19 December 2023 - Deadline 3
OpenDeadline 3
For receipt by the ExA of:
- comments on submissions for Deadline 2
- updated Statements of Common Ground in clean and tracked changes versions
- written summaries of oral submissions made at Hearings held during the week commencing 4 December 2023
- the Applicant’s updated documents (Report on the interrelationship with other National Infrastructure projects)
- the Applicant’s updated documents (draft Development Consent Order)
- the Applicant’s updated documents (Explanatory Memorandum)
- the Applicant’s updated documents (Book of Reference)
- the Applicant’s updated documents (Statement of Reasons)
- the Applicant’s updated documents (Schedule of progress regarding objections and agreements in relation to Compulsory Acquisition, Temporary Possession, other land rights, and blight)
- the Applicant’s updated documents (Schedule of progress regarding Protective Provisions and Statutory Undertakers)
- the Applicant’s updated documents (Schedule of the latest versions of the Applicant’s submission documents and documents to be certified)
- the Applicant’s updated documents (Schedule of progress in securing other consents)
- any other information requested by the ExA for this deadline
- other
16 January 2024 - Examining Authority's Second Written Questions (ExQ2) and Report on Implications for European Sites (if required)
Examining Authority's Second Written Questions (ExQ2) and Report on Implications for European Sites (if required)
Publication of:
the ExA’s Second Written Questions the Report on Implications for European Sites (if required)
30 January 2024 - Deadline 4
Deadline 4
For receipt by the ExA of:
- responses to the ExA’s Second Written Questions
- comments on submissions for Deadline 3
- updated Statements of Common Ground in clean and tracked changes versions
- written summaries of oral submissions made at Hearings held during the week commencing 4 December 2023
- the Applicant’s final documents (draft Development Consent Order in the Statutory Instrument template with the Statutory Instrument template validation report)
- the Applicant’s final documents (Explanatory Memorandum)
- the Applicant’s updated documents (Report on the interrelationship with other National Infrastructure projects)
- the Applicant’s updated documents (Book of Reference)
- the Applicant’s updated documents (Statement of Reasons)
- the Applicant’s updated documents (Schedule of progress regarding objections and agreements in relation to Compulsory Acquisition, Temporary Possession, other land rights, and blight)
- the Applicant’s updated documents (Schedule of progress regarding Protective Provisions and Statutory Undertakers)
- the Applicant’s updated documents (Schedule of the latest versions of the Applicant’s submission documents and documents to be certified)
- the Applicant’s updated documents (Schedule of progress in securing other consents)
- any other information requested by the ExA for this deadline
- other
13 February 2024 - ExA’s schedule of changes to the draft Development Consent Order
ExA’s schedule of changes to the draft Development Consent Order
Publication by the ExA of: the ExA’s schedule of changes to the draft Development Consent Order
27 February 2024 - Deadline 5
Deadline 5
For receipt by the ExA of:
- comments on submissions for Deadline 4
- comments on the ExA’s schedule of changes to the draft Development Consent Order
- comments on the Report on Implications for European Sites (if required)
- final Statements of Common Ground in clean and tracked changes versions
- the Applicant’s final documents (Report on the interrelationship with other National Infrastructure projects)
- the Applicant’s final documents (Book of Reference)
- the Applicant’s final documents (Statement of Reasons) *the Applicant’s final documents (Schedule of progress regarding objections and agreements in relation to Compulsory Acquisition, Temporary Possession, other land rights, and blight)
- the Applicant’s final documents (Schedule of progress regarding Protective Provisions and Statutory Undertakers)
- the Applicant’s final documents (Schedule of the latest versions of the Applicant’s submission documents and documents to be certified)
- the Applicant’s final documents (Schedule of progress in securing other consents)
- any other information requested by the ExA for this deadline
- other
5 March 2024 - Deadline 6
Deadline 6
For receipt by the ExA of:
- summary statements from parties regarding matters that they have previously raised during the examination that have not been resolved to their satisfaction
- comments on submissions for Deadline 5
- any other information requested by the ExA for this deadline
- other
5 March 2024 - Conclusion of Examination for Cottam Solar Project
Conclusion of Examination for Cottam Solar Project
The ExA is under a duty to complete the examination of the application by the end of the period of six months beginning with the day after the close of the Preliminary Meeting.