About this project
The construction of new hazardous waste management facilities at Whitemoss Landfill comprising the construction of new landfill void to the west of the existing landfill site for the disposal of hazardous waste together with associated development.Recent activity
The Examining Authority has sent an important letter to interested parties, amending the timetable for the examination.
The site visit due to take place on 15 July, and the hearings due to take place at the West Lancashire Investment Centre have been cancelled. (The open floor hearings due to take place at the Digmoor Community Centre, Birleywood, on 17 and 18 July have not been cancelled)
The Secretary of State has also decided to appoint two further Inspectors to the Examining Authority, which is now a panel of three. Philip Asquith and Robert Macey will join Wendy Burden in examining this application.
At the Preliminary Meeting held on 21 May 2014, submissions were made about consultation carried out by the applicant, and the Examining Authority invited the applicant to respond to these submissions in writing. This written response was received Friday 23 May 2014 and has been published.
The Examining Authority has set a deadline for comments on the applicants submission by no later than 1200pm on Wednesday 28 May 2014 in advance of issuing the Rule 8 letter shortly after that.
- Preliminary Meeting takes place
- Examination begins
What happens next
Notice of the procedural decision has been issued by the Examining authority to interested parties in the Rule 8 letter; this includes information about how the examination will be conducted and the timetable as currently set out.
Dates of the examination can also be viewed on the Examination Timetable page.
If you have a legal interest in land affected by a nationally significant infrastructure project and have not already registered to become an interested party, then you can make a request to the Examining Authority to become an interested party under s102A of the Planning Act 2008 (as amended).