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Hornsea Project Three Offshore Wind Farm 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

Upcoming deadlines and events

There are no deadlines and events

Past deadlines and events

2 October 2018 - Preliminary Meeting

Closed

Preliminary Meeting

9 October 2018 - Procedural Decision 1

Closed

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

7 November 2018 - Deadline 1

Closed

Deadline 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

Closed

Deadline 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

Closed

Open Floor Hearing Date reserved to hold an OFH (if required) in Norwich

4 December 2018 - Issue Specific Hearing 1

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH1) ISH1 into alternatives/design flexibility (offshore and onshore); onshore ecology; navigation/other offshore operations

5 December 2018 - Issue Specific Hearing 2

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH2) ISH2 into offshore ecology

6 December 2018 - Issue Specific Hearing 3

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH3) ISH3 into the draft DCO

7 December 2018 - Issue Specific Hearing 4

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH4) ISH4 into other onshore matters

14 December 2018 - Deadline 3

Closed

Deadline 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

Closed

Publication by ExA of: • The ExA’s Further Written Questions (if required)

15 January 2019 - Deadline 4

Closed

Deadline 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

Closed

Deadline 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

Closed

Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI1) Date reserved to hold an ASI

28 January 2019 - Open Floor Hearing 2

Closed

Open 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

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH5) Date reserved to hold an ISH into environmental matters (if required)

30 January 2019 - Issue Speciifc Hearing 6

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH6) Date reserved to hold an ISH into the draft DCO

31 January 2019 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1

Closed

Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH1) Date reserved to hold a CAH

1 February 2019 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2

Closed

Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (if required)(CAH2) Date reserved to hold a CAH (if required)

8 February 2019 - Deadline 6

Closed

Deadline 6 Deadline for receipt of: • Post hearing submissions including written submissions of oral cases • Responses

21 February 2019 - Procedural Decision 3

Closed

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

26 February 2019 - Procedural Decision 4

Closed

Publication by the ExA of: • The ExA’s draft DCO schedule of changes (if required)

5 March 2019 - Accompanied Site Inspection 2

Closed

Reserved for Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI2)

6 March 2019 - Issue Specific Hearing 7

Closed

ISH7 into offshore ecology

7 March 2019 - Issue Specific Hearing 8

Closed

ISH 8 into aviation, shipping and effects on oil and gas operations

8 March 2019 - Issue Specific Hearing 9

Closed

ISH9 - Part 1 into cumulative traffic impacts and related mitigation measures; Part 2 into the draft DCO

14 March 2019 - Deadline 7

Closed

Deadline 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

Closed

Time reserved for issue by the ExA of: • Any further information requests under Rule 17 (if required)

22 March 2019 - Deadline 8

Closed

Deadline 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

Closed

Open Floor Hearing (evening)

26 March 2019 - Deadline 9

Closed

Deadline 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

Closed

Further Issue Specific Hearing and further Compulsory Acquisition Hearing

1 April 2019 - Deadline 10

Closed

Deadline 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

Closed

The 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.