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Gatwick Airport Northern Runway 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 27 February 2024

The examination closed on 27 August 2024

Upcoming deadlines and events

There are no deadlines and events

Past deadlines and events

6 February 2024 - Procedural Deadline A

Closed

Procedural Deadline A

Deadline for receipt by the Examining Authority (ExA) of:

  • Written submissions on Examination procedure, including any submissions about the draft Examination Timetable.
  • Requests to be heard orally at the Preliminary Meeting (PM), including which agenda items you wish to speak on, and why your points need to be made orally rather than in writing.
  • Requests by Interested Parties (IP) to participate in the Open Floor Hearings on 28 February 2024.
  • Requests by IPs to participate in the Issue Specific Hearings between 29 February and 6 March 2024.
  • Applicant’s submission of the Land Rights Tracker.
  • Suggested locations for site inspections, including the reason for nomination, issues to be observed there, and whether the location(s) can be accessed using public highways.

27 February 2024 - Preliminary Meeting

Closed

Preliminary Meeting (PM)

28 February 2024 - Open Floor Hearing 1

Closed

Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1)

28 February 2024 - Open Floor Hearing 2

Closed

Open Floor Hearing 2 (OFH2)

29 February 2024 - Issue Specific Hearing 1

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1)

  • ISH1 on the Case for the Proposed Development

1 March 2024 - Issue Specific Hearing 2

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2)

  • ISH2 on Control Documents/ the Development Consent Order

5 March 2024 - Issue Specific Hearing 3

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3)

  • ISH3 on Socio-economics

5 March 2024 - Issue Specific Hearing 4

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing 4 (ISH4)

  • ISH4 on Surface Transport

6 March 2024 - Issue Specific Hearing 5

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing 5 (ISH5)

  • ISH5 on Aviation Noise

6 March 2024 - Reserved for continuation of ISHs 1 to 5 (if required)

Closed

Reserved for continuation of ISHs 1 to 5 (if required)

7 March 2024 - Accompanied Site Inspection 1

Closed

Accompanied Site Inspection 1 (ASI1)

12 March 2024 - Deadline 1

Closed

Deadline 1

Deadline for receipt by the Examining Authority (ExA) of:

  • Post-Hearing submissions, including written summaries of oral submissions to the Hearings held between 28 February and 6 March 2024.
  • Comments on Relevant Representations.
  • Written Representations (WR).
  • Summaries of WRs exceeding 1500 words.
  • Local Impact Reports (LIR) from any local authorities.
  • Comments on any responses to section 51 advice or Pre-examination Procedural Decisions submitted by the Applicant before the Preliminary Meeting.
  • Comments on any Additional Submissions accepted at the discretion of the ExA.
  • Comments on the Applicant’s Land Rights Tracker.
  • Requests by Interested Parties to participate in a further Open Floor Hearing.
  • Requests by Affected Persons to participate in a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing.
  • Notification by Statutory Parties of their wish to be considered as an IP.
  • Notification of wish to have future correspondence delivered electronically, including confirmation of email address.
  • Initial Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) requested by the ExA.
  • Statement of Commonality for SoCGs.
  • Applicant’s draft itinerary for a further Accompanied Site Inspection (if held).
  • Applicant’s updated Book of Reference (BoR) and Schedule of Changes to the BoR (if required) in clean and tracked versions.
  • Applicant’s updated Navigation Document in clean and tracked versions.
  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010.

26 March 2024 - Deadline 2

Closed

Deadline 2

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on the Applicant’s draft itinerary for a further Accompanied Site Inspection (if held).
  • Updated Principal Areas of Disagreement Summary Statements (PADSS).
  • Draft legal agreement(s).
  • Applicant’s updated Navigation Document in clean and tracked versions.
  • 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.

28 March 2024 - The ExA’s Written Questions (ExQ1)

Closed

Publication by the ExA of:

  • The ExA’s Written Questions (ExQ1)

19 April 2024 - Deadline 3

Closed

Deadline 3

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Responses to ExQ1.
  • WRs on the Applicant’s proposal to amend its Development Consent Order (DCO) application.
  • Summaries of WRs submitted at Deadline 3 exceeding 1500 words.
  • Comments on WRs submitted by Deadline 1.
  • Comments on LIRs.
  • Progressed draft legal agreement(s) and/ or an update on progress.
  • Applicant’s updated draft DCO in clean and tracked versions.
  • Applicant’s Schedule of Changes to the draft DCO.
  • Applicant’s first update to the Land Rights Tracker.
  • Applicant’s updated Navigation Document in clean and tracked versions.
  • 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.

30 April 2024 - Issue Specific Hearing 6

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing 6 (ISH6)

  • ISH6 on Climate Change

1 May 2024 - Issue Specific Hearing 7

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing 7 (ISH7)

  • ISH7 on Other Environmental Matters (topics to be confirmed)

2 May 2024 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1

Closed

Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1)

2 May 2024 - Open Floor Hearing 3

Closed

Open Floor Hearing 3 (OFH3)

3 May 2024 - Date reserved for a further Accompanied Site Inspection

Closed

Please note that this date has been cancelled as the ASI is not required.

15 May 2024 - Deadline 4

Closed

Deadline 4

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Post-Hearing submissions, including written summaries of oral submissions to the Hearings held during w/c 29 April 2024.
  • Comments on responses to ExQ1.
  • Comments on WRs submitted by Deadline 3.
  • Applicant’s updated Navigation Document in clean and tracked versions.
  • Comments on the Applicant’s first update to the Land Rights Tracker.
  • 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 3.

6 June 2024 - Deadline 5

Closed

Deadline 5

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Updated PADSSs.
  • Progressed SoCGs.
  • Progressed Statement of Commonality for SoCGs.
  • Applicant’s updated BoR and Schedule of Changes to the BoR (if required) in clean and tracked versions.
  • Applicant’s second update to the Land Rights Tracker.
  • Applicant’s updated Navigation Document in clean and tracked versions.
  • 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.

17 June 2024 - Dates reserved for Hearings

Closed

Dates reserved for any:

  • Issue Specific Hearing(s) (if required).
  • Open Floor Hearing(s) (if required).
  • Compulsory Acquisition Hearing(s) (if required).

26 June 2024 - Deadline 6

Closed

Deadline 6

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Post-Hearing submissions, including written summaries of oral submissions to the Hearings held during w/c 17 June 2024 (if held).
  • Progressed draft legal agreement(s) and/ or an update on progress.
  • Applicant’s updated draft DCO in clean and tracked versions.
  • Applicant’s Schedule of Changes to the draft DCO.
  • Applicant’s updated Navigation Document in clean and tracked versions.
  • Comments on the Applicant’s second update to the Land Rights Tracker.
  • 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.

1 July 2024 - The ExA’s Written Questions (ExQ2)

Closed

Publication by the ExA of:

  • The ExA’s Further Written Questions (ExQ2) (if required).

15 July 2024 - Deadline 7

Closed

Deadline 7

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Responses to ExQ2 (if issued).
  • Applicant’s third update to the Land Rights Tracker.
  • Applicant’s updated Navigation Document in clean and tracked versions.
  • 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.

25 July 2024 - Publication by the RIES

Closed

Publication by the ExA of:

  • The Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES) and any associated questions (if required).

29 July 2024 - Dates reserved for further Hearings

Closed

Hearings

Dates reserved for any:

  • Issue Specific Hearing(s) (if required).
  • Open Floor Hearing(s) (if required).
  • Compulsory Acquisition Hearing(s) (if required).

30 July 2024 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2

Closed

Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2 (CAH2)

30 July 2024 - Issue Specific Hearing 9

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing 9 (ISH9)

  • ISH9 on Environmental Matters

7 August 2024 - Deadline 8

Closed

Deadline 8

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Post-Hearing submissions, including written summaries of oral submissions to the Hearings held during w/c 29 July 2024 (if held).
  • Comments on responses to ExQ2 (if issued).
  • Progressed draft legal agreement(s) and/ or an update on progress.
  • Applicant’s updated draft DCO in clean and tracked versions.
  • Applicant’s Schedule of Changes to the draft DCO.
  • Applicant’s updated Navigation Document in clean and tracked versions.
  • Comments on the Applicant’s third update to the Land Rights Tracker.
  • 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.

14 August 2024 - Publication of the proposed schedule of changes to the draft DCO

Closed

Publication by the ExA of:

  • The ExA’s proposed schedule of changes to the draft DCO (if required).

21 August 2024 - Deadline 9

Closed

Deadline 9

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Responses to the RIES (if issued). Responses to the ExA’s proposed schedule of changes to the draft DCO (if issued).
  • Finalised PADSSs.
  • Finalised SoCGs.
  • Finalised Statement of Commonality for SoCGs.
  • List of matters not agreed where any SoCG could not be finalised.
  • Signed and dated legal agreement(s).
  • Applicant’s final draft DCO (Microsoft Word) in clean and tracked versions.
  • Applicant’s final draft DCO (PDF) in clean and tracked versions.
  • Applicant’s final draft DCO to be submitted in the SI template with the SI template validation report.
  • Applicant’s finalised Schedule of Changes to the draft DCO.
  • Applicant’s finalised Statement of Reasons in clean and tracked versions.
  • Applicant’s final BoR and Schedule of Changes to the BoR in clean and tracked versions.
  • Applicant’s final Land Rights Tracker.
  • Applicant’s final Navigation Document in clean and tracked versions.
  • 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 8.

27 August 2024 - Deadline 10

Closed

Deadline 10

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010

27 August 2024 - 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