Project initiation - Scoping
Early 2011
Progress to date: Environmental Studies
Currently underway
Preparation of Environmental Statement
Summer 2011
Pre-Application consultations
Summer 2012
Submission of Planning Application to Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) under the Planning Act 2008
Review of Environmental Statement by IPC, local authority and consultees
Process takes approximatley 12 months
Planning decision: Refuse or Grant (with or without conditions)
Estimated Early 2013
Implementation and monitoring
Construction
Late 2015
Commissioning
Estimated for 2015/2016 (grid connection dependent)