The East Anglia TWO Application was submitted to The Planning Inspectorate in October 2019 and we are currently within the Examination period.

Latest Updates

See below the most recent information on the examination process: 

• The Examining Authority further written questions (ExQ2) and Commentaries on the draft Development Consent Order have been published. The published Rule 8(3) Letter dated 9 February 2021 confirms the deadline for receipt of responses.
• The Examining Authority Rule 8(3) Letter has been published, giving details of changes to the Examination Timetable and notification for events to be held in March 2021. The additional Hearings have been confirmed as below:
• Time is reserved for Open Floor Hearing 8 (OFH8), should any additional Affected Person request to be heard under Regulation 16 of the Infrastructure Planning (Compulsory Acquisition) Regulations 2010 (CA Regulations), on 8 March 2021. If no such requests are made, then this hearing will not proceed;
• Issue Specific Hearing 10 (ISH10) into Health and Wellbeing Assessment, on 9 March 2021;
• Issue Specific Hearing 11 (ISH11) into Flood Risk and Drainage on 10 March 2021;
• Issue Specific Hearing 12 (ISH12) into Noise, on 11 March 2021;
• Issue Specific Hearing 13 (ISH13) into Traffic and Transport, on 12 March 2021;
• Issue Specific Hearing 14 (ISH14) into Biodiversity and Habitats Regulations Assessment, on 16 and 17 March 2021;
• Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 3 (CAH3) including matters relevant to or arising from the Compulsory Acquisition Regulations if required, on 18 March 2021; and
• Issue Specific Hearing 15 (ISH15) into the draft Development Consent Order and other matters relevant to or arising from the Compulsory Acquisition Regulations if required, on 19 March 2021.
• The Examination authority has published the following:
• A letter relating to the Compulsory Acquisition of Additional Land
• Action points from Issue Specific Hearing 6 (ISH6)
• Action points from Open Floor Hearing 7 (OFH7)
• Notes from the Unaccompanied or Access Required Site Inspections undertaken on 25, 26 & 27 January 2021.
• The Frequently Asked Questions has been updated and published on The Planning Inspectorate website.
• If you have a legal interest in land affected by a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project and:
• have not been identified by the Applicant; and
• did not register 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.

Publications

An Examination Library will be kept up to date throughout the Examination and can be accessed via the ‘Documents’ tab on the project page to include items such as the Preliminary Meeting and Hearing recordings, Written Questions, Applicant Responses to Relevant Representations and Procedural Documents. You can access the Document Area here.

You can access the Relevant Representations in the Relevant Representations area.

Application Documents

Copies of the Application and accompanying plans, maps and other documentation can also still be viewed on the Planning Inspectorate’s website and at the following locations and during the hours set out in the below.

Access may be limited during the COVID-19 pandemic, please check accessibility with the venue.

Location	Address	Times	Notes
Leiston-cum-Sizewell Town Council	Council Offices, Main Street, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4ER	Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9:00am - 12:30pm	All viewings are by appointment only by telephoning or emailing in advance. Other times may be available if offices opening hours do not suit. Please contact Leiston Town Council directly:  T: 01728830388 E: townclerk@leistontowncouncil.gov.uk

East Anglia TWO Examination Timetable

In light of the current public health situation surrounding COVID-19, all hearings will be virtual and held as indicated below until the Examining Authority indicates otherwise. The Examination Timetable is as below, and further information can be found in the Rule 8(3) Letter.

Matter	Date	Time	Venue
Deadline 6	Wednesday 24 February 2021	11.59pm	n/a
Deadline 7	Thursday 4 March 2021	11.59pm	n/a
Further Written Questions (ExQ3) and RIES Publication by ExA of: • Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES) (if required) • Further Written Questions (ExQ3) (if required)	Thursday 4 March 2021	n/a	n/a
Time reserved for Open Floor Hearing 8 (OFH8) (if required)	8 March 2021	TBC	Virtual
Issue Specific Hearing 10 (ISH10) Health and Social Well Being	9 March 2021	TBC	Virtual
Issue Specific Hearing 11 (ISH11) Flood Risk and Drainage	10 March 2021	TBC	Virtual
Issue Specific Hearing 12 (ISH12) Noise	11 March 2021	TBC	Virtual
Issue Specific Hearing 13 (ISH13) Traffic and Transport	12 March 2021	TBC	Virtual
Time reserved for Open Floor Hearing 8A (OFH8A) (if required)	15 March 2021	TBC	Virtual
Issue Specific Hearing 14 (ISH14) Biodiversity and Habitats Regulations Assessments	16 & 17 March 2021	TBC	Virtual
Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 3 (CAH3)	18 March 2021	TBC	Virtual
Issue Specific Hearing 15 (ISH15) draft Development Consent Orders (dDCOs) and other matters	19 March 2021	TBC	Virtual
Time reserved for hearings (if required)	23-26 March 2021	TBC	Virtual
Deadline 8	Thursday 25 March 2021	11.59pm	n/a
Deadline 9	Tuesday 6 April 2021	12.00 noon	n/a
Application Examination Complete	Tuesday 6 April 2021	n/a	n/a

Please note that the Examination Timetable contains a number of deadlines for receipt of information by the Planning Inspectorate. All deadlines are at 23:59 (11.59pm) on the date specified, with the exception of Deadline 9, which is as 12:00 noon. Please ensure submissions arrive by the deadline.

If you have any comments or queries on the examination, please email the Planning Inspectorate direct on: EastAngliaTwo@planninginspectorate.gov.uk