What happens next
23/10/2014 - Deadline for Secretary of State to make decision
The Planning Inspectorate issued a report of recommendation to the Secretary of State on 23 July 2014. The Secretary of State has 3 months in which to issue a decision. The decision letter and report of recommendation will be published on this page of the website once a decision has been made.
Timeline (24 items)
The Examining Authority issued its recommendation to the Secretary of State on 23 July 2014. A decision will be published within 3 months. Please note that the Examining Authority’s recommendation will also be made available at that point.
The following documents have been published:
- The responses to the Examining Authority’s rule 17 letter relating to correspondence from the HSE.
- QPI Global Ventures Ltd final submissions.
- Explanatory Memorandum with track changes.
- The Health and Safety Executive’s and QPI Global Ventures Ltd comments on QPI Global Ventures Ltd rule 17 response dated the 23 April 2014.
The examination has closed. There will now be a period of 3 months for the Examining Authority to consider and make a recommendation to the Secretary of State. The notification of completion of the Examining Authority’s examination has been published.
The Examining Authority has issued a rule 17 letter regarding correspondence from the Health & Safety Executive.
The Examining Authority has issued a rule 17 letter regarding changes to the original application.
The examination authority has issued a rule 17 request for further information relating to changes of the original application.
The following documents have been published:
Responses to the Examining Authority’s second round of written questions and requests for information
Comments on written summaries of cases put at the issue specific hearing
A letter giving notification of open floor and issue specific hearings; the Examining Authority’s second round of written questions and requests for information & a timetable for comments on new submissions has been published
The Audio recordings of the Issue Specific Hearing on local environmental impacts held on 15 January 2014 Have been published.
Morning session (MP3 127 MB)
Afternoon session (MP3 120 MB)
The following documents have been published:
Submissions for the deadline of the 21 November
Submissions for the deadline of the 13 December
Provisional agenda for the issue specific hearings
Notice for the accompanied site visit and issue specific hearings
The note of the Preliminary Meeting has been published
Read the letterThe examination timetable (Rule 8 letter) has been sent to interested parties
Procedural decision following Preliminary Meeting
- Preliminary Meeting takes place
- Examination begins
The notification of Preliminary Meeting (rule 6 letter) has been sent Read the letter
The letter also includes appointment of Examining Authority, draft timetable of examination and statement of principal issues.