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6 February 2020
The Secretary of State has granted development consent for this application. For further information please refer to the following decision documentation:
Notification of Decision Letter
Secretary of State Decision Letter
Development Consent Order as made by the Secretary of State
Recommendation Report
Notification of Decision Letter
Secretary of State Decision Letter
Development Consent Order as made by the Secretary of State
Recommendation Report
6 February 2020
Decision made by the Secretary of State
13 December 2019
Responses to the Secretary of State's consultation have been published.
28 November 2019
The Secretary of State has issued a letter seeking further clarification from the Applicant, Scottish Power Renewables (UK) and Western Power Distribution. The deadline for responses is the 12 December 2019.
6 November 2019
Recommendations given by the Planning Inspectorate
7 August 2019
Notification of completion of The Examining Authority’s Examination Letter (Section 99) has been published.
6 August 2019
The Examination closed at 23:59 on 6 August 2019.
5 August 2019
The Submissions for Deadline 9 have now been published.
29 July 2019
The Submissions for Deadline 8 have now been published.
22 July 2019
The Examining Authority has issued a letter requesting further information from the Applicant and Affected Persons and notifying of changes to the Examination Timetable. Responses are due by Deadline 8, 26 July 2019.
16 July 2019
The Submissions for Deadline 7 have now been published.
9 July 2019
The Submissions for Deadline 6 have now been published.
1 July 2019
The Examining Authority has issued a letter requesting further information from the Applicant and Affected Persons. Responses are due by Deadline 6, Thursday 4 July 2019.
20 June 2019
The Submissions for Deadline 5 have now been published.
13 June 2019
The Action Points and Audio recordings from the Issue Specific Hearing on Chybucca junction 12 June 2019 have now been published.
3 June 2019
21 May 2019
The Examining Authority’s Further Written Questions have now been published, along with the Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES).
14 May 2019
Notification of an Issue Specific Hearing on Chybucca junction on 12 June 2019 has been published.
2 May 2019
The Submissions for Deadline 4 have now been published.
26 April 2019
The Submissions for Deadline 3 have now been published.
9 April 2019
The Audio and Action Points for Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 and Issue Specific Hearings 2 and 3 have now been published.
26 March 2019
Next week’s hearing agendas and the Accompanied Site Inspection itinerary have now been published.
20 March 2019
The Submissions for Deadline 2 have now been published.
6 March 2019
Rule 13 and Rule 16 Notification of hearings and Accompanied Site Inspection has been published.
21 February 2019
The Submissions for Deadline 1 have now been published.
13 February 2019
The Examination Timetable (Rule 8 letter) has been sent to Interested Parties.
Procedural decision following Preliminary Meeting.
7 February 2019
A position statement between Highways England and Scottish Power Renewables, accepted at the discretion of the Examining Authority at the Preliminary Meeting, and both the Preliminary Meeting and Issue Specific Hearing 1 audio have been published.
6 February 2019
Preliminary Meeting takes place
6 February 2019
Examination begins
31 January 2019
24 January 2019
9 January 2019
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.
15 November 2018
Relevant representations published on the website
10 November 2018
Registration of interested parties closes
4 October 2018
Registration of interested parties begins
27 September 2018
The application has been accepted for examination
31 August 2018
This application was received by the Planning Inspectorate on 30 August 2018.
The Applicant has agreed that all application documents can be published as soon as practicable to help everyone become familiar with the detail of what is being proposed in this application. The Planning Inspectorate will therefore make the application documents available as soon as practicable.
This provision is solely for the purpose of allowing more time to all those who wish to become familiar with the detail of what is being proposed ahead of the Relevant Representation period without lengthening the overall time required for the application process. There will be no opportunity at this stage to make comments on the application. However, if the application is accepted anyone interested in the application will be able to register and express their views during the Relevant Representation stage and the subsequent examination
The Applicant has agreed that all application documents can be published as soon as practicable to help everyone become familiar with the detail of what is being proposed in this application. The Planning Inspectorate will therefore make the application documents available as soon as practicable.
This provision is solely for the purpose of allowing more time to all those who wish to become familiar with the detail of what is being proposed ahead of the Relevant Representation period without lengthening the overall time required for the application process. There will be no opportunity at this stage to make comments on the application. However, if the application is accepted anyone interested in the application will be able to register and express their views during the Relevant Representation stage and the subsequent examination
30 August 2018
Application received by the Planning Inspectorate