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Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Generation Assets 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 23 October 2024

The examination is expected to close on 23 April 2025

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Upcoming deadlines and events

22 January 2025 - Deadline 3

Open

Deadline 3 (D3)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Responses to ExQ1

  • Comments on the Applicant’s further update to the draft DCO and EM

  • Comments on the progress tracker / Statement of Commonality

  • Any other updated documents, including the Guide to the Application, and statements from the Applicant deemed necessary following responses at Deadline 2 (if required)

  • Comments on any other submissions received at Deadline 2

  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010

3 February 2025 - Hearings

Week commencing Monday 03 February 2025 reserved (if required) for:

  • Further Issue Specific Hearings (if required)

  • Open Floor Hearings (of required)

18 February 2025 - Deadline 4

Deadline 4 (D4)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Post-hearing submissions including written submissions of oral cases (if required)

  • Applicant’s mid-Examination Progress Tracker / update to the Statement of Commonality

  • Mid-Examination Report on interrelationship with other infrastructure projects

  • Applicant’s update to the draft DCO and EM

  • Any other updated documents, including the Guide to the Application, and statements from the Applicant deemed necessary following responses at Deadline 3 (if required)

  • Comments on any other submissions received at Deadline 3

  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010

27 February 2025 - Pulication by the ExA 3

Publication by the ExA of:

  • Further Written Questions (ExQ2) (if required)

11 March 2025 - Deadline 5

Deadline 5 (D5)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Responses to ExQ2 (if required)

  • Any other updated documents, including the Guide to the Application, and statements from the Applicant deemed necessary following responses at Deadline 4 (if required)

  • Comments on any other submissions received at Deadline 4

  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of The Infrastructure Planning(Examination Procedure) Rules 2010

25 March 2025 - Publication by the ExA 4

Publication by the ExA of:

  • Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES) and any associated questions (if required)

  • ExA’s commentary on, or schedule of changes to, the draft DCO (if required)

31 March 2025 - Hearings 2

Week commencing Monday 31 March 2025 reserved (if required) for:

  • Further Hearings (if required)

15 April 2025 - Deadline 6

Deadline 6 (D6)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Post-hearing submissions including written submissions of oral cases (if applicable)

  • Comments on responses to ExQ2 (if provided)

  • Comments on the RIES (if provided)

  • Comments on the ExA’s commentary on, or schedule of changes to, the draft DCO (if provided)

  • Finalised Statements of Common Ground

  • Final Statement of Commonality/ Close of Examination Progress Tracker

  • Applicant’s Summary and Signposting document with summary of areas of disagreement

  • Summary and Signposting documents from Interested Parties regarding matters that they have previously raised during the Examination and have not been resolved to their satisfaction (if desired)

  • Final Report on interrelationship with other infrastructure projects

  • Final draft DCO to be submitted by the Applicant in the SI template with the SI template validation report together with final draft EM

  • Final Guide to the Application

  • Any other updated documents, including the Guide to the Application, and statements from the Applicant deemed necessary following responses at Deadline 5 (if required)

  • Comments on any further information/ submissions received by Deadline 5

  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010

23 April 2025 - Close of Examination

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

Past deadlines and events

15 October 2024 - Procedural Deadline A

Closed

Procedural Deadline A (PDA)

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:

  • Written submissions on the Examination Procedure, including any submissions about the draft Examination Timetable

  • Comments on Relevant Representations (RRs) (Appendix G)

  • Summaries of all RRs exceeding 1500 words

  • Submission of Pre-examination Progress Tracker (Appendix G)

  • Receipt of matters requested in Rule 9 letter of 4 September 2024 [PD 006] (apart from those items referred to in Appendix G item 10).

  • Requests to be heard orally at the Preliminary Meeting including which agenda items you wish to speak on (Appendix A)

  • Requests to participate in the Open Floor Hearing (OFH1) on Wednesday 23 October 2024

  • Requests to participate in the Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1) on Thursday 24 October 2024

  • Suggested locations for site inspections for consideration by the ExA, including justification, and whether such locations can be seen from public land or require private access

23 October 2024 - Preliminary Meeting

Closed

Preliminary Meeting (PM)

24 October 2024 - Issue Specific Hearing 1

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1)

  • ISH1 on the Scope of Development and Interrelationship with other Infrastructure Projects, the Development Consent Order (DCO) and Explanatory Memorandum (EM)

30 October 2024 - Publication by the ExA

Closed

Publication by the ExA of:

  • Examination Timetable
  • Any written Questions deemed necessary arising from ISH1 (if required)

26 November 2024 - Deadline 1

Closed

Deadline 1 (D1)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Post-hearing submissions for ISH1, including written submissions of oral cases and comments on any oral submissions put at the hearings

  • Declarations of use of Artificial Intelligence in preparation of any submissions to date

  • Written Representations (WRs) including summaries if exceeding 1500 words

  • Summaries of all RRs exceeding 1500 words(if not provided at the pre-Examination Procedural Deadline)

  • Responses to RRs (if not provided at the preExamination Procedural Deadline)

  • Initial Statements of Common Ground (SoCGs)and Statement of Commonality (or as combined with the Progress Tracker)

  • Submission of Report on interrelationship with other infrastructure projects

  • Outstanding information from the Applicant in response to Rule 9 letter of 4 September 2024

  • Requests by Interested Parties to be heard at a Further Open Floor Hearing (OFH)

  • Notification by Statutory Parties of their wish to be considered as an IP by the ExA

  • Notification of wish to have future correspondence received electronically

  • Comments on any further information/additional submissions accepted by the ExA

  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of The Infrastructure Planning(Examination Procedure) Rules 2010

12 December 2024 - Deadline 2

Closed

Deadline 2 (D2)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on Written Representations (WRs)

  • Responses to any written questions arising from ISH1 (if supplied)

  • Applicant’s Progress Tracker / Statement of Commonality

  • Applicant’s further update to the draft DCO and EM

  • Applicant’s further update to the Guide to the Application

  • Any other updated documents and statements from the Applicant deemed necessary following responses at Deadline 1 (if required)

  • Comments on any other submissions received at Deadline 1

  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Infrastructure Planning(Examination Procedure) Rules 2010

18 December 2024 - Publication by the ExA 2

Closed

Publication by the ExA of:

  • First Written Questions (ExQ1)