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Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange 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 12 September 2023

The examination closed on 12 March 2024

Upcoming deadlines and events

There are no deadlines and events

Past deadlines and events

5 September 2023 - Procedural Decision Deadline A

Closed

Procedural Decision Deadline A

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
  • Notification of intention to attend the Issue Specific Hearing 1
  • Requests by Affected Persons to be heard orally at the Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1

12 September 2023 - Preliminary Meeting

Closed

Preliminary Meeting (PM)

13 September 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH1)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH1) on the Project Definition and draft Development Consent Order

14 September 2023 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH1)

Closed

Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH1) on the Applicant’s general case

22 September 2023 - Publication of the ExA 1

Closed

Publication of the ExA 1 of:

  • Examination Timetable

10 October 2023 - Deadline 1

Closed

Deadline 1 (D1)

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 (LIRs)
  • 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) (see below for details)
  • 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 an Open Floor Hearing (OFH)
  • Post-hearing submissions including written submissions of oral cases
  • Notification of wish to have future correspondence received electronically
  • Suggestions for locations for the ASI (if any) together with reasoning
  • Updated Funding Statement from Applicant
  • Any further information requested by the ExA
  • Comments on any additional submissions accepted by the ExA

24 October 2023 - Deadline 2

Closed

Deadline 2 (D2)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on WR
  • Comments on the LIRs
  • The Applicant’s revised dDCO
  • Status of Negotiations / Compulsory Acquisition Schedule
  • Draft Statements of Common Ground – see Annex D
  • Statement of Commonality on Statements of Common Ground
  • Any further information requested by the ExA
  • Comments on any additional submissions received by Deadline 1 Tuesday 24 October 2023

30 October 2023 - Open Floor Hearing (OFH1)

Closed

Open Floor Hearing (OFH1)

31 October 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH2)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH2) on Traffic and Transport

1 November 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH3)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH3) on Environmental Matters

1 November 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH4)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH4) on Need and Socio-Economic Matters

2 November 2023 - Open Floor Hearing (OFH2)

Closed

Open Floor Hearing (OFH2)

2 November 2023 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH2)

Closed

Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH2)

3 November 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing (ISH5)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing (ISH5) dDCO

14 November 2023 - Deadline 3

Closed

Deadline 3 (D3) For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Updated Statements of Common Ground
  • Updated Statements of Commonality on Statements of Common Ground
  • Receipt of Written Statements of Oral Cases at ISH2, ISH3, ISH4, CAH2, OFH1 and OFH2
  • Comments on the Applicant’s revised dDCO
  • Comments on any additional submissions received by Deadline 2
  • Any further information requested by the ExA.

16 November 2023 - Access Required Site Inspections (if needed)

Closed

Accompanied Site Inspections (if needed)

28 November 2023 - Publication of the ExA 2

Closed

Publication by the ExA of:

  • Written Questions

9 January 2024 - Deadline 4

Closed

Deadline 4 (D4)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Post-hearing submissions including written submissions of oral cases (if held)
  • Responses to the ExA’s Written Questions
  • The Applicant’s revised dDCO
  • Status of Negotiations / CA Schedule
  • Updated Statements of Common Ground
  • Updated Statement of Commonality of Statements of Common Ground
  • Draft Planning Obligations under Section 106, Town and Country Planning Act, 1990 (as amended)
  • Comments on any additional submissions received by Deadline 3
  • Any further information requested by the ExA.
  • Comments/ submissions on either of the Late Submissions submitted in November 2023 and accepted into the Examination at the discretion of the ExA
  • Comments/ submissions on the ARSI for those who attended

19 January 2024 - Publication of the ExA 3

Closed

Publication by the ExA of:

  • Further Written Questions (if required)
  • Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES) (if required)
  • ExA’s commentary on, or schedule of changes to, the dDCO (if required)

24 January 2024 - Issue Specific Hearing 6 (ISH6)

Closed

Issue Specific Hearing 6 (ISH6) on Traffic and Transport, and Noise

9 February 2024 - Deadline 5

Closed

Deadline 5 (D5)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Responses to ExA’s Further Written Questions (if required)
  • Comments on the Applicant’s revised dDCO (if required)
  • Comments on any additional submissions received by Deadline 4
  • Post-hearing submissions including written submissions of oral cases
  • Any further information requested by the ExA.

20 February 2024 - Deadline 6

Closed

Deadline 6 (D6)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Comments on the RIES (if required)
  • Comments on ExA’s commentary on, or schedule of changes to, the dDCO (if required)
  • Comments on any additional submissions received by Deadline 5
  • Any further information requested by the ExA. Tuesday 20 February 2024

27 February 2024 - Deadline 7

Closed

Deadline 7 (D7)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Final dDCO 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 Status of Negotiations / Compulsory Acquisition Schedule
  • Final Funding Statement
  • Final Statements of Common Ground
  • Final Statement of Commonality of Statements of Common Ground
  • Final Guide to the Application
  • Final text Planning Obligations under Section 106, Town and Country Planning Act, 1990 (as amended)
  • Comments on any additional submissions received by Deadline 6
  • Any further information requested by the ExA.

8 March 2024 - Deadline 8

Closed

Deadline 8 (D8)

For receipt by the ExA of:

  • Completed Planning Obligations under Section 106, Town and Country Planning Act, 1990 (as amended)
  • Final draft SoCGs between IPs where agreement has not been reached setting out where agreement/ disagreement remains outstanding and status of negotiation.
  • Comments on any additional submissions received by Deadline 7
  • Any further information requested by the ExA.

12 March 2024 - Close 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