RWE Renewables UK Dogger Bank South (East) Ltd.
The Examination Library (PDF, 507KB) has been updated
15 November 2024
The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept additional submissions.
The submissions come from:
The applicant (6 submissions)
The Wildlife Trust (PDF, 98KB)
The examination library (PDF, 504KB) has been updated.
12 November 2024
The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept 24 additional submissions from the applicant.
The examination library (PDF, 498KB) has been updated.
8 November 2024
The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept 7 additional submissions from the applicant.
The Examining Authority has published its Rule 17 letter (PDF, 179KB) requesting further information from the Applicants.
The examination library (PDF, 460KB) has been updated.
7 November 2024
Following the Procedural Decision (PDF, 168KB) issued on 22 October 2024 by the Examining Authority to adjourn the Preliminary Meeting, the previously published draft Examination Timetable shown in Annex D of the Rule 6 letter (PDF, 900KB) issued on 24 September has not been confirmed. A new draft timetable will be issued in due course, alongside an invitation to a resumption of the Preliminary Meeting.
31 October 2024
All the submissions for Procedural Deadline B have been published.
The following documents from the first part of the adjourned preliminary meeting held on Tuesday 22 October 2024 have been published:
Preliminary Meeting Note (PDF, 584KB)
The examination library (PDF, 369KB) will be updated shortly.
24 October 2024
The following documents from the first part of the adjourned preliminary meeting held on Tuesday 22 October 2024 have been published:
The Examining Authority has published a request for further information from the applicants.
View the request (PDF, 176KB).
22 October 2024
The Examining Authority have today issued a Rule 9 and Rule 17 Procedural decision letter requesting further information dated 22 October 2024 (PDF, 168KB and Action Points from Preliminary Meeting Part 1 (PDF,130KB)
The Examining Authority today made the decision to adjourn the Preliminary Meeting. Therefore the Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1) scheduled for 14:00 on 22 October 2024 and the Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1) scheduled for 09:30 on Wednesday 23 October 2024 has been postponed.
22 October 2024
The Examining Authority (ExA) has today (22 October 2024) announced their procedural decision to adjourn the Preliminary Meeting and delay the start of the Examination.
The Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1) scheduled for 14:00 on 22 October 2024 and the Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1) scheduled for 09:30 on Wednesday 23 October 2024 has therefore been postponed.
21 October 2024
We have sent instructions for registered participants to join the virtual preliminary meeting.
You can also observe the preliminary meeting online. If the livestream does not work, try refreshing your webpage.
17 October 2024
The Examining Authority have used their discretion to accept Additional Submissions.
The submissions come from:
• Natural England (PDF, 157KB)
• RSPB (PDF, (10MB)
The examination library (PDF, 350KB) has been updated.
15 October 2024
Today the Examining Authority issued a Rule 17 letter (PDF, 153KB) to Natural England and the RSPB. The Examining Authority also used their discretion to accept an Additional Submission (PDF, 282KB) from the Applicant.
The following Hearing Agendas have been published:
Revised Agenda for the Preliminary Meeting (PM) (PDF, 187KB)
Agenda for the Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1) (PDF, 253KB)
Agenda for the Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1) (PDF, 368KB)
The Examination Library (PDF, 342KB) has been updated.
10 October 2024
Today the Examining Authority issued a Procedural Decision letter (PDF, 151KB) to the Applicants.
All the submissions for the Pre-Examination Procedural Deadline have been published.
The examination library (PDF, 348KB) has been updated.
3 October 2024
The Examining Authority made unaccompanied site inspections between Tuesday 24 September and Thursday 26 September 2024.
View the note of the inspection on Tuesday 24 September 2024 (PDF, 901KB)
View the note of the inspection on Wednesday 25 September 2024 (PDF, 920KB)
View the note of the inspection on Thursday 26 September 2024 (PDF, 206KB)
24 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, 900KB)
The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept additional submissions.
The submissions come from:
The Coal Authority (PDF, 79KB)
Doggerland Foundation (PDF, 5MB)
Ministry of Defence (PDF, 110KB)
The Applicant - Response to the Section 51 advice provided following acceptance (PDF, 320KB)
The examination library (PDF,485KB) will be updated shortly.
16 September 2024
The register to have your say period closed on Friday 6 September 2024.
Comments (relevant representations) from those who have registered to have their say are now published.
26 July 2024
You can now register to have your say. The deadline to register is 6 September 2024.
10 July 2024
The application for the Dogger Bank South Offshore Wind Farms has been accepted for Examination.
View the acceptance letter (PDF, 141KB).
13 June 2024
This application was received by the Planning Inspectorate on 12 June 2024.