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The Net Zero Teesside Project 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 10 May 2022

The examination closed on 10 November 2022

Upcoming deadlines and events

There are no deadlines and events

Past deadlines and events

29 April 2022 - Procedural Deadline

Closed

Procedural Deadline

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:

  • Written submissions on the Examination procedure and draft Examination Timetable including any submissions about the use of virtual procedures
  • Requests to be heard orally at the Preliminary Meeting including which agenda items you wish to speak on, points you wish to make and why these need to be made orally rather than in writing.

10 May 2022 - Preliminary Meeting

Closed

Preliminary Meeting

10 May 2022 - Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1)

Issue Specific Hearing into the scope of the Proposed Development

11 May 2022 - Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH2)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH2)

Issue Specific Hearing into the draft Development Consent Order (DCO)

11 May 2022 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH1)

Closed

Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH1)

26 May 2022 - Deadline 1

Closed

Deadline 1

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on Relevant Representations (RRs)
  • Local Impact Reports (LIRs) from Local Authorities
  • Initial Statements of Common Ground (SoCGs)
  • Statements of Commonality for SoCGs
  • Update to Status of Negotiations Table to Appendix 1 of the Statement of Reasons
  • Submission of a separate Compulsory Acquisition Schedule
  • Notification of Statutory Parties of their wish to be considered as an Interested Party (IP)
  • Notification of wish to speak at an Open Floor Hearing (OFH)
  • Notification of wish to speak at any further Issue Specific Meeting (ISH)
  • Notification of wish to speak at any further Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH)
  • Submission of suggested sites to be included in any further Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI) including reasons why the site needs to be visited on an accompanied basis and any access requirements
  • Notification of wish to attend a further ASI
  • Revised Application Guide
  • Notification of wish to have any future correspondence received electronically
  • Post-hearing submissions including written summaries of oral case put at any of the hearings held on 10 and 11 May 2022
  • Deadline 1 action points
  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Procedure Rules

9 June 2022 - Deadline 2

Closed

Deadline 2

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:

  • Responses to the ExA’s ExQ1
  • Responses to comments on Relevant Representations
  • Written Representations (WRs), including summaries of all WRs exceeding 1500 words
  • Comments on LIRs
  • Updated SoCGs
  • Updated Statement of Commonality for SoCGs
  • Revised Compulsory Acquisition Schedule (clean and tracked versions)
  • Updated dDCO (clean and tracked versions)
  • Updated schedule of changes to the dDCO
  • Revised Application Guide (clean and tracked versions)
  • Comments on any other submissions received at Deadline 1
  • Deadline 2 action points
  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules

23 June 2022 - Deadline 3

Closed

Deadline 3

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on responses to the ExA’s ExQ1
  • Responses to comments on LIRs
  • Comments on WRs
  • Comments on any other information submitted at Deadline 2
  • Updated SoCGs (clean and tracked versions)
  • Updated Statement of Commonality for SoCGs
  • Revised Compulsory Acquisition Schedule (clean and tracked versions)
  • Comments on the Applicants’ dDCO
  • Revised Application Guide (clean and tracked versions)
  • Applicants to provide a draft itinerary for a further ASI (if required)
  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules

7 July 2022 - Deadline 4

Closed

Deadline 4

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Responses to comments on WRs
  • Comments on any other information submitted at Deadline 3
  • Updated SoCGs (clean and tracked versions)
  • Updated Statement of Commonality for SoCGs
  • Updated dDCO (clean and tracked versions)
  • Updated schedule of changes to the dDCO
  • Revised Application Guide (clean and tracked versions)
  • Revised Compulsory Acquisition Schedule (clean and tracked versions)
  • Comments on the Applicants’ draft itinerary for the ASI
  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules

12 July 2022 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH3)

Closed

ISH3 on the dDCO

13 July 2022 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH2)

Closed

CAH2 on the Applicants’ compulsory acquisition (CA) and temporary possession (TP) case and on any CA and TP objections (if there are requests to be heard)

14 July 2022 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH4)

Closed

ISH4 on environmental matters

2 August 2022 - Deadline 5

Closed

Deadline 5

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:

  • Post hearing submissions, including written submission of oral case and any post-hearing notes requested at the hearings held during w/c 16 May 2022
  • Comments on any other information submitted at Deadline 4
  • Updated SoCGs (clean and tracked versions)
  • Updated Statement of Commonality for SoCGs
  • Revised Statement of Negotiations Schedule (clean and tracked versions)
  • Updated dDCO (clean and tracked versions)
  • Updated schedule of changes to the dDCO
  • Revised Application Guide (clean and tracked versions)
  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules

9 August 2022 - The ExA’s Second Written Questions (ExQ2)

Closed

Issue by the ExA of:

The ExA’s Second Written Questions (ExQ2)

23 August 2022 - Deadline 6

Closed

Deadline 6

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:

  • Responses to the ExA’s ExQ2
  • Comments on the Applicants’ proposed changes to the dDCO
  • Comments on any other information submitted at Deadline 5
  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules

1 September 2022 - Deadline 7

Closed

Deadline 7

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on responses to the ExA’s ExQ2
  • Updated SoCGs (clean and tracked versions)
  • Updated Statement of Commonality for SoCGs
  • Revised Statement of Negotiations Schedule (clean and tracked versions
  • Revised Application Guide (clean and tracked versions)
  • Comments on any other information submitted at Deadline 6
  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules

16 September 2022 - Publication by the ExA of

Closed
  • Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES)

20 September 2022 - Deadline 8

Closed

Deadline 8

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:

  • Updated SoCGs (clean and tracked versions)
  • Updated Statement of Commonality for SoCGs
  • Revised Statement of Negotiations Schedule (clean and tracked versions)
  • Updated dDCO (clean and tracked versions)
  • Updated schedule of changes to the dDCO
  • Revised Application Guide (clean and tracked versions)
  • Comments on any other information submitted at Deadline 7
  • Representations on the changes submitted by the Applicants on 23 August 2022
  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules

6 October 2022 - Deadline 9

Closed

Deadline 9

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on the RIES
  • Updated SoCGs (clean and tracked versions)
  • Updated Statement of Commonality for SoCGs
  • Revised Statement of Negotiations Schedule (clean and tracked versions)
  • Updated Book of Reference
  • Updated Statement of Reasons
  • Revised Application Guide (clean and tracked versions)
  • Comments on any other information submitted at Deadline 8
  • Comments on any representations on the changes submitted by the Applicants on 23 August 2022
  • Notification of wish to speak at hearings to be held on 18 and 19 October 2022 Submission of suggested sites to be included in Accompanied Site Inspection to be held on 20 October 2022, including reasons why the site needs to be visited on an accompanied basis and any access requirements
  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules

10 October 2022 - Deadline 10

Closed

Deadline 10

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:

  • Notification of wish to attend Accompanied Site Inspection

13 October 2022 - Publication by the ExA of

Closed

The ExA’s Third Written Questions (ExQ3) (if required)

13 October 2022 - The ExA’s Third Written Questions (ExQ3)

Closed

Issue by the ExA of:

The ExA’s Third Written Questions (ExQ3)

18 October 2022 - Issue Specific Hearing 5

Closed
  • Issue Specific Hearing 5 on the draft Development Consent Order

19 October 2022 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 3

Closed

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19 October 2022 - Issue Specific Hearing 6

Closed
  • Issue Specific Hearing 6 on environmental matters

20 October 2022 - Accompanied Site Inspection

Closed

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26 October 2022 - Deadline 11

Closed

Deadline 11

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:

  • Post hearing submissions, including written submission of oral case and any post-hearing notes requested at the hearings
  • Responses to the ExA’s ExQ3 (if required)
  • Responses to comments on the RIES
  • Comments on any other information submitted at Deadline 10
  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules

1 November 2022 - Deadline 12

Closed

Deadline 12

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on responses to the ExA’s ExQ3 (if required)
  • Finalised SoCGs (clean and tracked versions)
  • Finalised Statement of Commonality for SoCGs
  • Finalised Statement of Negotiations Schedule (clean and tracked versions
  • Finalised dDCO (clean and tracked versions)
  • Finalised schedule of changes to the dDCO
  • Finalised Explanatory Memorandum
  • Updated and finalised Environmental Statement
  • Finalised Application Guide (clean and tracked versions)
  • Comments on any other information submitted at Deadline 11
  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules

7 November 2022 - Deadline 13

Closed

Deadline 13

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on any other information submitted at Deadline 12
  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules

10 November 2022 - End 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

Please note that the ExA may close the Examination before the end of the six-month period if it is satisfied that all relevant matters have been addressed and discussed.