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Examination timetable
The examination timetable shows the dates of events and deadlines for submissions.
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The examination stage
The examination opened on 6 October 2020
The deadline for the close of the Examination has been extended to 6 July 2021
16 September 2020 - Preliminary Meeting
ClosedPreliminary Meeting
6 October 2020 - Preliminary Meeting - Part 2
ClosedResumption of Preliminary Meeting.
7 October 2020 - Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1)
ClosedOFH1
8 October 2020 - Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH2)
ClosedOFH2
9 October 2020 - Open Floor Hearing 3 (OFH3)
ClosedOFH3
12 October 2020 - Examination Timetable and Written Questions (ExQ1)
ClosedIssue by the ExA of: • Examination Timetable • The ExA’s Written Questions (ExQ1)
2 November 2020 - Deadline 1
ClosedDeadline 1
Deadline for receipt by ExA of: •Post hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case •Notification from any Affected Person of wish to speak at Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1) •Notification of wish to speak at Issue Specific Hearings 1 and 2 (ISH1 and ISH2) •Notification of wish to speak at any further Open Floor Hearing (OFH) to be held in the remainder of the Examination (if a request has not already submitted ) •Notification of digital exclusion: identification of exceptional reasons why an Interested Party cannot participate in a virtual event •Nominations of suggested locations and justifications for site inspections for consideration by the ExA •Notification of wish to attend an Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI) •Notification by Statutory Parties of their wish to be considered as an Interested Party (IP) by the ExA •Notification of wish to have future correspondence received electronically •Notification by the Applicant of intent to make any non-material or material changes •Comments on Relevant Representations (RRs) (if not already submitted) •Summaries of all RRs exceeding 1500 words •Written Representations (WRs) •Summaries of all WRs exceeding 1500 words •Local Impact Reports (LIR) from any local authorities •Responses to the ExAs Written Questions (ExQ1) •Comments on any updated application documents •Applicant’s Tracking Lists prepared under Procedural Decisions 12, 13, and 14 (Annex B1) •Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) and Commonality requested by the ExA under Procedural Decision 15 (Annex B1) •Draft Itinerary to be provided by the Applicant for any ASI •Responses to any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline
5 November 2020 - Open Floor Hearing 4 (OFH4)
ClosedOFH4
6 November 2020 - Open Floor Hearing 5 (OFH5)
ClosedOFH5
17 November 2020 - Deadline 2
ClosedDeadline 2
Deadline for receipt by ExA of: •Comments on WRs •Comments on responses to RRs •Comments on LIRs •Comments on any SoCG •Comments on responses to the ExAs Written Questions (ExQ1) •Comments on any additional information/submissions received by Deadline 1 •Post hearing submissions •Responses to any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline
1 December 2020 - Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1)
ClosedISH1 Biodiversity and Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA)
1 December 2020 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1)
ClosedCAH1
2 December 2020 - Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2)
ClosedISH2 Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 December 2020
Onshore siting, design and construction
15 December 2020 - Deadline 3
ClosedDeadline 3
Deadline for receipt by ExA of: •Post hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case (if required) •The Applicants revised draft DCO (dDCO) •Any revised/updated SoCG (if any) •Comments on any additional information/submissions received by Deadline 2 •Responses to any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline
13 January 2021 - Deadline 4
ClosedDeadline 4
Deadline for receipt by ExA of: •Representations in relation to the additional land sought by the Applicant •Comments on the Applicant’s revised dDCO •Comments on any revised/updated SoCG (if any) •Comments on any additional information/submissions received by Deadline 3 •Responses to any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline
19 January 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3)
ClosedISH3 Biodiversity and HRA
19 January 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 4 (ISH4)
ClosedISH4 Onshore environment, construction, transport and operational effects Tuesday 19 January 2021 (afternoon) and Wednesday 20 January 2021
21 January 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 5 (ISH5)
ClosedISH5 Social, economic, land and sea use effects
22 January 2021 - Open Floor Hearing 6 (OFH6)
ClosedOFH6
26 January 2021 - Accompanied Site Inspection 1 (ASI1)
ClosedASI1
27 January 2021 - Accompanied Site Inspection 2 (ASI2)
ClosedASI2
28 January 2021 - Open Floor Hearing 7 (OFH7)
ClosedOFH7
29 January 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 6 (ISH6)
ClosedISH6 Draft Development Consent Order
3 February 2021 - Deadline 5
ClosedDeadline 5
Deadline for receipt by ExA of: •Post hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case (if required) and submissions if there are any outstanding matters requiring to be heard •Comments on Representations in relation to the additional land sought by the Applicant •The Applicant’s revised dDCO •Any revised/updated SoCG (if any) •Comments on any additional information/ submissions received by Deadline 4 •Responses to any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline
12 February 2021 - Written Questions (ExQ2)
ClosedPublication by ExA of: •Further Written Questions (ExQ2) (if required) •The ExA’s preferred dDCO or commentary on the dDCO (if required)
16 February 2021 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2 (CAH2)
ClosedCAH2
17 February 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 7 (ISH7)
ClosedISH7 Biodiversity and HRA
18 February 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 8 (ISH8)
ClosedISH8 Seascapes
19 February 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 9 (ISH9)
ClosedISH9 Draft Development Consent Order
24 February 2021 - Deadline 6
ClosedDeadline 6 Deadline for receipt by ExA of: •Post hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case •Responses to ExA’s Further Written Questions (ExQ2) (if required) •Comments on the ExA’s preferred dDCO or commentary on the dDCO (if required) •Comments on any additional information/submissions received by Deadline 5 •Notification by the Applicant, existing Interested Parties and Other Persons of wish to speak at hearings in weeks commencing 8 and 15 March 2021 •Responses to any further information requested by the ExAs for this deadline
24 February 2021 - Deadline 6
ClosedDeadline 6
Deadline for receipt by ExA of: •Post hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case •Responses to ExA’s Further Written Questions (ExQ2) (if required) •Comments on the ExA’s preferred dDCO or commentary on the dDCO (if required) •Comments on any additional information/submissions received by Deadline 5 •Notification by the Applicant, existing Interested Parties and Other Persons of wish to speak at hearings in weeks commencing 8 and 15 March 2021 •Responses to any further information requested by the ExAs for this deadline
4 March 2021 - Deadline 7
ClosedDeadline 7
Deadline for receipt by ExA of: •Comments on responses to ExQ2 (if required) •Final Applicant’s Tracking Lists prepared under Procedural Decisions 12, 13, and 14 (Annex F) •Final dDCO to be submitted by the Applicant in the SI template with the SI template validation report (under Procedural Decision 19 (Annex F) •Final updated version of the Book of Reference (under Procedural Decision 19 (Annex F)) •Final CA schedule (identifying any unresolved objections) •Comments on any additional information/submissions received by Deadline 6 •Responses to any further information requested by the ExAs for this deadline
4 March 2021 - Publication of RIES
ClosedPublication by ExA of: •Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES) (if required)
9 March 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 10 (ISH10)
ClosedISH10 Health and Social Well Being
10 March 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 11 (ISH11)
ClosedISH11 Flood Risk and Drainage
11 March 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 12 (ISH12)
ClosedISH12 Noise
12 March 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 13 (ISH13)
ClosedISH13 Traffic and Transport
16 March 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 14 (ISH14)
ClosedISH14 Biodiversity and HRA Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 March 2021
18 March 2021 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 3 (CAH3)
ClosedCAH3
19 March 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 15 (ISH15)
ClosedISH15 draft Development Consent Orders (dDCO) and other matters
25 March 2021 - Deadline 8
ClosedDeadline 8
Deadline for receipt by ExA of: •Post hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case (if required) •Responses to ExA’s Further Written Questions (ExQ3) (if required) •Comments on the RIES (if required) •Final Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) and Commonality requested by the ExA under Procedural Decision 15 (Annex F) also listing matters not agreed (in circumstances where a SoCG could not be finalised. •Comments on any additional information/submissions received by Deadline 7 •Responses to any further information requested by the ExAs for this deadline
15 April 2021 - Deadline 9
ClosedDeadline 9
Deadline for receipt by ExA of: • Any requests to add supplementary information to documents submitted at Deadlines 5, 6 and 7 • Comments on the Applicant’s updated draft DCO (dDCO) submitted at Deadline 8 (D8) • Comments on Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) and Statement of Commonality received by D8 • Comments on any additional information/submissions received by D8 • Responses to any further information requested by the ExAs for this deadline
6 May 2021 - Deadline 10
ClosedDeadline 10
Deadline for receipt by ExA of: • Comments on any supplementary information received by D9 • Comments on any additional information/submissions received at D9 • Responses to any further information requested by the ExAs for this deadline
20 May 2021 - Publication by ExA
ClosedPublication by ExA of: • ExA’s commentary on and/or schedule of changes to the dDCO (if required) • ExA’s Further Written Questions (ExQ3)
26 May 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 16 (ISH16)
ClosedISH16 Proposed substations site
28 May 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 17 (ISH17)
ClosedISH17 draft Development Consent Order (dDCO)
7 June 2021 - Deadline 11
ClosedDeadline 11
Deadline for receipt by ExA of: • Post hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case • Comments on ExA’s commentary on and/or schedule of changes to the dDCO (if required) • Responses to ExAs Further Written Questions (ExQ3) • Comments on any additional information/submissions received at D10 • Responses to any further information requested by the ExAs for this deadline
16 June 2021 - Publication by ExA (Amendments to REIS)
ClosedPublication by ExA of: • Amendments to the previously issued Reports on the Implications for European Sites (RIES) (if required)
28 June 2021 - Deadline 12
ClosedDeadline 12
Deadline for receipt by ExA of: • Comments on responses to ExQ3 • Comments on the amendments to the previously issued RIES (if required) • Applicant’s Final Tracking Lists prepared under Procedural Decisions 12, 13, and 14 (Rule 8 (3) dated 08.12.2021 - Annex B) • Applicants Final preferred dDCO to be submitted in the SI template with the SI template validation report (under Procedural Decision 19 (Rule 8 (3) dated 08.12.2021 - Annex B) - including track change version • Applicants Final updated version of the Book of Reference (under Procedural Decision 19 (Rule 8 (3) dated 08.12.2021 -Annex B) - including track change version • Applicants Final Compulsory Acquisition schedule (identifying any unresolved objections) • Applicants Final Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) and Commonality requested by the ExA under Procedural Decision 15 (Rule 8 (3) dated 08.12.2021 - Annex B) also listing matters not agreed (in circumstances where a SoCG could not be finalised). • Comments on any additional information/submissions received at D11 • Responses to any further information requested by the ExAs for this deadline
5 July 2021 - Deadline 13
ClosedDeadline 13
Deadline for receipt by ExA of: • Comments on Applicant’s Final preferred dDCO • Comments on any additional information/submissions received by D12 • Responses to any further information requested by the ExAs for this deadline
6 July 2021 - Completion of Examination
ClosedThe ExA is under a duty to complete the Examination of the application by the date set by the Secretary of State under section 98(4) of the Planning Act 2008 (as amended).