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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 17 October 2023
The examination closed on 17 April 2024
10 October 2023 - Procedural Deadline A
ClosedProcedural Deadline A
Deadline for receipt by ExA of:
- Notification of wish to speak at the Preliminary Meeting
- Notification of wish to speak at the Open Floor Hearing
- Notification of wish to speak at Hearings on 18th October 2023
- Applicant's proposed itinerary for an Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI)1
17 October 2023 - Preliminary Meeting (PM)
ClosedPreliminary Meeting (PM)
17 October 2023 - Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1)
ClosedOpen Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1)
18 October 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1)
ClosedIssue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1)
- draft Development Consent Order (dDCO)
18 October 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2)
ClosedIssue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2)
- The principle of the Proposed Development
20 November 2023 - Deadline 1 (D1)
ClosedDeadline 1 (D1)
Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:
- Written Representations (WR) (including summaries of all WR exceeding 1500 words)
- Responses to ExA’s ExQ1
- Comments on Relevant Representations (RR)
- Written summaries of oral submissions made at any hearings
- Comments on the Applicant's change request
- Comments on the Applicant’s proposed ASI itinerary received at PDA
- Notification of wish to attend an ASI
- Notification of wish to speak at an Open Floor Hearing
- Notification of wish to speak at a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing
- Notification by any Statutory Parties who have not submitted a RR of their wish to be considered as an Interested Party
- Comments on any updated application documents
- Responses to any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline
From Local Authorities
- Local Impact Report (LIR)
From the Applicant
- An updated dDCO
- A Schedule of Changes to the dDCO
- Updated Explanatory Memorandum (EM)
- An application documents tracker
- Updated Book of Reference (BoR)
- Updated Schedule of Changes to the BoR
- The Compulsory Acquisition (CA) Schedule
- Initial Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) requested by ExA
- Initial Principal Areas of Disagreement Statement (PADS)
6 December 2023 - Deadline 2 (D2)
ClosedDeadline 2 (D2)
Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:
- Comments on WR
- Responses to comments on RR
- Comments on responses to ExA’s ExQ1
- Comments on LIR
- Comments on any submissions received at D1
- Responses to any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline
From the Applicant
- Updated proposed ASI itinerary
- An updated dDCO
- An updated Schedule of Changes to the dDCO
- Updated EM
- An updated application documents tracker
- Updated BoR
- Schedule of Changes to the BoR
- An updated CA Schedule
- Progressed SoCG
- Updated PADS
18 December 2023 - Deadline 3 (D3)
ClosedDeadline 3 (D3)
Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:
- Responses to comments on WR
- Responses to comments on LIR
- Comments on any submissions received at D2
- Responses to any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline
From the Applicant
- An updated dDCO
- An updated Schedule of Changes to the dDCO
- Updated EM
- An updated application documents tracker
- Updated BoR
- Schedule of Changes to the BoR
- An updated CA Schedule
- Progressed SoCG
- Updated PADS
- Updated draft s106 agreements
8 January 2024 - Accompanied Site Inspection
ClosedAccompanied Site Inspection (ASI)
** Cancelled **
9 January 2024 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1)
ClosedCompulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1)
10 January 2024 - Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3) Day 1
ClosedIssue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3) Day 1 - environmental matters
Two day hearing taking place on Wednesday 10 January and Thursday 11 January 2024
11 January 2024 - Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3) Day 2
ClosedIssue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3) Day 2 - environmental matters
Two day hearing taking place on Wednesday 10 January and Thursday 11 January 2024
22 January 2024 - Deadline 4 (D4)
ClosedDeadline 4 (D4)
Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:
- Written summaries of oral submissions made at any hearings
- Comments on any submissions received at D3
- Responses to any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline
From the Applicant
- An updated dDCO
- An updated Schedule of Changes to the dDCO
- Updated EM
- An updated application documents tracker
- Updated BoR
- Schedule of Changes to the BoR
- An updated CA Schedule
- Progressed SoCG
- Updated PADS
31 January 2024 - Publication of ExQ 2
ClosedPublication by the ExA of:
- ExA’s Second Written Questions (ExQ2) (if required)
19 February 2024 - Deadline 5 (D5)
ClosedDeadline 5 (D5)
Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:
- Responses to ExQ2 (if required)
- Comments on any submissions received at D4
- Responses to any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline
From the Applicant
- An updated dDCO
- An updated Schedule of Changes to the dDCO
- Updated EM
- An updated application documents tracker
- Updated BoR
- Schedule of Changes to the BoR
- An updated CA Schedule
- Progressed SoCG
- Updated PADS
5 March 2024 - Publication by the ExA 2
ClosedPublication by the ExA of:
- The ExA’s schedule of changes to the dDCO (if required)
- Report on Implications for European Sites (RIES) (if required)
12 March 2024 - Accompanied Site Inspection (Rescheduled visit)
ClosedAccompanied Site Inspection (Rescheduled visit)
13 March 2024 - Issue Specific Hearing 4 (ISH4) Day 1
ClosedIssue Specific Hearing 4 (ISH4) Day 1
14 March 2024 - Issue Specific Hearing 4 (ISH4) Day 2
ClosedIssue Specific Hearing 4 (ISH4) Day 2
21 March 2024 - Publication by the ExA 3
ClosedPublication by the ExA of:
- ExA’s Third Written Questions (ExQ3) (if required)
2 April 2024 - Deadline 6 (D6)
ClosedDeadline 6 (D6)
Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:
- Responses to ExQ3 (if required)
- Comments on the ExA’s proposed schedule of changes to the dDCO (if required)
- Updated EM
- Comments on the RIES (if required)
- Final draft s106 agreements
- Written summaries of oral submissions made at any hearings
- Comments on any submissions received at D5
- Responses to any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline
9 April 2024 - Issue Specific Hearing 5 (ISH5)
ClosedIssue Specific Hearing 5 (ISH5) - Traffic and transport
12 April 2024 - Deadline 7 (D7)
ClosedDeadline 7 (D7)
Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:
- Closing submissions
- Comments on any submissions received at D6
- Responses to any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline
From the Applicant
- A finalised and validated version of the dDCO
- A finalised Schedule of Changes to the dDCO
- Finalised EM
- A finalised application documents tracker
- Finalised BoR
- Final Schedule of Changes to the BoR
- Finalised CA Schedule
- Finalised SoCG
- Finalised PADS
- Finalised Statement of Reasons
- Completed s106 agreements
17 April 2024 - Deadline 8 (D8)
ClosedDeadline 8 (D8)
Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:
- Responses to any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline
The ExA must complete the Examination within six months