All project updates
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
Please contact the Case Team if you have any queries about the change: gateburtonsolar@planninginspectorate.gov.uk
19 January 2024
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
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
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 Examination Library (PDF, 1 MB) has been updated.
28 November 2023
The Examination Library (PDF, 1 MB) has been updated.
22 November 2023
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 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 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
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 Examination Timetable have been updated.
2 October 2023
The Applicant's Change Notification (PDF, 2MB) has been published.
The Examination Library (PDF, 842KB) has been updated.
28 September 2023
The Applicant's Change Notification (PDF, 2MB) has been published.
The Examination Library (PDF, 842KB) has been updated.
25 September 2023
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
12 September 2023
The Examination Library (PDF, 832KB) has been updated.
8 September 2023
w/c 9 October 2023
21 August 2023
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 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
The Examination Library (PDF, 646 KB) will be updated shortly.
31 July 2023
The Examination Library (PDF, 646KB) has been updated.
26 July 2023
The Examination Library (PDF, 646kb) has been updated
20 July 2023
The Examination Library (PDF, 486KB) will be updated shortly.
12 July 2023
- The Examination Timetable (Rule 8 letter) (PDF, 294KB).
- The Examining Authority's First Written Questions (PDF, 579KB). The Deadline for responses is Tuesday 8 August 2023 (Deadline 2).
The Examination Library (PDF, 484KB) has been updated.
12 July 2023
Procedural decision following Preliminary Meeting.
7 July 2023
- The recording(s) of the Preliminary Meeting [Session 2]
- The recording of the Open Floor Hearing 1
- The recording(s) of the Issue Specific Hearing 1 [Session 2]
The Examination Library (PDF, 483KB) has been updated.
4 July 2023
- Preliminary Meeting Agenda (PDF 439 KB) – Tuesday 4 July 2023 at 10am
- Open Floor Hearing 1 Agenda (PDF, 146 KB)– Tuesday 4 July 2023 at 14.00pm
- Issue Specific Hearing 1 Agenda (PDF, 178 KB) – Wednesday 5 July 2023 at 10.00am
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
27 June 2023
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
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 letter also includes the draft Examination Timetable and Initial Assessment of Principal Issues.
24 May 2023
The Examination Library (PDF, 335 KB) has been updated.
16 May 2023
17 April 2023
12 April 2023
31 March 2023
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 Examination Library (PDF, 250KB) has been updated.