The Planning Inspectorate has recently confirmed details of three hearings that will be held in June 2026 as part of the Examination of our application for development consent. This information, which is made available in accordance with Sections 91 and 92 of the Planning Act 2008 and Rules 6 and 13 of The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010, is summarised below and available in full in the Rule 13 letter. 

Date/time Type of meeting Joining information
Tuesday 9th June 2026  

Registration starts at 9:30am, meeting begins at 10:00am

 Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3) – Focused on Public Rights of Way In person at Willows Suite, The Willows Training Centre, Wyboston Lakes Resort, Great North Road, Wyboston, Bedfordshire, MK44 3AL or virtually via Microsoft Teams 
Tuesday 9th June 2026  

Registration starts at 1:30pm, meeting begins at 2:00pm

 Issue Specific Hearing 4 (ISH4) – Focused on Battery Energy Storage Systems In person at Willows Suite, The Willows Training Centre, Wyboston Lakes Resort, Great North Road, Wyboston, Bedfordshire, MK44 3AL or virtually via Microsoft Teams
Wednesday 10th June 2026

Registration starts at 9:30am, meeting begins at 10:00am

 Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1)  In person at Willows Suite, The Willows Training Centre, Wyboston Lakes Resort, Great North Road, Wyboston, Bedfordshire, MK44 3AL or virtually via Microsoft Teams

You must register in advance if you wish to speak in-person or virtually at any of the hearings scheduled above.  You must also register in advance if you wish to observe in-person any of the hearings scheduled above.

To register, complete the form on the Planning Inspectorate’s website here. All registrations must be submitted by 23:59 on Tuesday 2nd June 2026. The Planning Inspectorate will then provide joining information to those who have registered by the deadline. 

You do not need to register if you wish to observe the hearings scheduled above virtually -  a livestream of each session will be published shortly prior to each meeting on the Planning Inspectorate’s website here. A recording will also be made available after each meeting. 

Find out more

You can find an overview of our submitted plans and supporting documents describing the Scheme in detail on our website here. A copy of all the documents included in our development consent order application can be inspected on our website here. 

For more information on the upcoming hearings, please refer to the Rule 13 letter on the Planning Inspectorate’s website or the Hearing notice. You can also register to receive email notification of upcoming hearings and other procedural manners from the Planning Inspectorate here, or you can contact the Planning Inspectorate via email at eastparkenergyproject@planninginspectorate.gov.uk.