17 September 2024 - Deadline 1
OpenDeadline 1
Deadline for receipt by ExA of:
- Written summaries of oral submissions to the PM.
- An updated draft Development Consent Order (dDCO) in clean, tracked and Word versions (if required)
- Comments on Relevant Representations (RRs)
- Comments on Additional Submissions
- Comments on any submissions made at PDA
- Local Impact Report (LIR) from Local Authorities
- Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) requested by ExA
- Statement of Commonality for SoCG
- Updated Book of Reference (BoR) and Schedule of Changes to the BoR (in clean and tracked versions) (if required)
- A Schedule of Changes to the dDCO (if required)
- Comments on the Applicant’s Land Rights Tracker (CA/ TP Schedule) submitted at DL1
- An Application Guide (Application Document Tracker) (if required)
- An Examination Progress Tracker
- Submission of Tracking documents, if required
- Notification of wish to speak at an Open Floor Hearing
- Notification of wish to speak at a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing
- Comments on the suggested locations to be included in any ASI submitted at PDA
- The Applicant’s draft itinerary for an ASI
- Notification by any Statutory Parties and Local Authorities who have not submitted a RR of their wish to be considered as an IP
- Any further information requested by the ExA
3 October 2024 - Deadline 2
Deadline 2
Deadline for receipt by ExA of:
- Comments on any submissions received at DL1, including LIRs any updated dDCO and the Applicant’s draft itinerary for the ASI
- Any post-PM submissions requested by the ExA
- Written Representations (WRs) (including summaries of all WRs exceeding 1500 words)
- Responses to comments on RRs
- Responses to ExA’s ExQ1
- Updated BoR and Schedule of Changes to the BoR, in clean and tracked versions (if required)
- An updated dDCO in clean, tracked and Word versions (if required)
- Applicant’s first update to the Land Rights Tracker (CA/ TP Schedule)
- An updated Schedule of Changes to the dDCO (if required)
- An updated Application Guide (Application Document Tracker) (if required), in clean, tracked and Word versions
- A statement of progress on SoCG that remain outstanding and submission of SoCG not completed at DL1
- Statement of Commonality of SoCG
- Updated tracking documents, if required
- Notification of wish to attend ASI
- Comments/ Responses to the Applicant Examination Progress Tracker submitted at DL1
- Any further information requested by the ExA
21 October 2024 - Deadline 3
Deadline 3
Deadline for receipt by ExA of:
- Comments on any submissions received at DL2, including in regard to any post-PM submissions and WRs
- Responses to comments on LIRs
- Comments on responses to ExA’s ExQ1
- An updated dDCO in clean, tracked and Word versions (if required)
- An updated Schedule of Changes to the dDCO (if required)
- Updated BoR and Schedule of Changes to the BoR in clean and tracked versions (if required)
- Comments on the Applicant’s first update to the Land Rights Tracker (CA/ TP Schedule)
- A statement of progress on SoCG that remain outstanding and submission of SoCG completed since DL2 (if required)
- An updated Statement of Commonality of SoCG (if required)
- An updated Application Guide (Application Document Tracker) (if required) in clean and tracked versions
- Update to the Applicant’s Examination Progress Tracker submitted at DL1
- Updated tracking documents, if required
- Notification of wish to speak at the ISH schedule for week commencing 11 November 2024
- Any further information requested by the ExA
15 November 2024 - Hearings
Week commencing Monday 11 November 2024 reserved (if required) for:
- Issue Specific Hearing(s)
- Compulsory Acquisition Hearing(s)
- Open Floor Hearing(s)
- ASI
20 November 2024 - Deadline 4
Deadline 4
Deadline for receipt by ExA of:
- Written summaries of oral submissions made at any Hearings held during the week commencing 11 November 2024
- Any post-hearing submissions requested by the ExA
- Comments on any other submissions received at DL3, including responses to the comments made on any post-PM submissions and any comments made on WRs
- Updated BoR and Schedule of Changes to the BoR, in clean and tracked versions (if required)
- An updated dDCO in clean, tracked and Word versions (if required)
- An updated Schedule of Changes to the dDCO (if required)
- An updated Application Guide (Application Document Tracker) (if required) in clean and tracked versions
- A statement of progress on SoCG that remain outstanding and submission of SoCG completed since DL3 (if required)
- Statement of Commonality for SoCG (if required)
- Updated tracking documents, if required
- Comments/ Responses to the Applicant’s Examination Progress Tracker submitted at DL3
- Any further information requested by the ExA
28 November 2024 - Issue by the ExA 2
Issue by the ExA of:
- ExA’s Second Written Questions (ExQ2)
18 December 2024 - Deadline 5
Deadline 5
Deadline for receipt by ExA of:
- Responses to ExQ2 (if required)
- Comments on any other submissions received at DL4, including any updated dDCO
- Updated BoR and Schedule of Changes to the BoR in clean and tracked versions (if required)
- Applicant’s second update to the Land Rights Tracker (CA/ TP Schedule)
- An updated dDCO in clean, tracked and Word versions (if required)
- An updated Schedule of Changes to the dDCO (if required)
- An updated Application Guide (Application Document Tracker) (if required) in clean and tracked versions
- Update to the Applicant’s Examination Progress Tracker submitted at DL3
- A statement of progress on SoCG that remain outstanding and submission of SoCG completed since DL4 (if required)
- Statement of Commonality for SoCG (if required)
- Updated tracking documents, if required
- Notification of wish to speak at the ISH scheduled for 9 January 2025, 10 January 2025 and week commencing 13 January 2025
- Any further information requested by the ExA
13 January 2025 - Deadline 6
Deadline 6
Deadline for receipt by ExA of:
- Comments on responses to ExQ2 (if required)
- Comments on the Applicant’s second update to the Land Rights Tracker (CA/ TP Schedule)
- Updated tracking documents, if required
- Comments/ Responses to the Applicant Examination Progress Tracker submitted at DL5
16 January 2025 - Publication by the ExA
Publication by the ExA of:
- The ExA’s schedule of changes to the dDCO (if required)
- Report on Implications for European Sites (RIES) (if required)
17 January 2025 - Hearings 2
9 January 2025, 10 January 2025 and week commencing 13 January 2025 reserved (if required) for:
- Issue Specific Hearing(s)
- Compulsory Acquisition Hearing(s)
- Open Floor Hearing(s)
- ASI
6 February 2025 - Deadline 7
Deadline 7
Deadline for receipt by ExA of:
- Written summaries of oral submissions at hearings (if required)
- Comments on any submissions received at DL5 and DL6
- Comments on the RIES (if required)
- Comments on the ExA’s proposed schedule of changes to the dDCO (if required)
- Finalised SoCGs
- Final Statement of Commonality for SoCG
- Final BoR in clean and tracked versions
- Final Statement of Reasons in clean and tracked versions
- Schedule of Changes to the BoR in clean and tracked versions
- Applicant’s final update to the Land Rights Tracker (CA/ TP Schedule)
- Final Application Guide (Application Document Tracker), in clean and tracked versions
- Final Examination Progress Tracker
- Final update to tracking documents, if required
- Applicant’s Final Preferred Development Consent Order (DCO) in the SI template validation report and a validated copy of the DCO
- Applicant’s preferred DCO in word format
- Final Schedule of Changes to the dDCO
- Any further information requested by the ExA (if required)
20 February 2025 - Deadline 8
Deadline 8
Deadline for receipt by ExA of:
- Comments on any submissions received at DL7
- Updated LIRs (if required)
- Closing submissions
- Any further information requested by the ExA (if required)
28 February 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.