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12 December 2024

All Deadline 1 submissions have been published

The Examination Library has been updated

28 November 2024

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

View the Rule 8 letter

The following has also been published:

21 November 2024

We have issued the instructions for registered participants to join the virtual Issue Specific Hearing 2.

You can also observe the Hearings online. If the livestream does not work, try refreshing your webpage.

20 November 2024

We have issued the instructions for registered participants to join the virtual Issue Specific Hearing 1 and Compulsory Acquisition Hearing.

You can also observe the Hearings online. If the livestream does not work, try refreshing your webpage.

19 November 2024

The preliminary meeting took place on 19 November 2024. The examination stage began following the close of the preliminary meeting.


We have also sent instructions for registered participants to join the virtual Open Floor Hearing.

You can also observe the Open Floor Hearing online. If the livestream does not work, try refreshing your webpage.

18 November 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.

6 November 2024

All Procedural Deadline A submissions have been published.

The Examination Library has been updated.

22 October 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, 491KB)

The Examination Library (PDF, 246KB) has been updated

3 October 2024

The Examining Authority made a second unaccompanied site inspection on 26 September 2024.


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25 September 2024

The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept an Additional Submission from Kent County Council.

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19 September 2024

Relevant Representations have now been published.


The Examination Library will be updated in due course.

13 September 2024

The 'register to have your say' period has now closed.

22 August 2024

The Examining Authority made an unaccompanied site inspection on Thursday, 11 July 2024.

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25 July 2024

You can now register to have your say. The deadline to register is 12 September 2024.

The Examining Authority has today made a procedural decision and exercised its discretion to accept additional submissions.

The submissions are from:

The Examination Library (PDF, 245KB) has been updated.

25 July 2024

You can now register to have your say. The deadline to register is 12 September 2024.

9 July 2024

The application has been accepted for examination.

View the acceptance letter (PDF, 111KB)

12 June 2024

This application was received by the Planning Inspectorate on 11 June 2024.