Events List

A list of the upcoming events and deadlines for all applications that are in the examination stage is below. If you are interested in a particular application the exam timetable view on the relevant project page will show a full history.

There is an alternative calendar based view (not fully accessible) of the same information.


July 2024
August 2024
September 2024
October 2024
November 2024
December 2024

Event DateProjectDescription

July 2024

01 July 2024 Gatwick Airport Northern Runway
The ExA’s Written Questions (ExQ2)
Publication by the ExA of:

- The ExA’s Further Written Questions (ExQ2) (if required).
02 July 2024 Oaklands Farm Solar Park
Issue by the ExA
Issue by the ExA of:

- the agenda for the Preliminary Meeting
- the agenda for Open Floor Hearing 1
02 July 2024 East Yorkshire Solar Farm
Publication by the ExA of ExA’s final itinerary for the Accompanied Site Inspection
Publication by the ExA of ExA’s final itinerary for the Accompanied Site Inspection
02 July 2024 Immingham Green Energy Terminal
Issue Specific Hearing 8 (ISH8)
Issue Specific Hearing 8 (ISH8) on the Draft Development Consent Order and Environmental Matters
09 July 2024 Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm Deadline 5

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:

- Responses to ExA’s Further Written Questions(ExQ2) (if required)
- Comments on the RIES
- Comments on the Applicant’s second update to the draft DCO
- Comments on the Applicant’s second update to the Land Rights Tracker
- Comments on ExA’s commentary on, or schedule of changes to, the draft DCO (if required)
- Completed and Signed Statements of Common Ground
- Final Statement of Commonality of Statements of Common Ground
- 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
09 July 2024 M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme Deadline 2

For receipt by the ExA of:
- Comments on submissions for Deadline 1
- Comments on Local Impact Reports
- Comments on the Applicant’s draft itinerary for the ASI
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules
- Comments on any further information requested by the ExA and received by Deadline 1
09 July 2024 M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme
Publication by the ExA 1
Publication by the ExA of:

- ExA’s First Written Questions
09 July 2024 Rivenhall IWMF and Energy Centre Deadline 4 (D4)

For receipt by the Examining Authority of:
- Responses to the Examining Authority’s ExQ2 (if
ExQ2 is issued)
- Comments on ExA’s proposed Schedule of
Changes to the dDCO (if required)
- Final SoCG and Statement of Commonality
- Final Navigation Document/Guide to the
application
- An updated Schedule of Changes to the dDCO
- Final signed and dated Section 106
Agreement(s) (if required)
- Comments on any other information and
submissions received at D3
- Any further information requested by the
Examining Authority under Rule 17 of the
Examination Procedure Rules
09 July 2024 East Yorkshire Solar Farm
Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1
Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1
09 July 2024 East Yorkshire Solar Farm
Open Floor Hearing
Open Floor Hearing
10 July 2024 Oaklands Farm Solar Park
Preliminary Meeting
Preliminary Meeting (PM)
10 July 2024 Oaklands Farm Solar Park
Open Floor Hearing 1
Open Floor Hearing (OFH1)
10 July 2024 East Yorkshire Solar Farm
Issue Specific Hearing 2 on Environmental Matters
Issue Specific Hearing 2 on Environmental Matters
10 July 2024 Byers Gill Solar Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:
- Written submissions on the Examination Procedure and Timetable
- Requests to be heard orally at the Preliminary Meeting
- Request to participate in the Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1)
- Requests to be heard orally at the Open Floor Hearings (OFH) 1 or 2
- Suggested locations for site inspections (Accompanied and/or Unaccompanied), including justification
11 July 2024 East Yorkshire Solar Farm
Accompanied Site Inspection
Accompanied Site Inspection

Accompanied Site Inspection on Thursday 11 July 2024 starting at the Loftsome Bridge Hotel, Station Road, Wressle, Yorkshire, Y08 6EN from 09:15am (for a safety briefing) and departing at 09:30am.
11 July 2024 Immingham Green Energy Terminal Deadline 5 (D5)
For receipt by the Examining Authority of:
- Post-Hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case as requested by Examining Authority (if the Hearings are held)
- Comments on responses to the Examining Authority’s Second Written Questions (WQ2) (if issued)
- Comments on any other information and submissions received at Deadline 4
- Any further information requested by the Examining Authority under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules

Updates from the Applicant:
- Guide to the Application
- Statements of Common Ground
- Statement of Commonality
- Draft Development Consent Order including consolidated tracked changed version
- Explanatory Memorandum
- Schedule of Changes to Draft Development Consent Order
- Land Rights Tracker
15 July 2024 Gatwick Airport Northern Runway 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.
17 July 2024 Viking CCS Pipeline
Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3)
Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3) into Environmental Matters including Noise, Cultural Heritage,Landscape, Major Hazards, Transport and Habitats Regulation Assessment
17 July 2024 Immingham Green Energy Terminal
Publication by the Examining Authority of
Publication by the Examining Authority of:
- The Report on Implications for European Sites and any associated questions (if required)
- Third Written Questions (if required)
- The ExA’s proposed schedule of changes to the draft Development Consent Order (if required)
18 July 2024 Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm
Reserve Date for ASI2 (NO LONGER REQUIRED)
Reserve Date for ASI2 (NO LONGER REQUIRED)
23 July 2024 East Yorkshire Solar Farm Deadline 3

For receipt by the ExA of:
- Comments on any submissions received by Deadline 2
- Written summaries of oral contributions at hearings (if required)
- Post-hearing submissions requested by the ExA (if required)
- Applicant’s updated dDCO, EM, BoR, SoR, SNS and CA Schedule
- Updated SoCGs
- Updated Statement of Commonality of SoCGs
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17
- Other
23 July 2024 Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm
Reserve Date(s)
Dates reserved (NO LONGER REQUIRED) Monday 22 July 2024 and/or Tuesday 23 July for:

- ISH3 and/or CAH2 (NO LONGER REQUIRED)
23 July 2024 Rivenhall IWMF and Energy Centre Deadline 5 (D5)

For receipt by the Examining Authority of:
- Comments on responses to the Examining
Authority’s ExQ2 (if ExQ2 is issued)
- Comments on responses to ExA’s proposed
Schedule of Changes to the dDCO (if required)
- Final draft DCO to be submitted by the Applicant
in clean, tracked, word versions and in the
statutory Instrument (SI) template with the SI
template validation report
- Comments on any other information and
submissions received at D4
- Any further information requested by the
Examining Authority under Rule 17 of the
Examination Procedure Rules
23 July 2024 Byers Gill Solar
Preliminary Meeting
Preliminary Meeting
23 July 2024 Byers Gill Solar
Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1)
Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1)
24 July 2024 Byers Gill Solar
Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1)
Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1)
24 July 2024 Byers Gill Solar
Open Floor Hearing 2 (OFH2)
Open Floor Hearing 2 (OFH2)
25 July 2024 Gatwick Airport Northern Runway
Publication by the RIES
Publication by the ExA of:

- The Report on the Implications for European Sites
(RIES) and any associated questions (if required).
29 July 2024 Gatwick Airport Northern Runway
Dates reserved for further Hearings
Hearings

Dates reserved for any:
- Issue Specific Hearing(s) (if required).
- Open Floor Hearing(s) (if required).
- Compulsory Acquisition Hearing(s) (if required).
29 July 2024 Viking CCS Pipeline Deadline 4
For receipt by the ExA of:
- Written summaries of oral submissions made at any Hearings held during the
weeks commencing 24 June and 15 July 2024
- Any post-hearing submissions requested by the ExA
- Comments on any other information and submissions received at D3
- Any further information requested by the Examining Authority under Rule 17 of the Examination Procedure Rules
30 July 2024 M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme Deadline 3

For receipt by the ExA of:
- Responses to ExQ1
- Comments on submissions for Deadline 2
- Updated Land Rights Tracker
- Updated BoR, Statement of Reasons and Schedule of Changes to the BoR
- Notification of a wish to attend the ASI, ISH, CAHand OFH (if requested) on the w/c 12 August 2024

August 2024

01 August 2024 Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm Deadline 6

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:

- Final Principal Areas of Disagreement Statements
- IPs Closing Statement(s) (if desired)
- Post-hearing submissions including written submissions of oral cases (if applicable)
- Applicant’s Closing Statement(s)
- Applicant’s Close of Examination Progress Tracker
- Applicants Final National Policy Statement Tracker
- Final draft DCO 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
- Completed s106 Agreements (if required)
- Final Land Rights Tracker
- Final Guide to the Application
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of The Infrastructure Planning(Examination Procedure) Rules 2010al Guide to the Application
- Comments on any further information/submissions received by Deadline 5
01 August 2024 East Yorkshire Solar Farm
Examining Authority's Second Written Questions
Examining Authority's Second Written Questions

Publication of Examining Authority's Second Written Questions (ExQ2) (if required)
02 August 2024 Immingham Green Energy Terminal Deadline 6 (D6)
For receipt by the Examining Authority of:
- Responses to the Examining Authority’s Third Written Questions (WQ3) (if issued)
- Comments on the Examining Authority’s proposed schedule of changes to the draft Development Consent Order (if issued)
- Comments on any other information and submissions received at Deadline 5
- Any further information requested by the Examining Authority under Rule 17 of the Examination Procedure Rules
06 August 2024 Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm The ExA is under a duty to complete the Examination of the application by the end of the period of six months.
06 August 2024 M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme
Publication by the ExA 2
Publication by the ExA of:

- Final ASI itinerary
07 August 2024 Gatwick Airport Northern Runway 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.
12 August 2024 Viking CCS Pipeline
Publication by the Examining Authority
Publication by the Examining Authority of:
- Second Written Questions (ExQ2) (if required)
- Report on the Implications for European Sites (if required)
- The Examining Authority’s proposed schedule of changes to the draft Development Consent Order (dDCO) (if required)
14 August 2024 Gatwick Airport Northern Runway
Publication of the proposed schedule of changes to the draft DCO
Publication by the ExA of:

- The ExA’s proposed schedule of changes to the draft
DCO (if required).
14 August 2024 M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme
Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3)
Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3) covering Traffic and transport, Flooding, Funding,Mitigation through the REAC, Requirements
and the EMP and other environmental matters.
15 August 2024 M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme
Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1)
Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1)
15 August 2024 Immingham Green Energy Terminal Deadline 7 (D7)
For receipt by the Examining Authority of:
- Comments on the Report on Implications for European Sites (if issued)
- Comments on responses to Examining Authority’s Third Written Questions (WQ3) (if issued)
- Comments on responses to the Examining Authority’s proposed schedule of changes to the draft Development Consent Order (if issued)
- Comments on any other information and submissions received at Deadline 6
- Any further information requested by the Examining Authority under Rule 17 of the Examination Procedure Rules

Final Updates from the Applicant:
- Final Statements of Common Ground
- Final Statement of Commonality
- Final Guide to the Application
- Final draft Development Consent Order in the Statutory Instrument (SI) template in both word and PDF versions
- SI template validation report and
- Consolidated tracked changed version of the final draft Development Consent Order
- Final Explanatory Memorandum
- Final Schedule of changes to draft Development Consent Order
- Final Land Rights Tracker
- Final updated Book of Reference
15 August 2024 East Yorkshire Solar Farm Deadline 4

For receipt by the ExA of:
- Comments on submissions at Deadline 3
- Responses to the ExAs Second Written Questions
- Applicant’s updated dDCO, EM, BoR, SoR, SNS and CA Schedule
- Updated SoCGs
- Updated Statement of Commonality
- Updated Section 106 Agreement/unilateral undertaking (if required)
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17
- Other
16 August 2024 M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme
Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI)
Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI)
16 August 2024 M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme
Further Open Floor Hearings (if required)
Further Open Floor Hearings (if required) - w/c 12 August 2024
20 August 2024 Immingham Green Energy Terminal Deadline 8 (D8)
For receipt by the Examining Authority of:
- Any further information requested by Examining Authority
20 August 2024 Immingham Green Energy Terminal
Close of Examination by the Examining Authority
Close of Examination by the Examining Authority
- The Examining Authority is under a duty to complete the examination of the application by the end of the period of six months.
21 August 2024 Gatwick Airport Northern Runway 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 Gatwick Airport Northern Runway 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 Gatwick Airport Northern Runway
End of Examination
The ExA is under a duty to complete the examination of the
application by the end of the period of six months

September 2024

02 September 2024 Viking CCS Pipeline Deadline 5
For receipt by the ExA of:
- Responses to Examining Authority’s ExQ2 (if required)
- Responses to the RIES (if required)
- Responses to the Examining Authority’s proposed schedule of changes to the draft Development Consent Order
- Comments on any other information and submissions received at D4
- Updated SoCG
- An updated Statement of Commonality of SoCG (if required)
- Updated CA Schedule
- Any further information requested by the Examining Authority under Rule 17 of the Examination Procedure Rules

Updates from the Applicant:
- Guide to the Application
- Updated BoR and Schedule of Changes to the BoR in clean and tracked versions (if required)
03 September 2024 M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme Deadline 4

For receipt by the ExA of:

- Written post hearing submissions including written submissions of oral cases made at Hearings the w/c 12 August 2024
03 September 2024 East Yorkshire Solar Farm Deadline 5

For receipt by the ExA of:
- Comments on submissions at Deadline 4
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17
- Other
10 September 2024 M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme
Publication by the ExA 3
Publication of:

- The ExA’s Second Written Questions (ExQ2) (if
required)
18 September 2024 East Yorkshire Solar Farm
Time reserved for hearings during week commencing 16 September 2024
Time reserved for hearings during week commencing 16 September 2024

Time reserved for hearings:
Issue Specific Hearing(s) (if required)
Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (if required)
19 September 2024 Viking CCS Pipeline Deadline 6
For receipt by the Examining Authority of:
- Comments on responses to Examining Authority’s ExQ2 (if required)
- Comments on the responses to the RIES (if required)
- Comments on responses to the Examining Authority’s proposed schedule of changes to the draft Development Consent Order
- Comments on any other information and submissions received at D5
- Closing Statements from IPs and APs
- Any further information requested by the Examining Authority under Rule 17 of the Examination Procedure Rules

Final Updates from the Applicant:
- Final Statements of Common Ground
- Final Statement of Commonality of SoCG
- Final Guide to the Application
- Final draft Development Consent Order in the Statutory Instrument template with the SI template validation report in word and PDF (both in clean and tracked versions)
- Final Explanatory Memorandum
- Final Schedule of changes to dDCO
- Final Compulsory Acquisition Schedule
- Final updated Book of Reference
26 September 2024 Viking CCS Pipeline Deadline 7
For receipt by the Examining Authority of:
-Any further information requested by the Examining Authority under Rule 17 of the Examination Procedure Rules
26 September 2024 Viking CCS Pipeline
Close of Examination by the Examining Authority
Close of Examination by the Examining Authority

The Examining Authority is under a duty to complete the examination of the application by the end of the period of six months.

Please note that the ExA may close the Examination before the end of the six-month period if it is satisfied that all relevant matters have been addressed and discussed.

October 2024

01 October 2024 M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme Deadline 5

For receipt by the ExA of:

- Responses to ExQ2
- Updated Land Rights Tracker
01 October 2024 East Yorkshire Solar Farm Deadline 6

For receipt by the ExA of:
- Comments on any submissions at Deadline 5
- Applicant’s updated dDCO and EM
- Applicant’s updated BoR, SoR, SNS and CA Schedule
- Updated SoCGs
- Updated SoCG and Statement of Commonality of SoCG
- Final signed and dated Section 106 Agreement/Unilateral Undertaking (if required)
- Updated Navigation Document/Guide to the application
- Written summaries of oral contributions at hearings (if required)
- Post-hearing submissions requested by the ExA (if required)
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17
- Other
09 October 2024 Rivenhall IWMF and Energy Centre
Close of Examination
The ExA is under a duty to complete the Examination
of the application by the end of the period of six
months.

Please note that the ExA may close the Examination
before the end of the six month period if satisfied that all relevant matters have been addressed and
discussed.
15 October 2024 East Yorkshire Solar Farm
Publication by the ExA of The ExA’s schedule of changes to the draft DCO, Report on Implications for European Sites (RIES) and ExQ3
Publication by the ExA of The ExA’s schedule of changes to the draft DCO, Report on Implications for European Sites (RIES) and ExQ3

Publication by the ExA of:
- The ExA’s schedule of changes to the draft DCO (if required)
- Report on Implications for European Sites (RIES) (if required)
- ExA’s Written Questions (ExQ3) (if required)
18 October 2024 M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme
ASI and Hearings
ASI and Hearings

Dates reserved for ASIs and hearings:

- Further ISHs (if required).
- Further CAH (if required).
- Further OFHs (if required).
- Further ASIs (if required).
22 October 2024 M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme
Publication by the ExA 4
Publication by the ExA of:

- Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES) and any associated questions (if required)
- ExA’s commentary on, or schedule of changes to, the dDCO
30 October 2024 M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme Deadline 6

For receipt by the ExA of:

- Written summaries of oral submissions made at Hearings held during the w/c 14 October 2024

November 2024

05 November 2024 East Yorkshire Solar Farm Deadline 7

For receipt by the ExA of:
- Comments on submissions at Deadline 6
- Comments on the ExA’s schedule of changes to the dDCO (if required)
- Comments on RIES (if required)
- Responses to ExQ3 (if required)
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17
- Other
12 November 2024 M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme Deadline 7

For receipt by the ExA of:
- Comments on the RIES and responses to any associated questions (if issued)
- Comments on any additional information/submissions received by Deadline 6
- Comments on the ExA’s dDCO/Schedule of changes
14 November 2024 East Yorkshire Solar Farm Deadline 8

For receipt by the ExA of:
- Comments on submissions at Deadline 7
- Applicant’s final dDCO - Final and/or updated DCO in editable and PDF formats to be submitted by the Applicant in the SI template with the SI template validation report
- Applicant’s final EM
- Applicant’s final BoR, SoR, SNS and CA Schedule
- Summary Statements from Interested Parties
- Final SoCG
- Final Statement of Commonality of SoCG
- List of matters not agreed where SoCG could not be finalised
- Final Navigation Document/Guide to the application
- Final Status of Negotiations with Statutory Undertakers
- Final NPS tracker
- Final signed and dated section 106
- Responses to comments on RIES (if required)
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17
- Other
19 November 2024 M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme Deadline 8

For receipt by the ExA of:
- Applicant’s Comments on the RIES and responses to any associated questions (if issued)
- Applicant’s Comments on the ExA’s dDCO/Schedule of changes and responses to submissions at Deadline 7
- Final DCO to be submitted by the Applicant in the SI template with the SI template validation report
- Final BoR and schedule of changes to BoR
- Final SoCGs
- Final Principal Areas of Disagreement Summary Statement
- Final Statement of Commonality of SoCG
- List of matters not agreed where SoCG could not be finalised
- Final Navigation Document/Guide to the application
- Final Land Rights Tracker
- Final NPS Tracker
- Final signed and dated section 106 (if required)
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010
21 November 2024 East Yorkshire Solar Farm
Deadline for completion of Examination
Deadline for completion of Examination

The ExA is under a duty to complete the Examination of the application by the end of the period of six months
26 November 2024 M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme Deadline 9

For receipt by the ExA of:

- Closing Submissions (all except Applicant)
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010

December 2024

02 December 2024 M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme Deadline 10

For the receipt by the ExA of:

- Applicant’s Closing Submissions
04 December 2024 M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme
Close of Examination
The ExA is under a duty to complete the Examination of the application by the end of the period of six months