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Oaklands Farm Solar Park 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 closed on 19 December 2024

Upcoming deadlines and events

10 January 2025 - Close of Examination

The ExA is under a duty to complete the Examination no later than the end of the period of six months beginning with the day after the close of the Preliminary Meeting.

The ExA will provide reasonable notification if it decides to close the Examination before Friday 10 January 2025.

Past deadlines and events

25 June 2024 - Procedural Deadline A

Closed

Procedural Deadline A

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:

  • written submissions about how the application should be examined, including the draft Examination Timetable
  • requests to participate in the Preliminary Meeting
  • requests to participate in Open Floor Hearing 1
  • suggested locations for site inspections, including the reason for nomination, issues to be observed there and whether the location(s) require access to private land

25 June 2024 - Registration for Preliminary Meeting and Open Floor Hearing

Closed

Registration for Preliminary Meeting and Open Floor Hearing on 10 July 2024

2 July 2024 - Issue by the ExA

Closed

Issue by the ExA of:

  • the agenda for the Preliminary Meeting
  • the agenda for Open Floor Hearing 1

10 July 2024 - Preliminary Meeting

Closed

Preliminary Meeting (PM)

10 July 2024 - Open Floor Hearing 1

Closed

Open Floor Hearing (OFH1)

6 August 2024 - Deadline 1

Closed

Deadline 1 (D1)

For receipt by the Examining Authority of:

  • comments on Relevant Representations and Additional Submissions
  • Responses to the ExA's First Written Questions
  • Written Representations from Interested Parties and summaries of any that exceed 1500 words
  • Any other information requested by the ExA for Deadline 1

15 August 2024 - Deadline 2

Closed

Deadline 2 (D2)

For receipt by the Examining Authority of:

  • Local Impact Reports from local authorities
  • Any other information requested by the ExA for Deadline 2

22 August 2024 - Deadline 3

Closed

Deadline 3 (D3)

For receipt by the Examining Authority of:

  • Requests to be heard at a further Open Floor Hearing
  • Requests by Affected Persons (defined in Section59(4) of the Planning Act 2008) to be heard at a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing
  • The Applicant's updates - refer to Appendix D of the Rule 6 letter.
  • Comments on the Deadline 1 and Deadline 2 submissions and any other information requested by the ExA for Deadline 3

10 September 2024 - Issue by the ExA 2

Closed

Issue by the ExA of:

  • the ExA's Second Written Questions
  • notification of the date, time and place of hearing(s) in October 2024 (if required)
  • notification of an Accompanied Site Inspection (if required)

1 October 2024 - Deadline 4

Closed

Deadline 4 (D4)

For receipt by the Examining Authority of:

  • responses to the ExA’s Second Written Questions
  • requests to be heard at an Issue Specific Hearing in October 2024 (if required)
  • the Applicant’s proposed itinerary for an Accompanied Site Inspection (if required)
  • the Applicant's updates - refer to Appendix D of Rule 6 letter
  • comments on the Deadline 3 submissions and any other information requested by the ExA for Deadline 4

15 October 2024 - Issue by the ExA 3

Closed

Issue by the ExA of:

  • agenda(s) for hearing(s) in October 2024 (if required)
  • arrangements for an Accompanied Site Inspection (if required)

23 October 2024 - Hearings

Closed

Time reserved for hearing(s):

  • Issue Specific Hearing (if required)
  • Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (if required)
  • Open Floor Hearing (if required)

24 October 2024 - Accompanied Site Inspection

Closed

Time reserved for an Accompanied Site Inspection (if required)

31 October 2024 - Deadline 5

Closed

Deadline 5 (D5)

For receipt by the Examining Authority of:

  • the Applicant’s updates – refer to Appendix D of the Rule 6 letter
  • comments on the Deadline 4 submissions and any other information requested by the ExA for Deadline 5

12 November 2024 - Issue by the ExA 5

Closed

Issue by the ExA of:

  • the ExA’s Third Written Questions (if required)
  • the Report on Implications for European Sites (if required)

26 November 2024 - Deadline 6

Closed

Deadline 6 (D6)

For receipt by the Examining Authority of:

  • responses to the ExA’s Third Written Questions (if required)
  • the Applicant’s clean version of the draft Development Consent Order in Microsoft Word, the email notification from legislation.gov.uk confirming successful validation, and the validation report
  • the Applicant’s updates – refer to Appendix D of the Rule 6 letter
  • comments on the Deadline 5 submissions and any other information requested by the ExA for Deadline 6

3 December 2024 - ExA's schedule of changes to the draft Development Consent Order

Closed

Publication of the ExA’s schedule of changes to the draft Development Consent Order (if required)

10 December 2024 - Deadline 7

Closed

Deadline 7 (D7)

For receipt by the Examining Authority of:

  • comments on the Report on Implications for European Sites (if required)
  • comments on the ExA’s schedule of changes to the draft Development Consent Order (if required)
  • comments on the Deadline 6 submissions and any other information requested by the ExA for Deadline 7

17 December 2024 - Deadline 8

Closed

Deadline 8 (D8)

For receipt by the Examining Authority of:

  • summary statements from parties regarding matters that they have previously raised during the Examination and that have not been resolved to their satisfaction
  • the Applicant’s closing summary statement
  • the Applicant’s final updates – refer to Appendix D of the Rule 6 letter
  • comments on the Deadline 7 submissions and any other information requested by the ExA for Deadline 8