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East Anglia ONE North Offshore Windfarm Examination timetable

The examination timetable shows the dates of events and deadlines for submissions.

If you have registered to have your say, you can do this in the examination stage.

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

Upcoming deadlines and events

There are no deadlines and events

Past deadlines and events

16 September 2020 - Preliminary Meeting

Closed

Preliminary Meeting

6 October 2020 - Preliminary Meeting - Part 2

Closed

Resumption of Preliminary Meeting.

7 October 2020 - Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1)

Closed

OFH1

8 October 2020 - Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH2)

Closed

OFH2

9 October 2020 - Open Floor Hearing 3 (OFH3)

Closed

OFH3

12 October 2020 - Examination Timetable and Written Questions (ExQ1)

Closed

Issue by the ExA of: • Examination Timetable • The ExA’s Written Questions (ExQ1)

2 November 2020 - Deadline 1

Closed

Deadline 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)

Closed

OFH4

6 November 2020 - Open Floor Hearing 5 (OFH5)

Closed

OFH5

17 November 2020 - Deadline 2

Closed

Deadline 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)

Closed

ISH1 Biodiversity and Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA)

1 December 2020 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1)

Closed

CAH1

2 December 2020 - Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2)

Closed

ISH2 Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 December 2020

Onshore siting, design and construction

15 December 2020 - Deadline 3

Closed

Deadline 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

Closed

Deadline 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)

Closed

ISH3 Biodiversity and HRA

19 January 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 4 (ISH4)

Closed

ISH4 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)

Closed

ISH5 Social, economic, land and sea use effects

22 January 2021 - Open Floor Hearing 6 (OFH6)

Closed

OFH6

26 January 2021 - Accompanied Site Inspection 1 (ASI1)

Closed

ASI1

27 January 2021 - Accompanied Site Inspection 2 (ASI2)

Closed

ASI2

28 January 2021 - Open Floor Hearing 7 (OFH7)

Closed

OFH7

29 January 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 6 (ISH6)

Closed

ISH6 Draft Development Consent Order

3 February 2021 - Deadline 5

Closed

Deadline 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)

Closed

Publication 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)

Closed

CAH2

17 February 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 7 (ISH7)

Closed

ISH7 Biodiversity and HRA

18 February 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 8 (ISH8)

Closed

ISH8 Seascapes

19 February 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 9 (ISH9)

Closed

ISH9 Draft Development Consent Order

24 February 2021 - Deadline 6

Closed

Deadline 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

Closed

Deadline 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

Closed

Deadline 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

Closed

Publication by ExA of: •Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES) (if required)

9 March 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 10 (ISH10)

Closed

ISH10 Health and Social Well Being

10 March 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 11 (ISH11)

Closed

ISH11 Flood Risk and Drainage

11 March 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 12 (ISH12)

Closed

ISH12 Noise

12 March 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 13 (ISH13)

Closed

ISH13 Traffic and Transport

16 March 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 14 (ISH14)

Closed

ISH14 Biodiversity and HRA Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 March 2021

18 March 2021 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 3 (CAH3)

Closed

CAH3

19 March 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 15 (ISH15)

Closed

ISH15 draft Development Consent Orders (dDCO) and other matters

25 March 2021 - Deadline 8

Closed

Deadline 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

Closed

Deadline 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

Closed

Deadline 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

Closed

Publication 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)

Closed

ISH16 Proposed substations site

28 May 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing 17 (ISH17)

Closed

ISH17 draft Development Consent Order (dDCO)

7 June 2021 - Deadline 11

Closed

Deadline 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)

Closed

Publication by ExA of: • Amendments to the previously issued Reports on the Implications for European Sites (RIES) (if required)

28 June 2021 - Deadline 12

Closed

Deadline 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

Closed

Deadline 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

Closed

The 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).