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West Midlands Interchange 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 27 February 2019

The examination closed on 27 August 2019

Upcoming deadlines and events

There are no deadlines and events

Past deadlines and events

27 February 2019 - Preliminary Meeting

Closed

Preliminary Meeting

27 February 2019 - Open Floor Hearing 1

Closed

First Open Floor Hearing

27 February 2019 - Open Floor Hearing 2

Closed

Second Open Floor Hearing

28 February 2019 - Issue Specific Hearing 1 on the Draft DCO

Closed

First Issue Specific Hearing, on the Draft Development Consent Order

13 March 2019 - Deadline 1

Closed

Deadline 1, for receipt of: • Post-Hearing submissions and written submissions of oral case

5 April 2019 - Deadline 2

Closed

Deadline 2, for receipt of: • 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 from any local authorities • Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) requested by the ExA • Responses to the ExA’s Written Questions Comments on updated application documents • Responses to further information requested by the ExA • Applicant’s proposed itinerary for an Accompanied Site Inspection • Proposals from other IPs for Accompanied Site Inspection Viewpoints • Notification of wish to speak at a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing or an Open Floor Hearing • Comments on Submissions Made at Deadline 1

24 April 2019 - Deadline 3

Closed

Deadline 3, for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on submissions for deadline 2. • Revised draft DCO from Applicant • Responses to further information requested by the ExA

3 June 2019 - Time period reserved for hearings

Closed

Time period reserved for hearings (Week of 3 June 2019)

5 June 2019 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing

Closed

Compulsory Acquisition Hearing

5 June 2019 - Issue Specific Hearing on Accessibility and Transport

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing on Accessibility and Transport

6 June 2019 - Issue Specific Hearing on Environmental Effects

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing on Environmental Effects

6 June 2019 - Issue Specific Hearing on the Draft DCO

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing on the Draft DCO

14 June 2019 - Deadline 4

Closed

Deadline 4, for receipt of: • Post hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case

5 July 2019 - Deadline 5

Closed

Deadline 5, for receipt of: • Responses to the ExA’s Further Written Questions (if required) • Responses to further information requested by the ExA • Applicant’s revised draft DCO and revised/updated Explanatory Memorandum

10 July 2019 - Issue Specific Hearing 5 - Achieving SRFI Objectives

Closed

Achieving SRFI Objectives: scale, viability, commitment to rail and policy compliance

11 July 2019 - Issue Specific Hearing 6 on the Draft DCO

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing on the Draft DCO

19 July 2019 - Deadline 6

Closed

Deadline 6, for receipt of: • Comments on responses to the ExA’s Further Written Questions (if required) • Responses to further information requested by the ExA • Post hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case • Applicant’s final draft DCO and revised/updated Explanatory Memorandum

7 August 2019 - Deadline 7

Closed

Deadline 7, for receipt of: • Comments on the ExA’s schedule of changes to the draft (if required) • Comments on the RIES (if required) • Responses to further information requested by the ExA • Comments on applicant’s final draft DCO

21 August 2019 - Deadline 8

Closed

Deadline 8, for receipt of: • Responses to comments on the ExA’s schedule of changes to the draft DCO (if required) • Responses to comments on the RIES (if required) • Responses to further information requested by the ExA • Final DCO to be submitted by the Applicant in the SI template with the SI template validation report