All project updates
12 December 2024
Submissions for Deadline 3 have been published.
The Examination Library (PDF, 654KB) will be updated shortly.
6 December 2024
The Examining Authority’s notification of an Open Floor Hearing, Issue Specific Hearings and Compulsory Acquisition Hearing which will be held on 14, 15 and 16 January 2025 has been issued.
View the hearing notification letter (PDF, 209KB)
The agenda for the Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2) on 14 January 2025 has been published.
View the agenda (PDF, 133KB)
The agenda for the Open Floor Hearing 2 (OFH2) on 14 January 2025 has been published.
View the agenda (PDF, 49KB)
The agenda for the Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3) on 15 January 2025 has been published.
View the agenda (PDF, 138KB)
The agenda for the Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1) on 16 January 2025 has been published.
View the agenda (PDF, 142KB)
The Examination Library (PDF, 654KB) will be updated shortly.
19 November 2024
The Examining Authority’s First Written Questions (PDF, 501KB) have been published. The Deadline for responses is Tuesday 10 December 2024 at Deadline 3.
Submissions for Deadline 2 have also been published.
The Examination Library (PDF, 605KB) has been updated.
15 November 2024
Submissions for Deadline 2 have been published.
The Examination Library (PDF, 977KB) will be updated shortly.
8 November 2024
Submissions for Deadline 1A have been published.
A number of late deadline 1 submissions have been accepted at the discretion of the Examining Authority and published.
The Examination Library (PDF, 494KB) will be updated shortly.
1 November 2024
Submissions for Deadline 1 have been published.
There are a number of late submissions that have been referred to the Examining Authority (ExA). The ExA will use their discretion to decide whether to accept these submissions. If accepted, the late submissions will be published as soon as practicable.
The Examination Library (PDF, 494KB) will be updated shortly.
29 October 2024
A technical issue for part 2 of the Open Floor Hearing 1 recording has been fixed.
The recordings and transcripts for the Open Floor Hearing on 16 October 2024 have been published.
28 October 2024
The recording and transcript for the Preliminary Meeting on 15 October 2024 have been published.
The recordings and transcripts for the Issue Specific Hearing on 15 October 2024 have been published.
The recordings and transcripts for the Open Floor Hearing on 16 October 2024 have been published.
The Preliminary Meeting note (PDF, 97KB) has been published.
The Examination Library (PDF, 464KB) will be updated shortly.
25 October 2024
The recording and transcript for the Preliminary Meeting on 15 October 2024 have been published.
The recordings and transcripts for the Issue Specific Hearing on 15 October 2024 have been published.
The recordings and transcripts for the Open Floor Hearing on 16 October 2024 have been published. Due to a technical issue, part 1 of the recording for the Open Floor Hearing will be published on Monday 28 October 2024. Both part 1 and part 2 of the transcripts are published.
The Preliminary Meeting note will be published shortly.
The Examination Library (PDF, 782KB) will be updated shortly.
24 October 2024
The examination timetable (‘Rule 8 letter’) has been sent to all parties.
View the Rule 8 Letter (PDF, 274KB).
This includes information on the examination process and procedural decisions following the preliminary meeting.
The recordings and transcripts for the Preliminary Meeting and Issue Specific Hearing on 15 October 2024 will be published shortly.
The recording and transcript for the Open Floor Hearing on 16 October 2024 will be published shortly.
The Preliminary Meeting note will be published shortly.
The Examination Library (PDF, 782KB) has been updated.
17 October 2024
The Preliminary Meeting took place on 15 October 2024.
The Examination stage began following the close of the Preliminary Meeting.
The recordings and transcripts for the Preliminary Meeting, Issue Specific Hearing and Open Floor Hearing will be published as soon as practicable.
15 October 2024
Instructions have been sent to those who have registered to participate in Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1)
Anyone who wishes to observe these Hearing in real time should use the following link to the Livestream. 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.
As a reminder the Examining Authority’s Agenda for Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1) (PDF, 101KB) is published and available to view.
The Examination Library (PDF, 457KB) is also published.
14 October 2024
Instructions have been sent to those who have registered to participate in the Preliminary Meeting (PM) and Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1)
Anyone who wishes to observe these Hearings in real time should use the following link to the Livestream. 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.
As a reminder the Examining Authority’s Agendas for the Preliminary Meeting (PDF, 483KB) and Issue Specific Hearing 1 (PDF, 196KB) are published and available to view.
The Examination Library (PDF, 457KB) is also published.
10 October 2024
The agenda for the Issue Specific Hearing 1(ISH1) on 15 October 2024 has been published.
View the agenda (PDF, 196KB)
The agenda for the Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1) on 16 October 2024 has been published.
View the agenda (PDF, 101KB)
The Examination Library (PDF, 457KB) has been updated.
2 October 2024
Submissions made for Procedural Deadline A on Tuesday 01 October 2024 have been published.
The Applicant's Change Notification has been published.
The Examining Authority’s (ExA’s) Record of its Unaccompanied Site Inspection (PDF, 135KB) has been published.
The Examination Library (PDF, 759KB) will be updated shortly.
17 September 2024
The notification of Preliminary Meeting (‘Rule 6 letter’) has been sent. The letter also includes the draft Examination Timetable, Initial Assessment of Principal Issues, notification of Issue Specific Hearing 1, notification of Open Floor Hearing 1 and other Procedural Decisions made by the Examining Authority.
View the Rule 6 letter (PDF, 483KB)
The Examination Library will be updated shortly.
9 August 2024
Comments (relevant representations) from those who have registered to have their say are now published.
The Examining Authority has also exercised its discretion to accept various additional submissions.
The applicant has submitted a request for changes to the application. The Examining Authority’s response to this has been published.
View the change request (PDF, 231KB) and response (PDF, 177KB).
Please note that this does not mean that the proposed change(s) to the application will be accepted by the Examining Authority, that decision has yet to be made.
The Examination Library (PDF, 269KB) will be updated soon.
13 June 2024
You can now register to have your say. The deadline to register is Thursday 01 August 2024.
9 May 2024
10 April 2024
We received the application on 10 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.