Sunnica Energy Farm 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 28 September 2022

The examination closed on 28 March 2023

Upcoming deadlines and events

There are no deadlines and events

Past deadlines and events

13 July 2022 - Procedural Deadline A

Closed

Procedural Deadline A

For the receipt by the ExA of

  • Written submissions on the Examination procedure
  • Requests to be heard at the Preliminary Meeting, Issue Specific Hearing or Open Floor Hearing
  • Suggested locations for site inspections

26 July 2022 - Preliminary Meeting (PM)

Closed

Preliminary Meeting (PM)

8 August 2022 - Procedural Deadline B

Closed

Procedural Deadline B

For the receipt by the ExA of:

  • Written submissions on the prospects of sufficient progress being made on the submission of the Change Request to support an effective Examination commencing in Sept 2022

14 September 2022 - Procedural Deadline C

Closed

Procedural Deadline C

For the receipt by the ExA of:

  • Requests to be heard orally at the resumed Preliminary Meeting
  • Notification of wish to attend ASI
  • Written submissions on the Examination Procedure, including the use of virtual methods
  • Applicant's draft itinerary for ASI1 on 29 Sept 2022

22 September 2022 - Publication by the ExA 1

Closed

Publication by the ExA of:

  • ExA's final itinerary for ASI1

28 September 2022 - Preliminary Meeting (PM) part 2

Closed

Preliminary Meeting Resumes

29 September 2022 - Accompanied Site Inspection 1 (ASI1)

Closed

Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI 1)

19 October 2022 - Deadline 1 (D1)

Closed

Deadline 1 (D1)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on Relevant Representations (RR)
  • Summaries of all RR exceeding 1500 words
  • Local Impact Reports (LIR) from local authorities
  • Notification by Statutory Parties of their wish to be considered as an IP by the ExA
  • Applicant's draft itinerary for ASI2 and ASI3
  • Notification of wish to attend ASI2 and/or ASI3
  • Requests to be heard at an Open Floor Hearing and/or Compulsory Acquisition Hearing
  • Updated Guide to the Application
  • Updated Book of Reference (BoR) and Schedule of Changes to the BoR
  • Updated Schedule of Negotiations
  • Comments on any Additional Submissions

25 October 2022 - Publication by the ExA 2

Closed

Publication by the ExA of:

  • ExA's final itinerary for ASI2 and ASI3 (if required)

1 November 2022 - Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH1) on the draft DCO (if required)

2 November 2022 - Accompanied Site Inspection 2 (ASI2)

Closed

Accompanied Site Inspection 2 (ASI2) (if required)

3 November 2022 - Accompanied Site Inspection 3 (ASI3)

Closed

Accompanied Site Inspection 3 (ASI3) (if required)

11 November 2022 - Deadline 2 (D2)

Closed

Deadline 2 (D2)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Post Hearing Submissions
  • Written Representations (WRs)
  • Summaries of all WRs
  • Initial Statements of Common Ground (SoCG)
  • Statement of Commonality of SoCG
  • Responses to the ExA's Written Questions (ExQ1)
  • Responses to comments on RRs
  • Applicant's revised draft of DCO
  • Updated Guide to the Application
  • Updated Book of Reference (BoR) and Schedule of Changes to the BoR
  • Updated Schedule of Negotiations
  • Comments on any Additional Submissions accepted at D1
  • Any further information requested by ExA
  • Comments on any further information requested for D1

22 November 2022 - Deadline 3 (D3)

Closed

Deadline 3 (D3)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on LIRs
  • Updated Guide to the Application
  • Updated Book of Reference (BoR) and Schedule of Changes to the BoR
  • Updated Schedule of Negotiations
  • Comments on any Additional Submissions accepted at D2
  • Any further information requested by ExA
  • Comments on any further information requested for D2

28 November 2022 - Deadline 3A (D3A)

Closed

Deadline 3A (D3A)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on WRs
  • Comments on Initial SoCGs
  • Comments on responses to ExQ1
  • Comments on Applicants revised draft DCO

6 December 2022 - Open Floor Hearing (OFH1)

Closed

Open Floor Hearings (OFH1)

6 December 2022 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH1)

Closed

Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH1)

7 December 2022 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH2)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH2) – Environmental Matters including: Ecology and Biodiversity; Historic Environment; Landscape and Visual Impact

8 December 2022 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH3)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH3) – Other Environmental Matters including: Principle and nature of the Development; Air Quality and Human Health (especially Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)); Socio-economics and Land Use; Water Resources, Flood Risk and Drainage

9 December 2022 - Open Floor Hearing (OFH2)

Closed

Open Floor Hearing (OFH2)

16 December 2022 - Deadline 4 (D4)

Closed

Deadline 4 (D4)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Post hearing submissions
  • Any revised/updated SoCG (if any)
  • Applicant’s draft itinerary for ASI4 (if required)
  • Applicant’s revised draft of DCO
  • Updated Guide to the Application
  • Updated Book of Reference (BoR) and Schedule of Changes to the BoR
  • Updated Schedule of Negotiations
  • Comments on any Additional Submissions accepted at D3
  • Any further information requested by ExA
  • Comments on any further information requested for D3

5 January 2023 - Publication by the ExA 3

Closed

Publication of:

  • ExA’s Second Written Questions (ExQ2) (If required)

13 January 2023 - Deadline 5 (D5)

Closed

Deadline 5 (D5)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Responses to ExA’s Second Written Questions (ExQ2)
  • Comments on revised/updated SoCG (if any)
  • Comments on Applicant’s draft itinerary for ASI4 (if required)
  • Comments on Applicant’s revised draft DCO
  • Updated Guide to the Application
  • Updated Book of Reference (BoR) and Schedule of Changes to the BoR
  • Updated Schedule of Negotiations
  • Comments on any Additional Submissions accepted at D4
  • Any further information requested by ExA
  • Comments on any further information requested by D4

30 January 2023 - Deadline 6 (D6)

Closed

Deadline 6 (D6)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Any revised/updated SoCG (If any)
  • Applicant’s revised draft of DCO
  • Updated Guide to the Application
  • Updated Book of Reference (BoR) and Schedule of Changes to the BoR
  • Updated Schedule of Negotiations
  • Comments on any Additional Submissions accepted at D5
  • Any further information requested by ExA
  • Comments on any further information requested by D5

3 February 2023 - Publication by the ExA 4

Closed

Publication of:

  • ExA's Third Written Questions (ExQ3) (if required)
  • ExA's final itinerary for ASI4 (if required)

13 February 2023 - Publication by the ExA 5

Closed

Publication of:

  • Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES)

14 February 2023 - Resumed Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1)

Closed

Resumed Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1)

14 February 2023 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH2)

Closed

Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH2)

16 February 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH4)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH4) – to include: Landscape, historic environment, visual and in-combination impacts; draft Development Consent Order; Traffic and transport.

17 February 2023 - Resumption of Issue Specific Hearing (ISH4)

Closed

Resumption of Issue Specific Hearing (ISH4) – to include: Landscape, historic environment, visual and in-combination impacts; draft Development Consent Order; Traffic and transport.

3 March 2023 - Deadline 7 (D7)

Closed

Deadline 7 (D7)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Post Hearing Submissions
  • Responses to ExA’s Third Written Questions (ExQ3) (If issued)
  • Comments on revised/updated SoCG (if any)
  • Updated Guide to the Application
  • Updated Book of Reference (BoR) and Schedule of Changes to the BoR
  • Updated Schedule of Negotiations
  • Comments on any Additional Submissions accepted at D6
  • Any further information requested by ExA
  • Comments on any further information requested by D6

10 March 2023 - Publication by the ExA 6

Closed

Publication of:

  • ExA’s commentary on, or schedule of changes to, the draft DCO

13 March 2023 - Deadline 8 (D8)

Closed

Deadline 8 (D8)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on the RIES
  • Final SoCG
  • Final Statement of Commonality of SoCG
  • List of matters not agreed where SoCG could not be finalised
  • Final Guide to the application
  • Final updated BoR
  • Final BoR and schedule of changes to BoR
  • Final Schedule of Negotiations
  • Comments on any Additional Submissions accepted at the discretion of the ExA by Deadline 7
  • Comments on any further information received
  • Comments on any additional information/submissions received by Deadline 7
  • Any further information requested by ExA

17 March 2023 - Deadline 9 (D9)

Closed

Deadline 9 (D9)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on ExA’s commentary on, or schedule of changes to, the draft DCO
  • Any further information requested by ExA

24 March 2023 - Deadline 10 (D10)

Closed

Deadline 10 (D10)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Final DCO
  • Final DCO to be submitted by the Applicant in the SI template with the SI template validation report
  • Comments on any further information received
  • Comments on any further information requested by the ExA and received by Deadline 9
  • Any further information requested by ExA

28 March 2023 - Deadline 11 (D11)

Closed

Deadline 11 (D11)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on any further information received
  • Comments on any further information requested by the ExA and received by Deadline 10
  • Any further information requested by ExA

28 March 2023 - Close of Examination

Closed

The ExA is under a duty to complete the Examination of the application by the end of the period of six months.