Medworth Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power Facility 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 21 February 2023

The examination closed on 21 August 2023

Upcoming deadlines and events

There are no deadlines and events

Past deadlines and events

9 February 2023 - Procedural Deadline A

Closed

Procedural Deadline A

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:

  • Written submissions on the Examination Procedure and Timetable
  • Requests to be heard orally at the Preliminary Meeting
  • Request to participate in the Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1) on 22 February 2023 (See Annex F of this letter)
  • Requests to participate at the Open Floor Hearings (OFH1 or OFH2), on 22 and 23 February 2023, including which OFH you wish to speak at (See Annex G of this letter)
  • Suggested locations for site inspections (Accompanied and/or Unaccompanied), including reason for nomination, issues to be observed and whether the location(s) can the observed and accessed through public land

21 February 2023 - Preliminary Meeting

Closed

Preliminary Meeting

22 February 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing 1

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH) 1

22 February 2023 - Open Floor Hearing 1

Closed

Open Floor Hearing (OFH) 1

23 February 2023 - Open Floor Hearing 2

Closed

Open Floor Hearing (OFH) 2

10 March 2023 - Deadline 1

Closed

Deadline 1 For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on Relevant Representations (RRs) (see Annex H of this letter)
  • Summaries of all RRs exceeding 1500 words (see Annex H of this letter)
  • Post-hearing submissions including written submissions of oral cases as heard on OFH1, OFH2 and ISH1
  • Applicant’s draft itinerary for Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI) (if required)
  • Local Impact Report(s) (LIRs)
  • Draft Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) (see Annex H of this letter)
  • Draft Statement of Commonality (SoC) of SoCG (see Annex H of this letter)
  • The Compulsory Acquisitions (CA) Schedule (see Annex H of this letter)
  • Draft National Policy Statement (NPS) Tracker (see Annex H of this letter)
  • Draft Application Document Tracker (see Annex H of this letter)
  • Updated BoR and schedule of changes to the BoR in clear and tracked versions
  • Notification by Statutory Parties of their wish to be considered as an IP by the ExA
  • Requests by Interested Parties to be heard at a subsequent Open Floor Hearing (OFH)
  • Requests by Affected Persons (defined in section 59(4) of the Planning Act 2008) to be heard at a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH)
  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010
  • Comments on any information/submissions accepted by the ExA

24 March 2023 - Deadline 2

Closed

Deadline 2 For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Response to the ExA’s ExQ1
  • Written Representations (WRs)
  • Summaries of all WRs exceeding 1500 words
  • Comments on LIR(s)
  • Status of Negotiations with Statutory Undertakers
  • An updated version of the draft Development Consent Order (dDCO) in clean, tracked and Word versions (if required as a result of the ExA’s ExQ1)
  • Updated BoR and schedule of changes to the BoR (if required) in clear and tracked versions
  • Comments on the Applicant’s draft itinerary for the ASI
  • Draft Application Document Tracker (if required)
  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules
  • Comments on any further information/submissions received by Deadline 1

12 April 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH2)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH2) On the draft Development Consent Order

13 April 2023 - Compulsory Acquisitions Hearing (CAH1)

Closed

Compulsory Acquisitions Hearing (CAH1)

13 April 2023 - Compulsory Acquisitions Hearing (CAH2)

Closed

Compulsory Acquisitions Hearing (CAH2)

25 April 2023 - Deadline 3

Closed

Deadline 3 For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Post-hearing submissions including written submissions of oral cases
  • Comments on WRs
  • Updated SoCG
  • Updated SoC
  • An updated version of the dDCO in clean, tracked and word versions (if required as a result of the ExA’s commentary)
  • Updated BoR and schedule of changes to the BoR (if required)
  • Updated CA Schedule (if required)
  • Comments on dDCO
  • Comments on responses to ExQ1
  • Draft Application Document Tracker (if required)
  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules
  • Comments on any further information/submissions received by Deadline 2

28 April 2023 - Publication by the ExA of

Closed

Publication by the ExA of: ExA’s final itinerary for the ASI (if required)

9 May 2023 - Publication by the ExA of RIES

Closed

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

11 May 2023 - Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI)

Closed

Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI)

16 May 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH3)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH3) On Environmental Matters

17 May 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH4)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH4) On Environmental Matters

18 May 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH5)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH5) On Environmental Matters

25 May 2023 - Deadline 4

Closed

Deadline 4 For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Post-hearing submissions including written submissions of oral cases
  • Updated Status of negotiations with Statutory Undertakers
  • Updated CA Schedule (if required)
  • Comments on the RIES (if published)
  • Requests by Affected Persons (defined in section 59(4) of the Planning Act 2008) to be heard at a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH)
  • Requests by Interested Parties to be heard at a subsequent Open Floor Hearing (OFH) and participate at an Issue Specific Hearing (ISH)
  • Draft Application Document Tracker (if required)
  • Updated Guide to the Application in clean and tracked versions
  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules
  • Comments on any further information/submissions received by Deadline 3

5 June 2023 - Publication by the ExA of ExQ2

Closed

Publication by the ExA of:

  • The ExA’s Written Questions (ExQ2) (if required)
  • ExA’s commentary on, or schedule of changes to, the dDCO (if required)

16 June 2023 - Deadline 5

Closed

Deadline 5 For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Responses to ExQ2 (if published)
  • Updated SoCG
  • Updated SoC
  • Draft Application Document Tracker (if required)
  • Comments on the ExA’s commentary on, or schedule of changes to, the draft DCO (if required)
  • An updated version of the dDCO in clean, tracked and word versions (if required as a result of the previously held Hearings)
  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules
  • Comments on any further information/submissions received by Deadline 4

26 June 2023 - Dates reserved (if required)

Closed

Week commencing 26 June 2023 Dates reserved (if required) for: • Any Compulsory Acquisition Hearing • Any Issue Specific Hearing • Any Open Floor Hearing

26 June 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH6)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing 6 (ISH6) on Environmental Matters – landscape and visual effects; biodiversity (if required); and traffic and transport

27 June 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH7)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing 7 (ISH7) on Environmental Matters – Waste issues and cumulative effects

29 June 2023 - Compulsory Acquisitions Hearing (CAH3)

Closed

Compulsory Acquisitions Hearing (CAH3)

29 June 2023 - Open Floor Hearing 3

Closed

Open Floor Hearing 3

12 July 2023 - Deadline 6

Closed

Deadline 6 For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on responses to ExQ2 (if published)
  • Post-hearing submissions including written submissions (if required)
  • Final SoCG
  • Final SoC
  • List of matters not agreed where SoCG could not be finalised
  • Updated Status of negotiations with Statutory Undertakers
  • Final Status of Negotiations with Statutory Undertakers
  • An updated version of the dDCO in clean, tracked and word versions (if required)
  • Comments on the dDCO
  • Draft Application Document Tracker (if required)
  • Updated Guide to the Application in clean and tracked versions
  • Comments on any further information/submissions received by Deadline 5
  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules

21 July 2023 - Publication by the ExA of ExQ

Closed

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

4 August 2023 - Deadline 7

Closed

Deadline 7

  • Response to Further Written Questions (if published)
  • Final DCO to be submitted by the Applicant in the SI template with the SI template validation report
  • Final updated BoR and schedule of changes to BoR
  • Final Guide to the Application
  • Final Status of Negotiations CA Schedule
  • Final NPS tracker
  • Comments on the REIS and responses to any associated questions (if published)
  • Comments on any additional information/submissions received by Deadline 6
  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010

11 August 2023 - Deadline 7a

Closed

Deadline 7a (D7a) For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Representations on the Applicant’s changes to the Application received on 05 June 2023 (Examination Library references [AS-017] to [AS-030])

18 August 2023 - Deadline 8

Closed

Deadline 8 For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on responses to further Written Questions (if published)
  • Comments on any further information/submissions received by Deadline 7 and Deadline 7a
  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010

21 August 2023 - End of Examination

Closed

End of Examination