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Examination timetable
The examination timetable shows the dates of events and deadlines for submissions.
If you have registered to have your say, you can do this in the examination stage.
The examination stage
The examination opened on 8 July 2013
The examination closed on 8 January 2014
8 July 2013 - Preliminary Meeting
ClosedPreliminary Meeting for DIRFT 3
15 July 2013 - Deadline 1
ClosedIssue of:
- Procedural timetable
- Examining Authority’s (ExA) first written questions
19 July 2013 - Site Visit (Accompanied)
ClosedAccompanied site visit
14 August 2013 - Deadline 2
ClosedDeadline for receipt by the ExA of:
- Comments on relevant representations (RRs) already received
- Summaries of all RRs exceeding 1500 words
- Written representations (WRs) by all interested parties
- Summaries of all WRs exceeding 1500 words
- Local Impact Report(s) (LIR) from local authorities
- Responses to the ExA’s first written questions
- Statements of Common Ground from the applicant
- Revised version of the draft Development Consent Order from the applicant
30 August 2013 - Issue Specific Hearing 1
ClosedFirst hearing on draft development consent order
13 September 2013 - Deadline 3
ClosedDeadline for receipt by the ExA of:
- Comments on WRs and responses to comments on RRs
- Comments on LIRs
- Comments on responses to the ExA's first written questions
20 September 2013 - Deadline 4
ClosedIssue of the ExA’s further written questions
11 October 2013 - Deadline 5
ClosedDeadline for receipt by the ExA of:
- Requests for any issue specific hearings, compulsory acquisition and open floor hearings
- Responses to Examining Authority's further written questions
22 October 2013 - Issue Specific Hearing 2
ClosedSecond hearing on draft DCO
25 October 2013 - Deadline 6
ClosedNotification by the ExA of date, time and place of:
- Open floor hearing (if requested)
- Compulsory acquisition hearing (if requested)
- Any issue specific hearings (in the event the ExA decides during the progress of the examination that they are needed)
1 November 2013 - Deadline 7
ClosedDeadline for receipt by the ExA of:
- Comments on responses to ExA's further written questions
18 November 2013 - Deadline 8
ClosedDeadline for submission to the ExA of the final draft DCO and completed s106 undertaking(s) and Period reserved (18 November to 29 November) for final draft DCO hearing, any other issue specific hearings, compulsory acquisition and open floor hearings
27 November 2013 - Issue Specific Hearing 3
ClosedThird hearing on draft DCO
27 November 2013 - Open Floor Hearing
ClosedOpen Floor Hearing
20 December 2013 - Deadline 9
ClosedDeadline for receipt by the ExA of:
- Written comments on the Draft National Policy Statement (NPS) for the National Road and Rail Networks