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28 November 2024

On 27 November 2024 the Secretary of State issued a Correction Notice and Correction Order to make corrections to the Gate Burton Energy Park Order 2024. The Correction Order will come into force on 28 November 2024.

8 August 2024

A statement confirming that the Secretary of State decided to extend the statutory deadline for this project to 22 July 2024 was made to the House of Commons and House of Lords, in accordance with section 107(7) of the Planning Act 2008.

View the Written Ministerial Statement

15 July 2024

The Secretary of State has today granted development consent for this application.


As detailed in the Decision Letter, immediately after the General Election when the new Secretary of State took office, the Secretary of State extended the statutory date for this application as the previous deadline fell within the pre-election period when no Development Consent Order decisions were taken. A Written Ministerial Statement to announce this extension in accordance with section 107(7) of the Planning Act will be made as soon as possible once Parliament is in session. The decision has now been taken by the Secretary of State within that new deadline.


For further information, please refer to the following decision documentation:


30 May 2024

On Saturday 25 May 2024 we entered a pre-election period, following the announcement that a General Election will be held on Thursday 4 July 2024.

During the pre-election period it is customary for Ministers to observe discretion in initiating any new action of a continuing or long term character. Consequently, no development consent decisions will be taken during this period.

We will provide a further update following the General Election.

21 May 2024

Responses to the Secretary of State’s consultation letter dated 29 April have been published.

View the responses

Additional responses were received following the close of the consultation.

View the responses

29 April 2024

The Secretary of State has today issued a letter to the Applicant, Emma and Nicholas Hill, Shaun Kimberley, EDF Energy (Thermal Generation) Limited, Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, Trent Valley Internal Drainage Board, Uniper UK Limited and Natural England (PDF, 153 KB) requesting information.

The deadline for response is 23:59 on 13 May 2024.

8 February 2024

The Planning Inspectorate's webpage for Gate Burton Energy Park will be moved over to the new National Infrastructure Planning website in week commencing 12 February 2024. This means that the information currently on the 'Overview' tab will be presented in a different way and the way you access documents will be different.

Please contact the Case Team if you have any queries about the change: gateburtonsolar@planninginspectorate.gov.uk

19 January 2024

The Examination closed at 23:59 on 4 January 2024 and the Examining Authority's Notification of the completion of the Examination (PDF, 97KB)  has been published.

The Deadline 7 Submissions have been published and the Examination Library (PDF, 1,122 KB) has been updated.

2 January 2024

The Deadline 6 submissions have been published.


The Examination Library (PDF, 1MB) will be updated shortly.

13 December 2023

Instructions have been sent to those who have registered to participate in Compulsory Acquisition 2, Open Floor Hearing 3 and Issue Specific Hearing 4.

Anyone who wishes to observe the Hearings in real time should use the following link: Gate Burton Energy Park (liveeventstream.online). 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.

12 December 2023

Documents for Compulsory Acquisition Deadline 3 have now been published to the webpage.

The additional submission from The Crown Estate (PDF, 354KB) which was accepted at the discretion of the Examining Authority has also been published.

6 December 2023

The Examining Authority’s Agenda for Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2 (CAH2), Open Floor Hearing 3 (OFH3) and Issue Specific Hearing 4 (ISH4) (PDF, 155 KB) has been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 1 MB) has been updated.

28 November 2023

The CA Regulations Deadline 2 submissions have been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 1 MB) has been updated.

22 November 2023

The Deadline 5 submissions have been published.

The Examining Authority's (ExA's) letter regarding a Notification of Hearings and other Procedural Decisions (PDF, 196 KB) has been published.

Relevant Representations and Written Representations regarding the Applicant's proposed provisions for the compulsory acquisition of additional land have been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 921 KB) will be updated shortly.

8 November 2023

The Examining Authority's request for Further Information (PDF, 115KB) from the Applicant and the Marine Management Organisation has been published. The Deadline for response is Deadline 5, Monday 20 November 2022.

The Examining Authority's Third Written Questions (PDF, 249KB) have been published. The Deadline for responses is 20 November 2023 (Deadline 5).

The Examination Library (PDF, 921KB) has been updated.

25 October 2023

The Examining Authority’s Third Written Questions (PDF, 249KB) have been published. The Deadline for responses is 20 November 2023 (Deadline 5).

The Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES) (PDF, 199KB) has been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 919KB) will be updated shortly.

12 October 2023

Following the Examining Authority's (ExA) decision to accept the Applicant's Proposed Provision for a Change Request (PDF, 146 KB) for examination, comments are now invited on the Applicant's proposed provisions for the compulsory acquisition of additional land by 23:59 on 17 November 2023.

Any comments relating to the Change Request 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 as set out in The notification of the Applicant's intention to submit a change request (PDF, 2 MB) for the respective changes. 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.

6 October 2023

The Examining Authority’s Rule 8(3) letter giving details of changes to the Examination Timetable (PDF, 347) has been published.

The Examination Timetable have been updated.

2 October 2023

The Examining Authority's amended response to The Applicant's Change Notification (PDF, 146KB) has been published.

The Applicant's Change Notification (PDF, 2MB) has been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 842KB) has been updated.

28 September 2023

The Examining Authority's response to The Applicant's Change Notification (PDF, 144KB) has been published.

The Applicant's Change Notification (PDF, 2MB) has been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 842KB) has been updated.

25 September 2023

The Applicant's Change Notification (PDF, 2MB) has been published.

Please note that the publication of the Applicant’s Change Notification does not indicate that the proposed changes to the application has been accepted for examination by the Examining Authority (ExA). The ExA will issue a Procedural Decision in response to the Change Notification in due course. In the meantime any comments/ responses about the merits of the application should be made in respect of the application as originally submitted.

25 September 2023

The Applicant's Change Notification (PDF, 2MB) has been published.

12 September 2023

The Examining Authority's Second Written Questions (PDF, 256KB) have been published. The Deadline for responses is Tuesday 3 October 2023 (Deadline 4).

The Examination Library (PDF, 832KB) has been updated.

8 September 2023

Please note that the following date(s) reserved for hearings in the Examination Timetable are no longer required:

w/c 9 October 2023

21 August 2023

Instructions have been sent to those who have registered to participate in Compulsory Acquisition 1, Open Floor Hearing 2, Issue Specific Hearing 2 and Issue Specific Hearing 3.

Anyone who wishes to observe the Hearings in real time should use the following link Gate Burton Energy Park (liveeventstream.online). 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.

15 August 2023

The Examining Authority’s Agendas for the Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH1) (PDF, 168 KB), Open Floor Hearing 2 (OFH2) (PDF, 105 KB),  Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2) (PDF, 154 KB), Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3) (PDF, 165 KB) and Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI) (PDF, 853 KB) have been published.

The Agendas includes a list of speakers for the hearings.

The Agendas includes a list of the documents that may be referred to during the hearing.

The Examination Library will be updated shortly.

11 August 2023

Deadline 2 submissions have been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 646 KB) will be updated shortly.

31 July 2023

The Examining Authority's notification of Compulsory Acquisition Hearing, Open Floor Hearing 2, Issue Specific Hearing 2 and Accompanied Site Inspection (PDF, 138KB) has been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 646KB) has been updated.

26 July 2023

The Examining Authority's notification of Compulsory Acquisition Hearing, Open Floor Hearing 2 and Issue Specific Hearing 2 (PDF, 138kb) has been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 646kb) has been updated

20 July 2023

The Deadline 1 submissions have been published.

The Examination Library (PDF, 486KB) will be updated shortly.

12 July 2023

The following documents have been published:

The Examination Library (PDF, 484KB) has been updated.

12 July 2023

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

Procedural decision following Preliminary Meeting.

7 July 2023

The following documents have been published:

The Examination Library (PDF, 483KB) has been updated.

4 July 2023

Instructions have been sent to those who have registered to participate in the following events, which take place on 4 and 5 July 2023:

Anyone wishing to attend the hearings who has not yet registered to attend should contact the Case Team by emailing GateBurtonSolar@planninginspectorate.gov.uk.

Anyone who wishes to observe the hearings in real time should use the Gate Burton Energy Park (liveeventstream.online). Please note that the events 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.

4 July 2023

Examination begins

27 June 2023

The Examining Authority has issued its agendas for the following Hearings:

Open Floor Hearing 1 Agenda (PDF, 146 KB)– Tuesday 4 July 2023
Issue Specific Hearing 1 Agenda (PDF, 178 KB) – Wednesday 5 July 2023

The Examination Library has been updated

2 June 2023

The notification of Preliminary Meeting (Rule 6 letter) has been sent.
Read the letter

It has come to our attention that there is a discrepancy surrounding the days for Open Floor Hearing 1 and Issue Specific Hearing 1. For the avoidance of doubt, the correct days for the Hearing are set out in Annex F of the Rule 6 Letter.

Open Floor Hearing 1 – Tuesday 4 July 2023
Issue Specific Hearing 1 – Wednesday 5 July 2023.

31 May 2023

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.

24 May 2023

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion and accepted an Additional Submission from Canal River Trust (PDF, 241KB).

The Examination Library (PDF, 335 KB) has been updated.

16 May 2023

The Examining Authority has published its Unaccompanied Site Inspection Note (PDF, 886 KB). The Examination Library (PDF, 334 KB) has been updated.

17 April 2023

Relevant representations published on the website

12 April 2023

Registration of interested parties closes

31 March 2023

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept Additional Submissions from:

NATS Safeguarding Ltd (PDF, 3 MB)
The Coal Authority (PDF, 599 KB)

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

22 March 2023

The Examining Authority has accepted Additional Submissions from the Applicants in response to the s51 Advice issued at Acceptance.

The Examination Library (PDF, 250KB) has been updated.

1 March 2023

Registration of interested parties begins

22 February 2023

The application has been accepted for examination

27 January 2023

Application received by the Planning Inspectorate