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Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing 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 24 September 2019

The examination closed on 24 March 2020

Upcoming deadlines and events

There are no deadlines and events

Past deadlines and events

24 September 2019 - Preliminary Meeting

Closed

Preliminary Meeting.

24 September 2019 - Open Floor Hearing (OFH)

Closed

Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1)

8 October 2019 - Deadline 1

Closed

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on the updates to Application Documents submitted by the Applicant before the PM • Comments on Relevant Representations (RR) • Summaries of any RRs exceeding 1500 words • Written Representations (WRs) by all Interested Parties • Summaries of any WRs exceeding 1500 words • Post hearing submissions, including written submissions of oral case • Notification by Statutory Parties of wish to be considered as an Interested Person (IP) by the ExA • Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) requested by the ExA – see Annex B of the Rule 8 Letter. • Draft itinerary to be provided by the Applicant for an ASI • Provision of suggested locations and justifications for site inspections for consideration by the ExA • Notification of wish to attend any Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI) • Notification from any Affected Person of wish to speak at a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH) • Notification of wish to speak at an Issue Specific Hearing (ISH) • Notification of wish to speak at a subsequent Open Floor Hearing (OFH) • Notification of wish to have future correspondence electronically • Responses to any further information requested by the ExA

22 October 2019 - Deadline 2

Closed

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on WRs and responses to comments on RRs • Local Impact Reports (LIR) from any Local Authorities • Updated Book of Reference and Negotiations Tracker from the Applicant • Comments on SoCG and any revised/updated SoCG • Comments on Applicant’s draft ASI itinerary • Responses to ExQ1 • Applicant's revised dDCO (if required) • Comments on any additional information/submissions received by D1 • Responses to any further information requested by the ExA

19 November 2019 - Accompanied Site Inspections (ASI)

Closed

Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI)

19 November 2019 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH 1)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing on The Effect on Port Operations (ISH 1)

20 November 2019 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH 1)

Closed

Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH 1)

20 November 2019 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH 2)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing on the draft Development Consent Order (dDCO) (ISH 2)

28 November 2019 - Deadline 3

Closed

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Post-hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case • Comments on LIRs • Comments on responses to the ExQ1 • Revised dDCO from Applicant • Revised/updated SoCG (if any) • Comments on any additional information/submissions received by D2 • Responses to any further information requested by the ExA

11 December 2019 - Deadline 4

Closed

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on Applicant’s revised dDCO • Comments on revised SoCG (if submitted) • Comments on any additional information/submissions received by D3 • Responses to any further information requested by the ExA

18 December 2019 - Issue by the ExA 1

Closed

Issue by the ExA of: • ExA’s Further Written Questions (ExQ2) (if required) • ExA’s consultation on the dDCO or dDCO commentary (if required)

14 January 2020 - Deadline 5

Closed

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Responses to ExQ2 (if relevant) • Comments on ExA’s consultation on the dDCO (if relevant) • Comments on any additional information/submissions received by D4 • Responses to any further information requested by the ExA

21 January 2020 - Issue by the ExA 2

Closed

Issue by the ExA of: • Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES) (if required) • Any further information requested under Rule 17 (if required)

27 January 2020 - Dates reserved for any hearings (if required)

Closed

Dates reserved for any hearings (if required) w/c 27 January 2020 NO LONGER REQUIRED

28 January 2020 - Deadline 5a

Closed

Deadline for the receipt by the ExA of:

  • The Applicant’s non-statutory Consultation Report regarding requested changes to the Application
  • Any additional comments on the Applicant’s requested changes to the Application by Interested Parties

11 February 2020 - Deadline 6

Closed

Deadline 6 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Post hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case (if relevant) NO LONGER REQUIRED • Responses to request(s) under Rule 17 (if relevant) • Applicant’s preferred DCO • Updated Book of Reference and Negotiations Tracker from the Applicant • Revised/final SoCG • Comments on the Applicant’s non-statutory Consultation Report regarding requested changes to the Application. • Applicant’s response to any comments on the requested changes received at D5a • Comments on any additional information/submissions received by D5 • Responses to any further information requested by the ExA

25 February 2020 - Issue by the ExA 3

Closed

Issue by the ExA of: • Procedural Decision in respect of the changes to the application proposed by the Applicant on 11 December 2019

3 March 2020 - Deadline 7

Closed

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on Applicant’s preferred DCO • Comments on updated Negotiations Tracker • Comments on RIES (if relevant) • Applicant’s amended Application documentation incorporating the requested changes into the Scheme (if accepted) • Comments on any additional information/submissions received by D6 • Responses to any further information requested by the ExA

13 March 2020 - Deadline 8

Closed

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:  Further information requested from the Applicant under Rule 17

16 March 2020 - Issue by the ExA 4

Closed

Issue by the ExA of:  ExA’s preferred dDCO or dDCO commentary

20 March 2020 - Deadline 9

Closed

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:  Comments on ExA’s preferred dDCO or dDCO commentary

24 March 2020 - Close of Examination

Closed

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

The ExA may close the examination before the end of the six-month period if he is satisfied that all relevant matters have been addressed and discussed.