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26 June 2024

The registration period is still open and you can register to take part in the Examination, and have your say. Please register before the deadline at 23:59 on 14 July 2024.

The Applicant has informed us that a number of notifications they sent about the opportunity to make Relevant Representations had not been received for various reasons. The Applicant has re-sent a further notification to those parties to allow them to make their representations. If you have received such a further notification and wish to make a representation, please contact us at

a46newarkbypass@planninginspectorate.gov.uk or telephone 0303 444 5000.

6 June 2024

You can now register to take part in the Examination, and have your say. Please register before the deadline at 23:59 on 14 July 2024.

5 June 2024

National Highways has submitted documents in response to the Planning Inspectorate's s51 advice letter (PDF, 158kb) issue on 23 May 2024.


Applicant’s response to s55 and s51 advice (PDF, 130kb)


A decision on whether to accept the documents into the Examination will be made once the Examining Authority has been appointed.


The Examination Library (PDF, 317kb) has been updated.

24 May 2024

The application has been accepted for examination.

View the acceptance letter (PDF, 133KB)

7 May 2024

We received the application on 26 April 2024. The application documents will be published in due course. You cannot make comments on the application yet. If the application is accepted, you will be able to register to have your say. We will let you know when you can register.


Read more about the application process in our guidance