All project updates
11 March 2025
The examination period has closed.
7 March 2025
The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept three additional submissions from Natural England. These submissions were provided in response to the request for further information issued by the Examining Authority on Monday 3 March 2025.
The Examination Library (PDF, 687KB) has been updated.
4 March 2025
Submissions for Deadline 6 have been published.
The Examining Authority has published a request for further information from the applicant, Blackpool Airport, Harbour Energy, Natural England and the Marine Management Organisation.
The deadline for them to respond is Deadline 7 on Monday 10 March 2025.
View the request (PDF, 220KB).
The examination library (PDF, 611KB) will be updated shortly.
13 February 2025
The following documents from Issue Specific Hearing 3 on Environmental Matters and Other Sea Users on Wednesday 12 February 2025 have now been published:
The Examination Library (PDF, 910KB) has been updated.
11 February 2025
We have sent instructions for registered participants to join the virtual Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3) to be held on Wednesday 12 February 2025.
You can observe the hearings online. If the livestream does not work, try refreshing your webpage.
The agenda for Issue Specific Hearing 3 is available below.
View the agenda (PDF, 125KB)
6 February 2025
The Examining Authority’s Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES) (PDF, 928KB) has been published but does not consider it necessary to publish a schedule of proposed changes to the draft Development Consent Order, at this stage. As such a schedule will not be published, but this does not preclude the ExA from pursuing matters related to the dDCO by way of a Rule 17 Request for Further Information issued at a later date.
The Examination Library (PDF, 614KB) has been updated.
31 January 2025
The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept an additional submission from the applicant, Morgan Offshore Wind Limited, providing updated ornithological clarification data.
View Additional Submission (PDF, 6MB)
The examination library (PDF, 901KB) will be updated shortly.
30 January 2025
The Examining Authority has exercised its discretion to accept one additional submission from Natural Resources Wales providing further comments on Offshore Ornithology.
View Additional Submission (PDF, 984KB)
The examination library (PDF, 901KB) will be updated shortly.
29 January 2025
The agenda for Issue Specific Hearing 3 on Environmental Matters and Other Sea Users on Wednesday 12 February 2025 has been published.
View the agenda (PDF, 125KB)
The examination library (PDF, 901KB) has been updated.
23 January 2025
The Examining Authority have accepted a late submission to Deadline 5 from Meath County Council (PDF, 270KB).
The examination library (PDF, 899KB) has been updated.
22 January 2025
All the submissions for Deadline 5 have been published.
The examination library (PDF, 508KB) will be updated shortly.
14 January 2025
The Examining Authority’s notification of Issue Specific Hearing 3 on Wednesday 12 February 2025 has been issued.
View the hearing notification letter (PDF, 281KB)
19 December 2024
The Examining Authority’s second written questions have been published.
View the questions (PDF, [size])
The deadline for responses is Deadline 5 on Thursday 16 January 2025.
12 December 2024
All the submissions for Deadline 4 have been published.
The examination library (PDF, 481KB) will be updated shortly.
29 November 2024
The following documents from Issue Specific Hearing 2 on Environmental Matters and Other Sea Users on Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 November 2024 have now been published:
The Examination Library (PDF, 482KB) has been updated.
25 November 2024
We have sent instructions for registered participants to join the virtual or at the venue Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2).
You can also observe the hearings online. If the livestream does not work, try refreshing your webpage.
18 November 2024
An Accompanied Site Inspection will not held for this case during the week commencing Monday 25 November 2024 and therefore no final itinerary will be published on Tuesday 19 November 2024.
15 November 2024
All the submissions for Deadline 3 have been published.
The agenda for Issue Specific Hearing 2 on Environmental Matters and Other Sea Users on Tuesday 26 November 2024 and Wednesday 27 November 2024 (if required) has been published.
View the agenda (PDF, 99KB)
The examination library (PDF, 423KB) will be updated shortly.
8 November 2024
The Examining Authority made an unaccompanied site inspection on Wednesday 6 November 2024.
View the note of the inspection (PDF, 73KB)
29 October 2024
The Examining Authority’s notification of Issue Specific Hearing 2 on on Environmental Matters and Other Sea Users on Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 November 2024 has been issued.
View the hearing notification letter (PDF, 166KB)
The Examining Authority’s First Written Questions (ExQ1) have been issued.
View Examining Authority’s First Written Questions (ExQ1) (PDF, 747KB)
23 October 2024
All the submissions for Deadline 2 have been published.
The examination library (PDF, 356KB) will be updated soon.
8 October 2024
All the submissions for Deadline 1 have been published.
The examination library (PDF, 306KB) will be updated soon.
18 September 2024
The following document from the preliminary meeting held on Tuesday 10 September 2024 has been published:
Note of meeting (PDF, 104KB)
17 September 2024
The following documents from the preliminary meeting held on Tuesday 10 September 2024 have been published:
Recording (HTML, 4KB)
Transcript (PDF, 93KB)
The following documents from Issue Specific Hearing 1 held on Tuesday 10 September 2024 have been published:
The Examining Authority made an unaccompanied site inspection on Wednesday 11 September and Thursday 12 September 2024.
View the note of the inspection (PDF, 241KB)
12 September 2024
The examination timetable (‘Rule 8 and Rule 9 letter’) has been sent to all parties.
View the Rule 8 and Rule 9 letter (PDF, 366KB)
This includes information on the examination process and procedural decisions following the preliminary meeting.
10 September 2024
The preliminary meeting took place on Tuesday 10 September 2024.
The examination stage began following the close of the preliminary meeting.
9 September 2024
We have sent instructions for registered participants to join the virtual Preliminary Meeting and Issue Specific Hearing 1 or at the venue.
You can also observe the Preliminary Meeting and Issue Specific Hearing 1 online. If the livestream does not work, try refreshing your webpage.
29 August 2024
All the submissions for Pre-Exam Procedural Deadline have been published.
The examination library (PDF, 408KB) has been updated.
5 August 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, 513KB).
The Examining Authority has decided to accept an updated version of Environmental Statement Chapter 4: Marine mammals (PDF, 513KB) as an Additional Submission.
The Examination Library (PDF, 409KB) has been updated.
25 July 2024
Registration for interested parties closed on Wednesday 10 July 2024. Comments (relevant representations) from those who have registered to have their say are now published.
The Examining Authority has accepted 8 Additional Submissions from the Applicant in response to s51 advice given at the time this Applicant was Accepted for Examination. The Examining Authority has also accepted 1 Additional Submission (PDF, 418KB) from the Applicant relating to the naming of the project.
30 May 2024
Registration of interested parties begins.
You can now register as an Interested Party.
If you are unable to complete a registration form online and would like to register your interest, please call the helpline on: 0303 444 5000 to request a paper form.
For further advice please see Advice Note 8.2: How to register to participate in an Examination.
You can check our step by step guide to find out more about having your say about a national infrastructure project.
17 May 2024
The application for the Morgan Offshore Wind Farm Generation Assets has been accepted for Examination.
View the acceptance letter (PDF, 147KB).
25 April 2024
We received the application on Wednesday 24 April 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.