17 July 2024 - Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3)
Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3) into Environmental Matters including Noise, Cultural Heritage,Landscape, Major Hazards, Transport and Habitats Regulation Assessment
29 July 2024 - Deadline 4
OpenDeadline 4 For receipt by the ExA of:
- Written summaries of oral submissions made at any Hearings held during the weeks commencing 24 June and 15 July 2024
- Any post-hearing submissions requested by the ExA
- Comments on any other information and submissions received at D3
- Any further information requested by the Examining Authority under Rule 17 of the Examination Procedure Rules
12 August 2024 - Publication by the Examining Authority
Publication by the Examining Authority of:
- Second Written Questions (ExQ2) (if required)
- Report on the Implications for European Sites (if required)
- The Examining Authority’s proposed schedule of changes to the draft Development Consent Order (dDCO) (if required)
2 September 2024 - Deadline 5
Deadline 5 For receipt by the ExA of:
- Responses to Examining Authority’s ExQ2 (if required)
- Responses to the RIES (if required)
- Responses to the Examining Authority’s proposed schedule of changes to the draft Development Consent Order
- Comments on any other information and submissions received at D4
- Updated SoCG
- An updated Statement of Commonality of SoCG (if required)
- Updated CA Schedule
- Any further information requested by the Examining Authority under Rule 17 of the Examination Procedure Rules
Updates from the Applicant:
- Guide to the Application
- Updated BoR and Schedule of Changes to the BoR in clean and tracked versions (if required)
19 September 2024 - Deadline 6
Deadline 6 For receipt by the Examining Authority of:
- Comments on responses to Examining Authority’s ExQ2 (if required)
- Comments on the responses to the RIES (if required)
- Comments on responses to the Examining Authority’s proposed schedule of changes to the draft Development Consent Order
- Comments on any other information and submissions received at D5
- Closing Statements from IPs and APs
- Any further information requested by the Examining Authority under Rule 17 of the Examination Procedure Rules
Final Updates from the Applicant:
- Final Statements of Common Ground
- Final Statement of Commonality of SoCG
- Final Guide to the Application
- Final draft Development Consent Order in the Statutory Instrument template with the SI template validation report in word and PDF (both in clean and tracked versions)
- Final Explanatory Memorandum
- Final Schedule of changes to dDCO
- Final Compulsory Acquisition Schedule
- Final updated Book of Reference
26 September 2024 - Deadline 7
Deadline 7 For receipt by the Examining Authority of: *Any further information requested by the Examining Authority under Rule 17 of the Examination Procedure Rules
26 September 2024 - Close of Examination by the Examining Authority
Close of Examination by the Examining Authority
The Examining Authority is under a duty to complete the examination of the application by the end of the period of six months.
Please note that the ExA may close the Examination before the end of the six-month period if it is satisfied that all relevant matters have been addressed and discussed.