13 Ionawr 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 Ionawr 2025 - Deadline 4
AgorDeadline 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 Chwefror 2025 - Publication by the ExA 2
Publication by the Examining Authority (ExA) of:
- The ExA's Second Written Questions (ExQ2)
25 Chwefror 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 Mawrth 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 Mawrth 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 Ebrill 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 Ebrill 2025 - Deadline 7
Deadline 7 (D7)
For receipt by the Examining Authority (ExA) of:
- Any further information requested by the ExA
15 Ebrill 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