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Tillbridge Solar Project 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 opened on 15 October 2024

The examination is expected to close on 15 April 2025

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Upcoming deadlines and events

13 January 2025 - Time reserved for Hearings and an ASI (if required)

Time reserved for Hearings and an ASI:

  • Issue Specific Hearings (ISH) (if required)
  • Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1) (if required)
  • Open Floor Hearing 2 (OFH2) (if required)
  • Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI) (for locations, if any, where accompanied access is required on to private land)(if required)

28 January 2025 - Deadline 4

Open

Deadline 4 (D4)

For receipt by the Examining Authority (ExA) of:

  • Comments on submissions for Deadline 3
  • Post-Hearing Submissions, including written summaries of oral submissions and any documents requested by the ExA
  • Updated Statement of Common Ground (SoCGs)
  • Updated Statement of Commonality for all SoCGs
  • The Applicant's updated documents
  • Any further information requested by the ExA

4 February 2025 - Publication by the ExA 2

Publication by the Examining Authority (ExA) of:

  • The ExA's Second Written Questions (ExQ2)

25 February 2025 - Deadline 5

Deadline 5 (D5)

For Receipt by the Examining Authority (ExA):

  • Comments on any submissions received by Deadline 4
  • Responses to the Examining Authority's Second Written Questions (ExQ2)
  • Requests to be heard at ISHs in w/c 03 March 2025 (if required)
  • Requests by Affected Persons (defined in section 59(4( of the Planning Act 2008) to be heard at Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2 (CAH2) in w/c 03 March 2025 (if required)
  • Updated Statement of Common Ground (SoCGs)
  • Updated Statement of Commonality for all SoCGs
  • Any further information requested by the ExA

3 March 2025 - Time reserved for Hearings (if required) 2

Time reserved for Hearings (if required)

  • Issue Specific Hearings (ISHs)(if required)
  • Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2 (CAH2) (if required)

11 March 2025 - Publication by the ExA 3

Publication by the Examining Authority of:

  • The ExA's Third Written Questions (ExQ3) (if required)
  • The ExA's commentary on, or schedule of changes to, the dDCO
  • Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES)(if required)

1 April 2025 - Deadline 6

Deadline 6 (D6)

For receipt by the Examining Authority of:

  • Comments on submissions by Deadline 5
  • Post Hearing submissions including written summaries of oral submissions and any documents requested by the ExA (if required)
  • Responses to the Examining Authority's Third Written Questions (ExQ3)
  • Comments on the ExA's commentary on, or schedule of changes to, the draft DCO (dDCO)
  • Final DCO
  • Final updated Explanatory Memorandum
  • Final updated BoR
  • Final updated Statement of Reasons (SoR)
  • Final Statement of Common Ground (SoCGs)
  • Final Statement of Commonality of SoCGs
  • List of matters not agreed where SoCG could not be finalised
  • Final Guide to the Application
  • Final Schedule of Negotiations and Powers Sought
  • Final Consents and Agreements Position Statement
  • Final signed and dated section 106 (if required)
  • Comments on the RIES
  • Any further information requested by ExA

8 April 2025 - Deadline 7

Deadline 7 (D7)

For receipt by the Examining Authority (ExA) of:

  • Any further information requested by the ExA

15 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

1 October 2024 - Procedural Deadline A

Closed

Procedural Deadline A

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:

  • written submissions on the Examination Procedure, including any submissions about the use of virtual methods
  • requests to be heard at the Preliminary Meeting
  • requests to be heard at Issue Specific Hearing 1
  • requests to be heard at Open Floor Hearing 1
  • requests from Interested Parties for locations for an Accompanied Site Inspection, including the reason for nomination, issues to be observed there and whether the location(s) require access to private land

1 October 2024 - Registration for Preliminary Meeting, Issue Specific Hearing and Open Floor Hearing

Closed

Registration for Preliminary Meeting and Issue Specific Hearing on 15 October 2024 and the Open Floor Hearing on 16 October 2024

15 October 2024 - Preliminary Meeting

Closed

Preliminary Meeting (PM)

15 October 2024 - Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1)

16 October 2024 - Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1)

Closed

Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1)

29 October 2024 - Deadline 1

Closed

Deadline 1 (D1)

For receipt by the Examining Authority (ExA) of:

  • Comments on Relevant Representations (RR)
  • Summaries of all RR exceeding 1500 words
  • Notification by Statutory Parties of their wish to be considered as an Interested Party (IP) by the ExA
  • Notification of wish to have future correspondence electronically
  • Comments on Additional Submissions
  • Post Hearing Submissions including written summaries of oral submissions and responses to oral submissions where requested by the ExA
  • Applicant's draft itinerary for ASI
  • Initial Statements of Common Ground (SoCG)
  • Initial Statement of Commonality for all SoCGs
  • The Applicant's updated documents
  • Any other information requested by the ExA for Deadline 1

6 November 2024 - Deadline 1A

Closed

Deadline 1A (D1A)

For receipt by the Examining Authority of:

  • Local Impact Reports (LIR) from relevant local planning authorities

14 November 2024 - Deadline 2

Closed

Deadline 2 (D2)

For receipt by the Examining Authority (ExA) of:

  • Comments on submissions for Deadline 1
  • Comments on the Applicant's draft itinerary for the ASI (if required)
  • Written Representations
  • Summaries of Written Representations exceeding 1500 words
  • Any further information requested by the ExA

19 November 2024 - Publication by the ExA 1

Closed

Publication by the ExA of:

  • The Examining Authority's ExA First Written Questions (ExQ1)

10 December 2024 - Deadline 3

Closed

Deadline 3 (D3)

For receipt of the Examining Authority (ExA) of:

  • Comments on any submissions received by Deadline 2
  • Responses to the ExA First Written Questions (ExQ1)
  • Updated Statement of Common Ground SoCGs
  • Updated Statement of Commonality for all SoCGs
  • Requests to be heard at Issue Specific Hearings in w/c 13 January 2025 (if required)
  • Requests by Affected Persons (defined in sections 59(4) of the Planning Act 2008)to be heard at Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1) in w/c 13 January 2025 (if required)
  • Request to be heard at Open Floor Hearing 2 (OFH2) in w/c 13 January 2025 (if required)
  • Comments on Local Impact Reports (LIR)
  • Any further information requested by the ExA