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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 29 November 2022
The examination closed on 29 May 2023
16 November 2022 - Procedural Deadline
ClosedProcedural Deadline
Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:
- Responses to the Rule 6 letter
- Submission of additional or updated drawings as requested in Annex D
- Requests to be heard orally at the Preliminary Meeting and under which part of the agenda set out in Annex A
- Requests by Interested Parties to be heard orally at the Open Floor Hearing 1
- Requests by Affected Persons to be heard orally at the Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1
- Notification of intention to attend the Issue Specific Hearing(s)
29 November 2022 - Preliminary Meeting
ClosedPreliminary Meeting (PM)
Tuesday 29 November 2022 at 10.00am
29 November 2022 - Open Floor Hearing (OFH1)
ClosedOpen Floor Hearing (OFH1)
Tuesday 29 November 2022 at 2.30pm
30 November 2022 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH1)
ClosedIssue Specific Hearing (ISH1)
ISH1 on Alternative Route Options
Wednesday 30 November 2022 at 10:00am
(n.b this meeting will need to conclude no later than 3.30pm)
1 December 2022 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH2)
ClosedIssue Specific Hearing (ISH2)
ISH2 on:
- The Environmental Management Plan;
- other environmental matters; and
- the draft Development Consent Order (draft DCO)
Thursday 1 December 2022 at 10.00am
2 December 2022 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH1)
ClosedCompulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH1)
Friday 2 December 2022 at 10.00am
18 December 2022 - Deadline 1
ClosedDeadline 1
For receipt by the ExA of:
- Comments on any updates to application documents submitted by the Applicant before or at the PM
- Comments on Relevant Representations (RRs)
- Summaries of all RRs exceeding 1500 words
- Written Representations (WRs)
- Summaries of all WRs exceeding 1500 words
- Local Impact Reports
- Notification by Statutory Parties of their wish to be considered as an IP by the ExA
- Notification of wish to be heard at any subsequent Issue Specific Hearings (ISH)
- Requests to be heard at any subsequent Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH). Requests by Affected Persons (defined in section 59(4) of the Planning Act 2008) to be heard at a CAH
- Request to be heard at any subsequent Open Floor Hearing (OFH)
- Provision of suggested locations and justifications for Accompanied Site Inspections (ASI) for consideration by the ExA (if held)
- Post-hearing submissions including written submissions of oral cases
- Notification of wish to have future correspondence received electronically
- Submission of additional or updated drawings as requested in Annex D of the Rule 6 letter (if not submitted at the Pre-Examination Procedural Deadline)
- 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
15 January 2023 - Deadline 2
ClosedDeadline 2
For receipt by the ExA of:
- Comments on WR
- Comments on the LIRs
- The Applicant’s revised draft DCO
- Compulsory Acquisition Status of Negotiations Schedule
- Statutory Undertakers Status of Negotiations Schedule
- Applicant’s draft itinerary for the ASI (if required)
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010
- Comments on any further information/ submissions received by Deadline 1
24 January 2023 - Deadline 3
ClosedDeadline 3
For receipt by the ExA of:
- Updated Statements of Common Ground requested by ExA – see Annex D of the Rule 6 letter
- Updated Statements of Commonality of Statements of Common Ground
- Updated Principal Areas of Disagreement Summary Statements
- Comments on the Applicant’s draft ASI Itinerary
- Comments on the Applicant’s revised draft DCO
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010
- Comments on any further information/ submissions received by Deadline 2
31 January 2023 - Publication by the ExA
ClosedPublication by the ExA of:
- Written Questions
- Notification of Hearings (if required)
- Notification of ASI (if required)
- The ExA’s final itinerary for the ASI (if required)
14 February 2023 - Deadline 4
ClosedDeadline 4
For receipt by the ExA of:
- Responses to Written Questions
- Notification of wish to attend an Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI) (if required)
28 February 2023 - Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI)
ClosedAccompanied Site Inspection (ASI) (if required)
28 February 2023 - Open Floor Hearing (OFH2)
ClosedOpen Floor Hearing (OFH2) (if required)(evening)
1 March 2023 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH2)
ClosedCompulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH2) (if required)
2 March 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH3)
ClosedIssue Specific Hearing (ISH3)(if required)
On Environmental Matters and/or the draft DCO. This Hearing will be scheduled over two days if needed.
3 March 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH3 Resumed)
ClosedIssue Specific Hearing (ISH3 Resumed) (if required)
14 March 2023 - Deadline 5
ClosedDeadline 5
For receipt by the ExA of:
- Post-hearing submissions including written submissions of oral cases
- The Applicant’s revised draft DCO
- Compulsory Acquisition Status of Negotiations Schedule
- Statutory Undertakers Status of Negotiations Schedule
- Updated Statements of Common Ground
- Updated Statement of Commonality of Statements of Common Ground
- Updated Principal Areas of Disagreement Summary Statements
- Guide to the Application
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010
- Comments on any further information/ submissions received by Deadline 4
24 March 2023 - Publication by the ExA.
ClosedPublication by the ExA of:
- Further Written Questions (if required)
30 March 2023 - Reserve Accompanied Site Inspection
ClosedAccompanied Site Inspection (if required)
4 April 2023 - Deadline 6
ClosedDeadline 6
For receipt by the ExA of:
- Responses to ExA’s Further Written Questions (if required)
- Comments on the Applicant’s revised dDCO
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010
- Comments on any further information/ submissions received by Deadline 5
18 April 2023 - .Publication by the ExA
ClosedPublication by the ExA of:
- Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES) (if required)
- ExA’s commentary on, or schedule of changes to, the draft DCO (if required)
9 May 2023 - Deadline 7
ClosedDeadline 7
For receipt by the ExA of:
- Comments on the RIES (if required)
- Comments on ExA’s commentary on, or schedule of changes to, the draft DCO (if required)
- Final Principal Areas of Disagreement Summary Statements
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010
- Comments on any further information/ submissions received by Deadline 6
16 May 2023 - Deadline 8
ClosedDeadline 8
For receipt by the ExA of:
- Final draft DCO to be submitted by the Applicant in the SI template with the SI template validation report
- Final Book of Reference (BoR) and schedule of changes to BoR
- Final Explanatory Memorandum
- Final Statement of Reasons
- Final Compulsory Acquisition Status of Negotiations Schedule
- Final Statutory Undertakers Status of Negotiations Schedule
- Final Statements of Common Ground
- Final Statement of Commonality of Statements of Common Ground
- Final Guide to the Application
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010
- Comments on any further information/ submissions received by Deadline 7
26 May 2023 - Deadline 9
ClosedDeadline 9
For receipt by the ExA of:
- Any further information requested by ExA Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010