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A46 Newark Bypass 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 8 October 2024

The examination is expected to close on 8 April 2025

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Upcoming deadlines and events

14 January 2025 - The ExA’s Written Questions (ExQ2)

Publication by the ExA of:

  • ExA’s Second Written Questions (ExQ2), if required
  • Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES) and any associated questions, if required

4 February 2025 - Deadline 5

Open

Deadline 5

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Responses to ExQ2, if required
  • Responses on the (RIES) and any associated questions, if required
  • Comments on any submissions received at the previous deadline
  • Responses to any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline

From the Applicant

  • Updated NPS accordance table
  • Updated application documents tracker
  • Updated BoR
  • Updated Schedule of Changes to the BoR
  • Updated Land Rights Tracker
  • Updated dDCO
  • Updated Schedule of Changes to the dDCO
  • Updated EM
  • Updated SoCG and SoC
  • Updated legal agreements, if identified

17 February 2025 - Week reserved for Hearings (if required)

Week reserved for Hearings, if required for:

  • Further Issue Specific Hearing(s)
  • Further Compulsory Acquisition Hearing(s)
  • Further Open Floor Hearing(s)

25 February 2025 - Deadline 6

Deadline 6

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Written summaries of oral submissions made at the Hearings
  • Comments on any submissions received at the previous deadline
  • Responses to any further information requested by ExA

From the Applicant

  • Updated application documents tracker
  • Updated Land Rights Tracker
  • Updated dDCO
  • Updated Schedule of Changes to the dDCO
  • Updated EM
  • Updated SoCG and SOC
  • Updated legal agreements, if identified

12 March 2025 - The ExA’s Written Questions (ExQ3)

Publication by the ExA of:

  • ExQ3, if required
  • ExA’s commentary on, or schedule of changes to, the dDCO

25 March 2025 - Dradline 7

Deadline 7

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Responses to ExQ3, if required
  • Comments on the ExA’s schedule of changes to the dDCO, if issued
  • Comments on any submissions received at the previous deadline
  • Responses to any further information requested by the ExA

3 April 2025 - Deadline 8

Deadline 8

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on any submissions received at the previous deadline
  • Responses to any further information requested by ExA

From the Applicant:

  • Final application document tracker
  • Final updated BoR
  • Final BoR (with full land registry refresh) and schedule of changes to BoR
  • Final Land Rights Tracker
  • Final dDCO, in clean and tracked versions in both MS Word and PDF
  • Final draft DCO to be submitted in the SI template with the SI template validation report.
  • Final Schedule of Changes to the dDCO
  • Final EM
  • Final SoCGs
  • List of matters not agreed where SoCG could not be finalised
  • Final SOC
  • Final NPS accordance table
  • Final signed and dated legal agreements, if any identified

7 April 2025 - Deadline 9

Deadline 9:

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Parties’ closing statements of final position on outstanding matters not resolved by end of examination
  • Responses to any further information requested by ExA

8 April 2025 - End 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

24 September 2024 - Procedural Deadline A

Closed

Procedural Deadline A

Deadline for receipt by the ExA 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
  • Requests to attend the Preliminary Meeting or any Hearings
  • Suggested locations for site inspections (accompanied or unaccompanied), including justification, for consideration by the ExA

8 October 2024 - Preliminary Meeting (PM)

Closed

Preliminary Meeting (PM)

8 October 2024 - Open Floor Hearing (OFH) 1

Closed

Open Floor Hearing (OFH) 1

9 October 2024 - Compulsory Acquisition (CAH) 1

Closed

Compulsory Acquisition (CAH) 1

22 October 2024 - Deadline 1

Closed

Deadline 1:

Deadline 1 For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on Relevant Representations (RR)
  • Written summaries of oral submissions made at the PM or Hearings
  • Requests to be heard at notified hearings, see Annex E of the Rule 6 letter
  • Requests to be heard at an OFH
  • Requests by Affected Persons (defined in section 59(4) of the Planning Act 2008) to be heard at a CAH
  • Notification by any Statutory Parties who have not submitted a RR of their wish to be considered as an Interested Party
  • Responses to any further information requested by ExA From Local Authorities
  • Local Impact Report (LIR) From the Applicant
  • Suggested Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI) itinerary
  • Land Rights Tracker
  • Initial Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) and Statement of Commonality (SoC) If changes have been made:
  • Updated application documents tracker
  • Updated Book of Reference (BoR)
  • Updated Schedule of Changes to the BoR
  • Updated draft Development Consent Order (dDCO)
  • Updated Schedule of Changes to the dDCO
  • Updated Explanatory Memorandum (EM)
  • Updated legal agreements, if identified

12 November 2024 - Deadline 2

Closed

Deadline 2

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Written Representations (WR), including summaries of any WR exceeding 1500 words
  • Responses to ExQ1
  • Comments on SoCG and SoC
  • Comments on the Applicant’s suggested itinerary for an ASI1, if required
  • Comments on LIR
  • Comments on any other submissions received at the previous deadline
  • Responses to any further information requested by ExA

From the Applicant If changes have been made:

  • Updated application documents tracker
  • Updated Land Rights Tracker
  • Updated dDCO
  • Updated Schedule of Changes to the dDCO
  • Updated EM
  • Updated SoCG and SoC
  • Updated legal agreements, if identified

26 November 2024 - Deadline 3

Closed

Deadline 3

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on WR
  • Responses to comments on RR
  • Comments on responses to ExQ1
  • Updated BoR (full land registry refresh)
  • Comments on any submissions received at the previous deadline
  • Responses to any further information requested by ExA

2 December 2024 - Dates Rerved for Hearings and ASI if required

Closed

Week reserved for any (if required)

  • Issue Specific Hearing(s)
  • Compulsory Acquisition Hearing(s)
  • Further Open Floor Hearing(s)
  • ASI

13 December 2024 - Deadline 4

Closed

Deadline 4

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Written summaries of oral submissions made at the previous Hearings
  • Comments on any submissions received at the previous deadline
  • Responses to any further information requested by ExA From the Applicant
  • Updated application documents tracker
  • Updated Land Rights Tracker
  • Updated dDCO
  • Updated Schedule of Changes to the dDCO
  • Updated EM
  • Updated SoCG and SoC
  • Updated legal agreements, if identified