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.


April 2024
May 2024
June 2024
July 2024
August 2024

Event DateProjectDescription

April 2024

02 April 2024 Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation Deadline 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
02 April 2024 Rivenhall IWMF and Energy Centre Procedural Decision Deadline A

For receipt by the Examining Authority of:

- Confirmation of wish to speak at the Preliminary Meeting including details of which agenda items to discuss

- Any written submissions about how the application is to be examined and the use of virtual methods

- Suggested locations for site inspections (Accompanied or Unaccompanied), including justification, for consideration by the ExA
03 April 2024 Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm
Publication of
Publication of:

- Written Questions (ExQ1)
03 April 2024 Immingham Green Energy Terminal
Registration for the events week commencing 8 and 15 April 2024
Registration for the events week commencing 8 and 15 April 2024

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09 April 2024 Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation
Issue Specific Hearing 5 (ISH5)
Issue Specific Hearing 5 (ISH5) - Traffic and transport
09 April 2024 Rivenhall IWMF and Energy Centre
Preliminary Meeting
Preliminary Meeting PM
11 April 2024 West Burton Solar Project Deadline 5

For receipt by the ExA of:

- Comments on any submissions received by Deadline 4
- Any further information requested by ExA
- Responses to the ExAs Second Written Questions
- Comments on submissions for Deadline 4A
12 April 2024 Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation Deadline 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
15 April 2024 Mallard Pass Solar Project Deadline for Secretary of State consultation 2

- Request for comment on the Secretary of State Consultation 1 responses.
17 April 2024 Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation Deadline 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
19 April 2024 West Burton Solar Project
Publication by the ExA
Publication of:

- The ExA’s commentary on, or schedule of changes to, the draft Development Consent Order (if required)
19 April 2024 Gatwick Airport Northern Runway Deadline 3

For receipt by the ExA of:
- Responses to ExQ1.
- WRs on the Applicant’s proposal to amend its
Development Consent Order (DCO) application.
- Summaries of WRs submitted at Deadline 3
exceeding 1500 words.
- Comments on WRs submitted by Deadline 1.
- Comments on LIRs.
- 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 first 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 2.
19 April 2024 Immingham Green Energy Terminal
Dates reserved for Hearings and Site Inspection
Dates reserved for Hearings and Site Inspection

Weeks commencing 8 April and 15 April 2024
- Accompanied Site Inspection
- Compulsory Acquisition Hearing
- Issue Specific Hearing
- Open Floor Hearing
23 April 2024 West Burton Solar Project
Additional Hearings
Additional hearings Tuesday 23 April 2024:

Issue Specific Hearing 6
Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2
Open Floor Hearing 3
25 April 2024 Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm Deadline 3

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:
- Responses to Written Questions (ExQ1)
- Comments on the Applicant’s first update to the draft DCO
- Comments on the Applicant’s first update to the Land Rights Tracker
- Comments on the first update to the Statements of Commonality of Statements of Common Ground
- Comments on the Applicant’s draft itinerary for the ASI (if required)
- Notification of wish to attend an Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI) (if required)
- Draft s106 Heads of Terms (if required)
- 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 2
30 April 2024 Gatwick Airport Northern Runway
Issue Specific Hearing 6
Issue Specific Hearing 6 (ISH6)

- ISH6 on Climate Change
30 April 2024 West Burton Solar Project Deadline 6

For receipt by the ExA of:

- Comments on any submissions received by Deadline 5
- Comments on ExA’s commentary on, or schedule of changes to, the dDCO (if required)
- Final Statements of Common Ground in clear and tracked changes versions
- Updated Applicant’s final documents – clean version and version showing tracked changes since the last submitted versions of:
- Report on the interrelationships with other National Infrastructure Projects
- Schedule of progress regarding objections and agreements in relation to Compulsory Acquisition, Temporary Possession, other land rights and blight
- Schedule of progress regarding Protective Provisions and Statutory Undertakers
- Schedule of the latest versions of the Applicant’s submitted documents and documents to be certified
- Schedule of Progress towards securing other consents
- Draft Development Consent Order
- Explanatory Memorandum
- Book of Reference
- Statement of Reasons


- Written summary of oral submissions at hearings held on 22 and 23 April 2024 (if required)
- Any further information requested by ExA

May 2024

01 May 2024 Gatwick Airport Northern Runway
Issue Specific Hearing 7
Issue Specific Hearing 7 (ISH7)

- ISH7 on Other Environmental Matters (topics to be confirmed)
02 May 2024 Gatwick Airport Northern Runway
Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1
Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1)
02 May 2024 Gatwick Airport Northern Runway
Open Floor Hearing 3
Open Floor Hearing 3 (OFH3) (if required)
03 May 2024 Gatwick Airport Northern Runway
Date reserved for a further Accompanied Site Inspection
Date reserved for a further Accompanied Site
Inspection (if required).
03 May 2024 Immingham Green Energy Terminal Deadline 3 (D3)
For receipt by the Examining Authority of:
- Post-Hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case as requested by Examining Authority
- Comments on any other information and submissions received at Deadline 2
- Any further information requested by the Examining Authority under Rule 17 of the Examination Procedure 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
08 May 2024 West Burton Solar Project Deadline 7

For receipt by the ExA of:

- Summary statements from parties regarding matters that they have previously raised during the Examination that have not been resolved to their satisfaction
- Comments on any submissions received by Deadline 6
- Any other information requested by the ExA for this deadline
08 May 2024 West Burton Solar Project
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
13 May 2024 Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm
Open Floor Hearing 2 (OFH2) (if required)
Open Floor Hearing 2 (OFH2) (if required)
15 May 2024 Gatwick Airport Northern Runway Deadline 4

For receipt by the ExA of:
- Post-Hearing submissions, including written
summaries of oral submissions to the Hearings held
during w/c 29 April 2024.
- Comments on responses to ExQ1.
- Comments on WRs submitted by Deadline 3.
- Applicant’s updated Navigation Document in clean
and tracked versions.
- Comments on the Applicant’s first 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 3.
17 May 2024 Immingham Green Energy Terminal
Publication by the Examining Authority of
Publication by the Examining Authority of:
- Second Written Questions (if issued)
21 May 2024 Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm
Dates reserved for
Dates reserved(If Required) Tuesday 14 May 2024 to Friday 17 May 2024 and Tuesday 21 May 2024 for:

- ASI (if required)
- ISH2 (if required)
- CAH1 (if required)

June 2024

03 June 2024 Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm Deadline 4

Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:
- Post-hearing submissions including written submissions of oral cases (if required)
- Applicant’s Mid-examination Progress Tracker
- Applicant’s second update to the draft DCO
- Applicant’s second update to the Land Rights Tracker
- Applicant’s second update to the Guide to the Application
- Applicant’s second update to the Statements of Commonality of Statements of Common Ground
- Draft s106 Agreement(s) (if required)
- 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 3
04 June 2024 Immingham Green Energy Terminal Deadline 4 (D4)
For receipt by the Examining Authority of:
- Responses to the Examining Authority’s Second Written Questions (WQ2) (if issued)
- Comments on any other information and submissions received at Deadline 3
- Confirmation of wish to attend and speak at the Hearings w/c 1 July 2024 including details of topics of discussion
- Any further information requested by the Examining Authority under Rule 17 of the Examination Procedure Rules

Updates from the Applicant:
- Guide to the Application
- Statements of Common Ground
- Statement of Commonality
- Draft Development Consent Order
- Explanatory Memorandum
- Schedule of Changes to Draft Development Consent Order
- Land Rights Tracker
06 June 2024 Gatwick Airport Northern Runway Deadline 5

For receipt by the ExA of:
- Updated PADSSs.
- Progressed SoCGs.
- Progressed Statement of Commonality for SoCGs.
- Applicant’s updated BoR and Schedule of Changes to
the BoR (if required) in clean and tracked versions.
- Applicant’s second 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 4.
18 June 2024 Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm
Publication by the ExA of
Publication by the ExA of:

- Further Written Questions (ExQ2) (if required)
- Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES)
- ExA’s commentary on, or schedule of changes to, the draft DCO (if required)
21 June 2024 Gatwick Airport Northern Runway
Dates reserved for Hearings
Dates reserved for any:
- Issue Specific Hearing(s) (if required).
- Open Floor Hearing(s) (if required).
- Compulsory Acquisition Hearing(s) (if required).
26 June 2024 Gatwick Airport Northern Runway Deadline 6

For receipt by the ExA of:
- Post-Hearing submissions, including written
summaries of oral submissions to the Hearings held
during w/c 17 June 2024 (if held).
- 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 second 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 5.

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).
05 July 2024 Immingham Green Energy Terminal
Dates reserved for Hearings and Site Inspection
Dates reserved for Hearings and Site Inspection
Weeks commencing 1 July 2024
- Accompanied Site Inspection
- Compulsory Acquisition Hearing
- Issue Specific Hearing
- Open Floor Hearing
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
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 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 (if required)
Reserve Date for ASI2 (if required)
23 July 2024 Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm
Reserve Date(s)
Dates reserved (if required) Monday 22 July 2024 and/or Tuesday 23 July for:

- ISH3 and/or CAH2 (if required)
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).

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
02 August 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).
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.
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.
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).
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
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