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A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Road Improvement scheme 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 18 August 2021

The examination closed on 18 February 2022

Upcoming deadlines and events

There are no deadlines and events

Past deadlines and events

3 August 2021 - Procedural Deadline A

Closed

Procedural Deadline A

  • Attend Preliminary Meeting Part 1
  • Attend Issue Specific Hearing
  • Attend Open Floor Hearing (am)
  • Attend Open Floor Hearing (pm)
  • Request Compulsory Acquisition Hearing
  • Nomination of sites for Accompanied Site Inspection

10 August 2021 - Preliminary Meeting Part 1

Closed

Preliminary Meeting Part 1

16 August 2021 - Procedural Deadline B

Closed

Procedural Deadline B

  • Attend Preliminary Meeting Part 2
  • Written Submissions

18 August 2021 - Open Floor Hearing (OFH1)

Closed

For any Interested Parties to make representations on the merits of the Proposed Development.

18 August 2021 - Preliminary Meeting Part 2

Closed

Preliminary Meeting Part 2

18 August 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH1)

Closed

ISH1 into Early Clarification on Strategic Matters

20 August 2021 - Publication by the ExA 1

Closed

Publication of:

• Examination Timetable • ExA’s First Written Questions (WQ1)

31 August 2021 - Procedural Deadline C

Closed

Procedural Decision C

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:

  • Notification by Statutory Parties of their wish to be considered as an Interested Party by the ExA
  • Notification of wish to participate in Compulsory Acquisition Hearing in September with brief summary of issues intended to raise
  • Notification of wish to participate in Issue Specific Hearings in September with brief summary of issues intended to raise
  • Notification of wish to attend ASI in September

31 August 2021 - Deadline 1 (D1)

Closed

Deadline 1 (D1)

Deadline for the receipt by the ExA of:

  • Post-Hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case as requested by ExA
  • Responses to Relevant Representations (RRs)
  • Written Representations (WRs), including summaries of all WRs exceeding 1500 words
  • Responses to the ExA’s WQ1
  • Applicant’s proposed itinerary for the ASI
  • Applicant’s Compulsory Acquisition (CA) Schedule
  • Statements of Common Ground
  • Applicant’s Statement of Commonality
  • Notification by the Applicant of intent to make any non-material or material changes
  • Updated Guide to the Application
  • Updated draft Development Consent Order (dDCO)
  • Updated Explanatory Memorandum
  • Updated Schedule of Changes to dDCO
  • Any other information requested by the ExA

8 September 2021 - Deadline 2 (D2)

Closed

Deadline 2 (D2)

Deadline for the receipt by the ExA of:

  • Local Impact Reports (LIR) from relevant Local Authorities
  • Any other information requested by the ExA

21 September 2021 - Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI1)

Closed

ASI1

22 September 2021 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH1)

Closed

CAH1

23 September 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH2)

Closed

ISH2 into Highway matters including the dDCO

24 September 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH3)

Closed

ISH3 into Social, Economic and Environmental matters including the dDCO

5 October 2021 - Deadline 3 (D3)

Closed

Deadline 3 (D3)

Deadline for the receipt by the ExA of:

  • Post-Hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case as requested by ExA
  • Comments on responses to RRs
  • Comments on WRs
  • Comments on responses to the ExA’s WQ1
  • Comments on the LIRs
  • Comments on Applicant’s CA Schedule
  • Comments on Statements of Common Ground and Statement of Commonality
  • Comments on Applicant's updated dDCO, Explanatory Memorandum and Schedule of changes to dDCO
  • Comments on any other information and submissions received by D1 and D2
  • Requests for further Compulsory Acquisition Hearing and Open Floor Hearing
  • Nomination for additional sites for Accompanied Site Inspection
  • Any other information requested by the ExA

15 October 2021 - Publication by the ExA 2

Closed

Publication by the ExA of:

• Second Written Questions (WQ2)

4 November 2021 - Deadline 4 (D4)

Closed

Deadline 4 (D4)

Deadline for the receipt by the ExA of:

  • Responses to the ExA’s WQ2
  • Comments on any other information and submissions received at D3
  • Updated Statements of Common Ground
  • Applicant’s updated Statement of Commonality
  • Applicant’s updated dDCO
  • Applicant’s updated Explanatory Memorandum
  • Applicant’s updated schedule of changes to dDCO
  • Applicant’s updated CA Schedule
  • Any other information requested by the ExA

16 November 2021 - Procedureal Deadline D

Closed

Procedural Deadline D

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:

  • Notification of wish to participate in Open Floor Hearing w/c 29 November with brief summary of issues intended to raise
  • Notification of wish to participate in Compulsory Acquisition Hearing w/c 29 November with brief summary of issues intended to raise (only if Hearing notification is issued)
  • Notification of wish to participate in Issue Specific Hearings w/c 29 November with brief summary of issues intended to raise (only if Hearing notification is issued)
  • Notification of wish to attend ASI w/c 29 November (only if ASI notification is issued)

16 November 2021 - Deadline 5 (D5)

Closed

Deadline 5 (D5)

Deadline for the receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on responses to the ExA’s WQ2 (if WQ2 is issued)
  • Comments on updated Statements of Common Ground and Statement of Commonality
  • Comments on Applicant’s updated dDCO, Explanatory Memorandum and Schedule of changes to the dDCO
  • Comments on Applicant’s updated CA Schedule
  • Comments on any other information and submissions received at D4
  • Any other information requested by the ExA

30 November 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH4)

Closed

ISH4 into Social, Economic and Environmental matters

1 December 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH5)

Closed

ISH5 into Highways matters

2 December 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH6)

Closed

ISH6 into matters relating to the draft Development Consent Order

2 December 2021 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH2)

Closed

CAH2

14 December 2021 - Deadline 6 (D6)

Closed

Deadline 6 (D6)

Deadline for the receipt by the ExA of:

  • Post-Hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case as requested by ExA (relevant only if the Hearings are held)
  • Comments on any other information and submissions received at D5
  • Updated Statements of Common Ground
  • Applicant’s updated Statement of Commonality
  • Applicant’s updated dDCO
  • Applicant’s updated Explanatory Memorandum
  • Applicant’s updated schedule of changes to dDCO
  • Applicant’s updated CA Schedule
  • Any other information requested by the ExA

17 December 2021 - Publication by the ExA 3

Closed

Publication of:

• The Report on Implications for European Sites (RIES) (if required)

22 December 2021 - Publication by the ExA 4

Closed

Publication of:

• Third Written Questions (WQ3) (if required)

6 January 2022 - Deadline 7 (D7)

Closed

Deadline 7 (D7)

Deadline for the receipt by the ExA of:

  • Responses from relevant parties to the further information requested by the ExA

14 January 2022 - Publication by the ExA 5

Closed

Publication of:

• The ExA’s proposed schedule of changes to the dDCO

14 January 2022 - Deadline 8 (D8)

Closed

Deadline 8 (D8)

Deadline for the receipt by the ExA of:

  • Responses to the ExA’s WQ3 (if WQ3 is issued)
  • Comments on the RIES (if RIES is published)
  • Comments on updated Statements of Common Ground and Statement of Commonality
  • Comments on Applicant’s updated dDCO, Explanatory Memorandum and Schedule of changes to the dDCO
  • Comments on Applicant’s updated CA Schedule
  • Comments on any other information and submissions received at D6
  • Any other information requested by the ExA

25 January 2022 - Deadline 9 (D9)

Closed

Deadline 9 (D9)

Deadline for the receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on responses to ExA’s WQ3
  • Comments on the ExA’s proposed schedule of changes to the dDCO
  • Comments on any other information and submissions received at D8
  • Any other information requested by the ExA

15 February 2022 - Deadline 10 (D10)

Closed

Deadline 10 (D10)

Deadline for the receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on any other information and submissions received at D9

Final Updates from the Applicant

  • Final Statements of Common Ground
  • Final Statement of Commonality
  • Final Guide to the Application
  • Final dDCO in the Statutory Instrument (SI) template with the SI template validation report
  • Final Explanatory Memorandum
  • Final Schedule of changes to dDCO
  • Final CA Schedule
  • Final updated Book of Reference
  • Any other information requested by the ExA

18 February 2022 - End 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