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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![]() | Procedural Deadline A Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: - Written submissions on the examination procedure, including any submissions about the use of virtual procedures - Requests to be heard orally at the Preliminary Meeting Part 1 View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Procedural Deadline B Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: - Written submissions on the examination procedure, including responses to matters raised orally at the Preliminary Meeting Part 1 - Request to be heard orally at the Preliminary Meeting Part 2 - Request to be heard orally at Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1). View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Examination Begins |
![]() | Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1) For any Interested Parties to make representations on the merits of the Proposed Development. |
![]() | Publication by the ExA 1 Publication of:• The ExA’s Written Questions (ExQ1) |
![]() | Deadline 1 (D1) Deadline for the receipt by the ExA of: - Comments on Additional Documents submitted by the Applicant since the application was accepted - Comments on Relevant Representations (RRs) - Summaries of all RRs exceeding 1500 words - Written Representations (WRs) - Summaries of all WRs exceeding 1500 words - Written summaries of oral submissions made at OFH1 - Submission by Applicant of draft Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI) itinerary - Draft Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) requested by the ExA - An updated version of the draft Development Consent Order (dDCO) in clean and tracked versions - A schedule of changes to the dDCO - Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Procedural Decision C Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: - Notification by Statutory Parties of their wish to be considered as an IP by the ExA - Notification of wish to speak at a further OFH - Notification of wish to make oral representations at Issue Specific Hearings (ISH) - Notification of wish to speak at a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH) - Notification of wish to have future correspondence received electronically View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Deadline 2 (D2) Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: - Local Impact Reports (LIRs) - Responses to the ExA’s First Written Questions (ExQ1) - Comments by IPs on the draft itinerary for the ASI and provision for IPs to suggest locations and justifications for ASI - Responses to comments on RRs - Comments on any additional information/submissions received by D1 - Comments on Applicant’s revised draft DCO (if any) - Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Procedural Decision D Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: - Confirmation of wish to participate or observe at hearings scheduled in w/c 1 November 2021 - Notification of wish to attend, or part attend, the ASI scheduled for w/c 15 November 2021 View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Deadline 3 (D3) Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: - Comments on WRs - Comments on SoCGs - Comments on LIRs - Comments on responses to the ExAs First Written Questions - Applicant’s revised ASI itinerary following D2 comments - Submission by the Applicant of low-resolution documents (see Annex F) - Comments on any additional information/submissions received by D2 - Applicant’s revised draft DCO (if required) - Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Publication by the ExA 2 Publication of:• ExA's Further Written Questions(if required) |
![]() | Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1) ISH1Draft Development Consent Order |
![]() | Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1) CAH1The Applicant’s case for Compulsory Acquisition and Temporary Possession. Starting at 10.00am |
![]() | Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2 (CAH2) CAH 2Site/plot specific issues Starting at 2.00pm |
![]() | Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2) ISH2Environmental Matters |
![]() | Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2) Day 2 ISH2 Day 2 (if required)Environmental Matters |
![]() | Deadline 4 (D4) Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: - Written summaries of oral submissions made at hearings w/c 1 November 2021 - Any revised/updated SoCG - Responses to the ExA’s Further Written Questions (if issued) - Comments on any additional information/submissions received by D3 - Comments on Applicant’s revised draft DCO (if any) - Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Accompanied Site Inspection Accompanied Site Inspection |
![]() | Deadline 5 (D5) Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: - Comments on any revised/updated SoCG (if any) - Applicant’s revised draft DCO (if required) - Comments on responses to ExA’s further written questions (if issued) - Comments on any additional information/submissions received by D4 - Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Publication by the ExA 3 Publication of:• ExA's Further Written Questions(if required) |
![]() | Deadline 6 (D6) Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: - Responses to the ExA’s further Written Questions (if required) - Comments on Applicant’s revised draft DCO (if any) - Comments on any additional information/submissions received by D5 - Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules |
![]() | Procedural Decision E Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: - Confirmation of wish to participate at or observe any OFHs, ISHs, or CAHs in w/c January 2022 |
![]() | Publication by the ExA 4 Publication of:• Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES) (if required) • The ExA’s proposed schedule of changes to the draft DCO (if required) |
![]() | Hearings 2 Dates reserved in w/c 3 January 2022 for:• ISHs, including on the draft DCO (if required) • OFHs (if required) |
![]() | Deadline 7 (D7) Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: - Written summaries of oral submissions made at any hearings on 5 to 7 January 2022 - Comments on responses to the ExA’s further Written Questions (if required) - Comments on the ExA’s proposed schedule of changes to the draft DCO (if issued) - Comments on any additional information/ submissions received by D6 - Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules |
![]() | Deadline 8 (D8) Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: - Comments on the RIES (if issued) - Responses to comments on the ExA’s proposed schedule of changes to the draft DCO (if issued) - Comments on any additional information/ submissions received by D7 - Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules |
![]() | Deadline 9 (D9) Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: - Responses to comments on the RIES (if issued) - Final DCO to be submitted by the Applicant in the SI template (MS Word) with the SI template validation report - Final updated Book of Reference - Final SoCGs - Final Statement of Commonality of SoCG - Final Compulsory Acquisition Schedule - Final updated Guide to the Application - Statements of Final Position in respect of matters examined - Comments on any additional information/ submissions received by D8 - Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Deadline 10 (D10) Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: - Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | 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 beginning with the day after the close of the Preliminary Meeting |
![]() | Secretary of State Consultation 1 Deadline for receipt by the Secretary of State of: - REQUEST FOR COMMENTS FROM THE APPLICANT - REQUEST FOR COMMENTS FROM NATURAL ENGLAND - REQUEST FOR COMMENTS FROM ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED - REQUEST FOR COMMENTS FROM NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL |
![]() | Examination closed |