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A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening 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 12 January 2023

The examination closed on 12 July 2023

Upcoming deadlines and events

There are no deadlines and events

Past deadlines and events

3 January 2023 - Procedural Deadline A

Closed

Procedural Deadline A

Deadline for receipt by the Examining Authority of:

  • Written submissions on the Examination Procedure, including any submissions about the use of virtual methods
  • Requests to be heard orally at the Preliminary Meeting and the Open Floor Hearings
  • Suggested locations for site inspections (Accompanied or Unaccompanied), including justifications
  • The Applicant’s responses to as many of the Relevant Representations as practical

12 January 2023 - Preliminary Meeting (PM)

Closed

Preliminary Meeting (PM)

12 January 2023 - Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1)

Closed

Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1)(if requested)

12 January 2023 - Open Floor Hearing 2 (OFH2)

Closed

Open Floor Hearing 2 (OFH2)(if requested)

20 January 2023 - Issue by the ExA of the Examination Timetable

Closed

Issue by the ExA of:

  • Examination Timetable

Publication of:

  • The ExA’s Written Questions (ExQ1)

30 January 2023 - Deadline 1

Closed

Deadline 1

For receipt by the ExA of documents from the Applicant only:

  • Applicant’s draft itinerary for ASI
  • Application Document Tracker
  • Status of negotiations CA schedule
  • Status of negotiations with Statutory Undertakers
  • Additional plans requested by the ExA
  • Response to submissions made by IPs at OFHs

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on Relevant Representations (RR)
  • Summaries of all RR exceeding 1500 words
  • Requests by Interested Parties to be heard at an Open Floor Hearing (OFH)
  • Written submissions of oral representations made at OFHs
  • Notification of wish to be an IP from Statutory Parties or Local Authorities
  • Comments on any submissions accepted by the ExA prior to the Preliminary Meeting
  • Requests by Interested Parties to be heard at a subsequent Open Floor Hearing (OFH)
  • Requests to be heard at a CAH Requests by Affected Persons (defined in section 59(4) of the Planning Act 2008) to be heard at a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH)
  • Any further information requested by ExA Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010
  • Comments on any further information/submissions accepted by the ExA

13 February 2023 - Deadline 2

Closed

Deadline 2 For receipt by the ExA of documents from the Applicant only:

  • Draft Statements of Common Ground (SoCG)
  • Statement of Commonality

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Written Representations (WR) and summaries
  • Responses to ExQ1
  • Local Impact Report (LIR)
  • Comments on the Applicant’s draft itinerary for the ASI
  • Any further information requested by ExA Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules
  • Comments on any further information received Comments on any further information requested by the ExA and received by Deadline 1

20 February 2023 - Publication by the ExA of final itinerary for the ASI

Closed

Publication by the ExA of:

  • ExA’s final itinerary for the ASI

28 February 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH1) (Part1)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH1)(Part 1) on Environmental Matters

1 March 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH1) (Part 2)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH1) (Part 2) on Environmental Matters

1 March 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH2)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH2) on the Draft Development Consent Order (dDCO)

1 March 2023 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH1)

Closed

Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH1)

2 March 2023 - Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI)

Closed

Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI)

9 March 2023 - Deadline 3

Closed

Deadline 3 For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Written submissions of oral representations made at Hearings
  • Comments on WR
  • Comments on LIR
  • Comments on draft SoCG & statement of commonality
  • Comments on responses to ExQ1
  • Any further information requested by ExA
  • Comments on any further information received by the previous deadline

20 March 2023 - Publication by the ExA of Second Written Questions (ExQ2)

Closed

Publication by the ExA of:

  • ExA’s Second Written Questions (ExQ2) (if required)

27 March 2023 - Publication by the ExA of the Rule 13 Letter

Closed

Publication by the ExA of:

  • the Rule 13 Letter - Notification of Hearings

11 April 2023 - Deadline 4

Closed

Deadline 4 For receipt by the ExA of documents from the Applicant only:

  • Draft SoCG
  • Updated Statement of Commonality
  • Updated Application Document Tracker
  • Updated BoR and schedule of changes to BoR
  • Updated Status of negotiations CA schedule
  • Updated status of negotiations with Statutory Undertakers

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Responses to ExQ2 (if required)
  • Any further information requested by ExA
  • Comments on any further information received

26 April 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH3)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH3) on Environmental matters

27 April 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH4)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH4) on the draft Development Consent Order

27 April 2023 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH2)

Closed

Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH2)

10 May 2023 - Deadline 5

Closed

Deadline 5

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Written submissions of oral representations made at Hearings
  • Comments on draft SoCG and Statement of Commonality
  • Comments on responses to ExQ2
  • Any further information requested by ExA
  • Comments on any further information received

22 May 2023 - Publication by the ExA of

Closed

Publication by the ExA of:

  • ExA’s Third Written Questions (ExQ3) (if required)
  • ExA’s commentary on, or schedule of changes to, the dDCO

12 June 2023 - Deadline 6

Closed

Deadline 6 For receipt by the ExA of documents from the Applicant only:

  • Draft SoCG
  • Updated Statement of Commonality
  • Updated Application Document Tracker
  • Updated BoR and schedule of changes to BoR
  • Updated Status of negotiations CA schedule
  • Updated status of negotiations with Statutory Undertakers

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Responses to ExQ3
  • Comments on the dDCO
  • Comments on the RIES
  • Any further information requested by ExA
  • Comments on any further information received

27 June 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH5)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH5) on the Draft Development Consent Order and Environmental Matters

27 June 2023 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH3)

Closed

Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH3)

3 July 2023 - Deadline 7

Closed

Deadline 7

For receipt by the ExA of documents from the Applicant only:

  • Closing submissions
  • Final DCO to be submitted by the Applicant in the SI template with the SI template validation report
  • Final updated BoR and schedule of changes to BoR
  • Final SoCG
  • Final Statement of Commonality of SoCG
  • List of matters not agreed where SoCG could not be finalised
  • Final Application Document Tracker
  • Final Status of Negotiations CA Schedule
  • Final Status of Negotiations with Statutory Undertakers

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Written submissions of oral representations made at Hearings
  • Comments on draft SoCG & statement of commonality
  • Comments on responses to ExQ3
  • Any further information requested by ExA
  • Comments on any further information requested by the ExA and received by the previous deadline

12 July 2023 - Deadline 8

Closed

Deadline 8

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Any further information requested by ExA
  • Comments on any further information received by the previous deadline