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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 closed on 2 April 2019
2 October 2018 - Preliminary Meeting
ClosedPreliminary Meeting
9 October 2018 - Procedural Decision 1
ClosedIssue by the ExA of: • Examination Timetable • The ExA’s Written Questions
7 November 2018 - Deadline 1
ClosedDeadline 1 Deadline for receipt of: • Applicant’s revised draft Development Consent Order (DCO) • Applicant’s Guide to the Application • Applicant’s Statement of Commonality of Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) • Applicant’s Compulsory Acquisition (CA) schedule • Comments on Relevant Representations (RRs) • Summaries of all RRs exceeding 1500 words • Written Representations (WRs) • Summaries of all WRs exceeding 1500 words • Local Impact Reports from any local authorities • Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) requested by the ExA • Responses to the ExA’s Written Questions • Comments on updated application documents • Comments on any additional submissions • Responses to further information requested by the ExA • Notification by Statutory Parties and certain Local Authorities who wish to be considered as an Interested Party • Notification of wish to speak at a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH) • Notification of wish to speak at an Open Floor Hearing (OFH) • Notification of wish to make oral representations at an Issue Specific Hearing • Notification of wish to attend an Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI), suggested locations and justifications • Notification of wish to have future correspondence electronically
21 November 2018 - Deadline 2
ClosedDeadline 2 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on WRs and responses to comments on RRs • Comments on Local Impact Reports • Comments on responses to the ExA’s Written Questions • Responses to further information requested by the ExA
3 December 2018 - Open Floor Hearing 1
ClosedOpen Floor Hearing Date reserved to hold an OFH (if required) in Norwich
4 December 2018 - Issue Specific Hearing 1
ClosedIssue Specific Hearing (ISH1) ISH1 into alternatives/design flexibility (offshore and onshore); onshore ecology; navigation/other offshore operations
5 December 2018 - Issue Specific Hearing 2
ClosedIssue Specific Hearing (ISH2) ISH2 into offshore ecology
6 December 2018 - Issue Specific Hearing 3
ClosedIssue Specific Hearing (ISH3) ISH3 into the draft DCO
7 December 2018 - Issue Specific Hearing 4
ClosedIssue Specific Hearing (ISH4) ISH4 into other onshore matters
14 December 2018 - Deadline 3
ClosedDeadline 3 • Post hearing submissions including written submissions of oral cases • Comments on revised draft DCO • Responses to further information requested by the ExA
20 December 2018 - Procedural Decision 2
ClosedPublication by ExA of: • The ExA’s Further Written Questions (if required)
15 January 2019 - Deadline 4
ClosedDeadline 4 Deadline for receipt of: • Applicant’s revised draft DCO • Applicant’s updated Guide to the Application • Applicant’s updated Statement of Commonality of SoCG • Responses to the ExA’s Further Written Questions (if required) • Updated SoCG • Responses to further information requested by the ExA
23 January 2019 - Deadline 5
ClosedDeadline 5 • Comments on responses to ExA’s Further Written Questions (if required) • Responses to further information requested by the ExA
28 January 2019 - Accopmanied Site Inspection
ClosedAccompanied Site Inspection (ASI1) Date reserved to hold an ASI
28 January 2019 - Open Floor Hearing 2
ClosedOpen Floor Hearing Date reserved to hold an OFH (if required) at location convenient to the northern part of the onshore cable route.
29 January 2019 - Issue Specific Hearing 5
ClosedIssue Specific Hearing (ISH5) Date reserved to hold an ISH into environmental matters (if required)
30 January 2019 - Issue Speciifc Hearing 6
ClosedIssue Specific Hearing (ISH6) Date reserved to hold an ISH into the draft DCO
31 January 2019 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1
ClosedCompulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH1) Date reserved to hold a CAH
1 February 2019 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2
ClosedCompulsory Acquisition Hearing (if required)(CAH2) Date reserved to hold a CAH (if required)
8 February 2019 - Deadline 6
ClosedDeadline 6 Deadline for receipt of: • Post hearing submissions including written submissions of oral cases • Responses
21 February 2019 - Procedural Decision 3
ClosedPublication by the ExA of: • Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES)
26 February 2019 - Procedural Decision 4
ClosedPublication by the ExA of: • The ExA’s draft DCO schedule of changes (if required)
5 March 2019 - Accompanied Site Inspection 2
ClosedReserved for Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI2)
6 March 2019 - Issue Specific Hearing 7
ClosedISH7 into offshore ecology
7 March 2019 - Issue Specific Hearing 8
ClosedISH 8 into aviation, shipping and effects on oil and gas operations
8 March 2019 - Issue Specific Hearing 9
ClosedISH9 - Part 1 into cumulative traffic impacts and related mitigation measures; Part 2 into the draft DCO
14 March 2019 - Deadline 7
ClosedDeadline 7 Deadline for receipt of: • Applicant’s updated Guide to the Application • Applicant’s updated Statement of Commonality of SoCGs • Comments on the ExA’s draft DCO schedule of changes (if required) • Comments on the RIES • Updated SoCGs • Responses to further information requested by the ExA • Post hearing submissions (if required)
19 March 2019 - Procedural Decision 5
ClosedTime reserved for issue by the ExA of: • Any further information requests under Rule 17 (if required)
22 March 2019 - Deadline 8
ClosedDeadline 8 Deadline for receipt of: • Written Representations • Comments on responses to written questions (if required) • Notification of wish to be heard at a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing or Open Floor Hearing
25 March 2019 - Open Floor Hearing 3
ClosedOpen Floor Hearing (evening)
26 March 2019 - Deadline 9
ClosedDeadline 9 Deadline for receipt of: • Applicant’s final updated Guide to the Application • Final DCO to be submitted by the Applicant in the SI template with the SI template validation report • Applicant’s final CA Schedule • Applicant’s final updated version of the Book of Reference • Applicant’s final Statement of Commonality of SoCGs • Responses to comments on the ExA’s draft DCO schedule of changes (if required) • Responses to comments on the RIES • Final SoCGs • Responses to further information requested by the ExA
26 March 2019 - Issue Specific Hearing
ClosedFurther Issue Specific Hearing and further Compulsory Acquisition Hearing
1 April 2019 - Deadline 10
ClosedDeadline 10 Deadline for receipt of: • Comments on Written Representations • Comments on responses to Written Questions (if required) • Summary of Oral Submissions at Hearings
2 April 2019 - Close of Examination
ClosedThe ExA is under a duty to complete the examination of the application by the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the day after the close of the Preliminary Meeting.