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Keuper Gas Storage 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 16 March 2016

The examination closed on 16 September 2016

Upcoming deadlines and events

There are no deadlines and events

Past deadlines and events

16 March 2016 - Deadline 1

Closed

Preliminary Meeting

16 March 2016 - Deadline 2

Closed

First Issue Specific Hearing on the draft DCO

16 March 2016 - Preliminary Meeting

Closed

Preliminary Meeting

16 March 2016 - Issue Specific Hearing

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing on the draft DCO

23 March 2016 - Deadline 3

Closed

Issue by the EXA of:

Examination Timetable ExA first written questions

13 April 2016 - Deadline 4

Closed

Deadline 1 • Deadline for statutory parties to inform the Examining Authority of a wish to be considered as an interested party • Request or receipt of notification (using the prescribed form) by persons within certain categories of interests in the land of a wish to become an interested party • Optional written summaries of oral cases made at the first issue specific hearing • All post hearing documents • Notification by interested parties of wish to be heard at an open floor hearing • Notification of a wish to make oral representations at a compulsory acquisition hearing • Notification of wish to make oral representations at the second issue specific hearing on the local impact of the project and the DCO • Notification by interested parties of wish to attend any accompanied site visits Submissions from interested parties recommending itinerary items for the accompanied site visit • Comments by interested parties on the applicant’s draft accompanied site visit itinerary

20 April 2016 - Deadline 5

Closed

Notification by the ExA of date, time and place for: • Issue specific hearing to be held on the local environmental impact of the project and the draft DCO • Any accompanied site visit(s) • Any open-floor hearing (if requested) • Any compulsory acquisition hearing (if requested)

29 April 2016 - Deadline 6

Closed

Deadline 2 • Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on relevant representations (RRs) • Summaries of all RRs exceeding 1500 words • Written representations (WRs) by all interested parties • Summaries of all WRs exceeding 1500 words • Local Impact Report (LIR) from any local authorities • Statements of Common Ground requested by the ExA • Responses to ExA’s first written questions • Comments on any other / additional submissions received prior to the preliminary meeting • Any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline

17 May 2016 - Deadline 7

Closed

Deadline 3 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on WRs • Responses to comments on RRs • Comments on Local Impact Reports • Comments on Statements of Common Ground • Comments on responses to ExA’s first written questions • Comments on written summaries of case put at the first issue specific hearing • Any revised DCO from the applicant • Any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline

23 May 2016 - Deadline 8

Closed

Date reserved for the • Compulsory Acquisition Hearing, if requested (afternoon)

24 May 2016 - Deadline 9

Closed

Date reserved for the • Accompanied Site Visit • Open Floor Hearing, if requested (evening)

25 May 2016 - Deadline 10

Closed

Date reserved for the; • Issue specific hearing on the local environmental impacts of the project and the draft DCO

26 May 2016 - Deadline 11

Closed

Date reserved for the; • Continuation of issue specific hearings on local environmental impacts and the draft DCO (if required)

7 June 2016 - Deadline 12

Closed

Deadline 4 Deadline for receipt by ExA of: • All post hearing documents (including any revised DCO from the applicant) • Any updated Statements of Common Ground • Optional written summaries of oral cases made at the open-floor, issue specific hearings and compulsory acquisition hearings • Notification by interested parties of wish to make oral representations at the third issue specific hearing on the draft Development Consent Order (DCO) and any related local impact report matters • Any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline

14 June 2016 - Deadline 13

Closed

Issue by ExA of: • ExA’s second round of written questions, if required • Any further request for Statements of Common Ground • Notification by the ExA of the time and place for any further issue specific hearing relating to the draft DCO, any local environmental impacts and any other issues, if required

5 July 2016 - Deadline 14

Closed

Deadline 5 Deadline for receipt of: • Responses to ExA’s second written questions and any further requests for Statements of Common Ground • Comments on written summaries of case put at the second issue specific, open floor and compulsory acquisition hearings

14 July 2016 - Deadline 15

Closed

Deadline 6 Deadline for receipt of: • Comments on responses to ExA’s second round of written questions and any further Statements of Common Ground

20 July 2016 - Deadline 16

Closed

Issue by ExA of: • The Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES) if required

28 July 2016 - Deadline 17

Closed

Date reserved for; • Issue specific hearing(s) on local environmental impacts of the project, the draft DCO and any other issues if required

29 July 2016 - Deadline 18

Closed

Date reserved for; • Issue specific hearing(s) on local environmental impacts of the project, the draft DCO and any other issues if required

5 August 2016 - Deadline 19

Closed

Deadline 7 Deadline for the receipt of: • Optional written summary of the case put orally at the issue specific hearing on the draft DCO, local environmental issues and any other hearings held • Any revised draft DCO from the applicant • Any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline

19 August 2016 - Deadline 20

Closed

Deadline 8 Deadline for receipt of; • Comments on written summaries of case put at the issue specific hearing on the draft DCO, local environmental issues and any other hearings held • Comments the applicant’s revised draft DCO, if submitted • Any revised DCO from the applicant

26 August 2016 - Deadline 21

Closed

Deadline 9 Deadline for the receipt of;

• Comments on the applicant’s revised draft DCO

16 September 2016 - Deadline 22

Closed

Deadline for close of examination The ExA is under a duty to complete the examination of the application by the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the day after the close of the Preliminary Meeting