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Viking CCS Pipeline 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 26 March 2024

The examination closed on 26 September 2024

Upcoming deadlines and events

There are no deadlines and events

Past deadlines and events

8 March 2024 - Procedural Deadline A

Closed

Procedural Deadline A

  • Notification of any wish to speak at the Preliminary Meeting including the agenda item

  • Notification by Interested Parties of any wish to speak at Issue Specific Hearing 1

  • Notification by Interested Parties of any wish to attend Compulsory Acquisition 1

  • Nominations for any locations for an Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI), including the information requested in Annex B, under ‘Site Inspections’

  • Written submissions on the Examination Procedure, including any submissions about the use of virtual methods or of required reasonable adjustments

  • Request to change from postal to email notifications for parties who receive notifications by post

26 March 2024 - Preliminary Meeting

Closed

Preliminary Meeting PM

27 March 2024 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1

Closed

Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1)

27 March 2024 - Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1) into the draft Development Consent Order (dDCO) and Strategic Matters

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1) into the draft Development Consent Order (dDCO) and Strategic Matters

3 April 2024 - Issue by the Examining Authority

Closed

Issue by the Examining Authority of:

  • The Examination Timetable
  • The Examining Authority’s Written Questions 1 (ExQ1)

26 April 2024 - Deadline 1

Closed

Deadline 1 For receipt by the Examining Authority (ExA) of:

  • Written summaries of oral submissions given at the Hearings during the week commencing 25 March 2024
  • Responses to Relevant Representations (RR)
  • Written Representations (WR), including summaries of all WRs exceeding 1500 words
  • Responses to the Examining Authority’s First Written Questions (ExQ1)
  • Any post-hearing submissions requested by the ExA
  • Applicant’s Compulsory Acquisition (CA) Schedule
  • Comments on the suggested locations to be included in any ASI
  • The Applicant’s revised draft itinerary for an ASI
  • Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) as requested by the ExA
  • Applicant’s Statement of Commonality of SoCG
  • Local Impact Reports from relevant Local Authorities
  • Notification by any Statutory Parties who have not submitted a RR of their wish to be considered as an Interested Party (IP)
  • Notification by Interested Parties of any wish to speak at an Open Floor Hearing
  • Notification by Affected Persons of wish to speak at a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing
  • Comments on the Applicant’s response to the s51 advice issued at Acceptance
  • Comments on the Applicant’s request to make changes to the Application, received on 19 March 2024
  • Any other information requested by the Examining Authority under Rule 17 of the Examination Procedure Rules

Updates from the Applicant:

  • Guide to the Application
  • Draft Development Consent Order (dDCO) (in clean and tracked versions)
  • Explanatory Memorandum (in clean and tracked versions)
  • Schedule of changes to dDCO
  • Updated Book of Reference (BoR) and Schedule of Changes to the BoR (in clean and tracked versions) (if required)

17 May 2024 - Deadline 2

Closed

Deadline 2 For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on responses to RRs
  • Comments on WRs
  • Comments on responses to the Examining Authority’s First Written Questions (ExQ1)
  • Comments on the Local Impact Reports
  • Comments on any other information and submissions received at D1
  • Comments from Affected Persons on Applicant’s CA Schedule
  • Any other information requested by the Examining Authority under Rule 17 of the Examination Procedure Rules

11 June 2024 - Deadline 3

Closed

Deadline 3 For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on any submissions received at D2
  • Responses to comments on LIRs
  • A statement of progress on SoCG that remain outstanding and submission of SoCG completed since D2 (if required)
  • 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 Book of Reference and Schedule of Changes to the BoR in clean and tracked versions (if required).
  • Draft Development Consent Order in clean and tracked versions
  • Explanatory Memorandum in clean and tracked versions
  • Schedule of changes to Draft Development Consent Order

25 June 2024 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2

Closed

Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2 (CAH2)

25 June 2024 - Open Floor Hearing 1

Closed

Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1)

26 June 2024 - Accompanied Site Inspection

Closed

Accompanied Site Inspection

16 July 2024 - Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2) into the Development Consent Order and Strategic Matters

17 July 2024 - Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3)

Closed

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

Closed

Deadline 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

Closed

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

Closed

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

Closed

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

Closed

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

Closed

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.