This page sets out the timetable for the examination of the application. It includes the deadlines for submissions to be made to the Planning Inspectorate and the dates of events taking place during the Examination. The Examination Timetable is also set out in an annex to the Rule 8 letter that was sent to Interested Parties at the start of the Examination.
Event Date | Description |
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![]() | Examination Begins |
![]() | Issue Specific Hearing 1 ISH 1An issue specific hearing relating to the draft Development Consent Order (dDCO) |
![]() | Issue by the ExA of • Notification of the date, time and place for hearing(s) on 10, 11 and 12 December 2019 (if required) |
![]() | Deadline 1 Deadline for receipt of: • Written summaries of oral contributions at hearings • Post-hearing submissions requested by the ExA • The Applicant’s updated draft Development Consent Order (dDCO), Explanatory Memorandum (EM), Book of Reference (BoR) and Statement of Reasons (SoR) • Comments on Relevant Representations (RRs) • Written Representations (WRs) • Local Impact Reports from local authorities • Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) requested by the ExA – see Annex E • Responses to the ExA’s First Written Questions • Comments on any additional representations or submissions accepted into the Examination prior to the Preliminary Meeting • Representations relating to locations to view at the project or in the surrounding area which are considered to be relevant for the ExA during further Unaccompanied Site Inspections or during an Accompanied Site inspection • Notification of wish to speak at a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing or an Open Floor Hearing • Notification from statutory parties, or a local authority without direct responsibility in the proposed development area, of a wish to be considered an Interested Party View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Issue by the ExA of • Notification of the date, time and place for an Accompanied Site Inspection on 9 December 2019 (if required)• Notification of topics to be discussed at Issue Specific Hearings(s) on 10, 11 and 12 December 2019 (if required) |
![]() | Deadline 2 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on submissions for deadline 1. • Applicant’s updated dDCO, EM, BoR and SoR • The Applicant’s proposed itinerary for an Accompanied Site Inspection (if required) • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Issue by the ExA of • Agenda(s) for hearing(s)on 10 and 11 December 2019 |
![]() | Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 CAH 1 |
![]() | Open Floor Hearing 1 OFH 1 |
![]() | Issue Specific Hearing 2 ISH 2• Draft Development Consent Order • Transport networks and traffic • Air quality • Noise and vibration • The water environment • Biodiversity and ecological conservation • Landscape and visual impact • Land use, social and economic impact • The historic environment • Other policy and factual issues |
![]() | Deadline 3 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Written summaries of oral contributions at hearings (if required) • Post-hearing submissions requested by the ExA (if required) • Applicant’s updated dDCO, EM, BoR and SoR • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Issue by the ExA of • Notification of the date, time and place for hearings(s) (if required) on 18 and 19 February 2019 |
![]() | Issue by the ExA of • The ExA’s Second Written Questions |
![]() | Deadline 4 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on submissions for deadline 3 • Responses to the ExAs Second Written Questions • Applicant’s updated dDCO, EM, BoR and SoR • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Deadline 5 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on submissions for deadline 4 • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Issue by the ExA of • Agenda(s) for hearing(s on 18 and 19 February 2019 |
![]() | Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2 CAH2 |
![]() | Issue Specific Hearing 3 ISH3• Draft Development Consent Order |
![]() | Issue Specific Hearing 4 ISH4• Transport networks and traffic • Air quality • Noise and vibration • The water environment • Biodiversity and ecologicalconservation • Landscape and visual impact • Land use, social and economic impact • The historic environment • Other policy and factual issues |
![]() | Issue by the Exa of • Notification of the date, time and place for hearings on 19 March 2020 |
![]() | Deadline 6 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • The Applicant’s final draft Development Consent Order (dDCO) and Explanatory Memorandum • Written summaries of oral contributions at the hearings held on 18 and 19 February 2020 • Post-hearing submissions requested by the ExA, including responses to Air Quality agenda items • The Applicant’s clarification of its updated position regarding Air Quality View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Deadline 7 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on submissions for deadline 6 • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Publication by the ExA of • Agendas for the hearings to be held on 19 March 2020• The ExA’s schedule of changes to the draft DCO (if required) • Report on Implications for European Sites (RIES)(if required) |
![]() | Deadline 8 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on submissions for deadline 7 • Comments on the ExA’s schedule of changes to the dDCO (if required) • Comments on RIES (if required) • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 3 CAH3 - POSTPONED |
![]() | Issue Specific Hearing 5 ISH5 - POSTPONED• Transport networks and traffic • Air quality • Noise and vibration • The water environment • Biodiversity and ecological conservation • Landscape and visual impact • Land use, social and economic impact • The historic environment • Other policy and factual issues • Draft Development Consent Order |
![]() | Deadline 9 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on submissions for deadline 8 • Written summaries of oral contributions at hearings (if required) • Post-hearing submissions requested by the ExA (if required) • Applicant’s updated Book of Reference, Statement of Requirements, Statements of Common Ground and documents certified under Schedule 10 of the dDCO. • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Deadline 10 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on submissions for deadline 9 • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | The ExA is under a duty to complete the examination of the application by the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the day after the close of the Preliminary Meeting. Note: The Secretary of State extended the Examination period until 8 September 2020 |
![]() | Publication by the ExA of • A request for representations on the use of teleconferencing and/or video conferencing technologies for Hearings• A request for representations on whether matters identified by the ExA should be addressed in Hearings or in written submissions |
![]() | Deadline 11 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Responses to the request for representations on the use of teleconferencing and/or video conferencing technologies for Hearings • Responses to the request for representations on whether matters identified by the ExA should be addressed in Hearings or in written submissions • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Publication by the ExA of • Further written questions• Notification of the date, time, place and outline arrangements for Hearing(s) on 9, 10 and 11 June and 16, 17 and 18 June 2020 (if required) • Request for notification of a wish to speak at Hearings and/or to access a recording and, if available, a streamed broadcast of Hearings (if required) |
![]() | Deadline 12 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Responses to the further written questions • Responses to the request for notification of a wish to speak at Hearings and/or to access a recording and, if available, a streamed broadcast of Hearings (if required) • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Deadline 13 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on submissions for deadline 12 • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Publication by the ExA of • Agenda(s) and detailed arrangements for Hearing(s) on 9, 10 and 11 June and 16, 17 and 18 June 2020 (if required) |
![]() | Complusory Acquisition Hearing 4 • Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 4 |
![]() | Issue Specific Hearing 6 • Issue Specific Hearing 6 |
![]() | Issue Specific Hearing 7 • Issue Specific Hearing 7 |
![]() | Issue Specific Hearing 8 • Issue Specific Hearing 8 |
![]() | Issue Specific Hearing 9 • Issue Specific Hearing 9 |
![]() | Deadline 14 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Written summaries of oral contributions at Hearings (if required) • Post-Hearing submissions requested by the ExA (if required) • Applicant’s updated Book of Reference, Statement of Reasons, Statements of Common Ground and documents certified under Schedule 10 of the dDCO • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Time reserved for Hearings • Issue Specific Hearing(s) (if required)• Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (if required) |
![]() | Deadline 15 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on submissions for deadline 14 • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Examination closed |