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H2Teesside Examination timetable

The examination timetable shows the dates of events and deadlines for submissions.

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The examination stage

The examination opened on 28 August 2024

The examination is expected to close on 28 February 2025

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Upcoming deadlines and events

8 January 2025 - Deadline 5A

Open

Deadline 5A

Deadline for receipt by ExA of:

  • Comments on Relevant Representations (RRs) received that concern the Applicant’s proposed provision for the CA of additional land
  • Written Representations (WRs) (including summaries of all WRs exceeding 1500 words) about the proposed provisions from the applicant, additional Affected Person(s) (AP); additional Interested Party (IP); or IPs
  • Notification of a wish to speak at an Open Floor Hearing (OFH)
  • Notification from any Additional AP(s) of a wish to speak at CAH 2 (CAH2)
  • Notification by any Statutory Parties, who is/ are affected as a result of the Applicant’s proposed provision for the CA of additional land, who have not submitted a RR of their wish to be considered as an IP

13 January 2025 - Deadline 6

Open

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

13 January 2025 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2 (CAH2)

Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2 (CAH2)

14 January 2025 - Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3)

Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3)

15 January 2025 - Issue Specific Hearing 4 (ISH4)

Issue Specific Hearing 4 (ISH4)

15 January 2025 - Open Floor Hearing (OFH)

Open Floor Hearing (OFH)

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)

16 January 2025 - Reserve Hearing Date.

Reserve Hearing Date.

22 January 2025 - Deadline 6A

Deadline 6A

Deadline for receipt by ExA of:

  • Written summaries of oral submissions made at any Hearings held during the week commencing 13 January 2025
  • Responses to Action Points arising from Hearings held during the week commencing 13 January 2025
  • Any other post-hearing submissions requested by the ExA

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,DL5A,DL6 and DL6A, including any additional AP(s); additional IP(s); or IP(s), as well as any RRs or WRs made pursuant to the Change Request proposed provision
  • Response to Applicant’s comments on RRs received at DL5A
  • 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.

Past deadlines and events

15 August 2024 - Procedural Deadline A

Closed

Procedural Deadline A

Deadline for receipt by ExA of:

  • Written submissions on the Examination procedure
  • Notification of wish to speak at the Preliminary Meeting
  • Notification of wish to speak at Issue Specific Hearing 1
  • Applicant’s submission of the Land Rights Tracker (CA/ TP Schedule)
  • Submission of suggested locations to be included in any Accompanied Site Inspection

28 August 2024 - Preliminary Meeting

Closed

Preliminary Meeting (PM)

28 August 2024 - Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1) Day 1

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1) Day 1

  • The scope of the development and its relationship to the extent of the Order Limits; and
  • Progress of development design.

29 August 2024 - Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1) Day 2 (NO LONGER REQUIRED)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1) Day 2 (NO LONGER REQUIRED)

  • The scope of the development and its relationship to the extent of the Order Limits; and
  • Progress of development design.

4 September 2024 - Issue by the ExA 1

Closed

Issue by the ExA of:

  • ExA’s First Written Questions (ExQ1)

17 September 2024 - Deadline 1

Closed

Deadline 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

Closed

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

Closed

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

12 November 2024 - Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI)

Closed

Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI)

13 November 2024 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1)

Closed

Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1)

14 November 2024 - Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2)

15 November 2024 - Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI) 2

Closed

Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI) 2

20 November 2024 - Deadline 4

Closed

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

Closed

Issue by the ExA of:

  • ExA’s Second Written Questions (ExQ2)

17 December 2024 - Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI) 3

Closed

Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI) 3

18 December 2024 - Deadline 5

Closed

Deadline 5

Deadline for receipt by ExA of:

  • Responses to Second Written Questions (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 or CAH scheduled for week commencing 13 January 2025, if any ISH(s) or CAH(s) are required.
  • Any further information requested by the ExA