East Anglia ONE North Offshore Windfarm

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 DateDescription
 Date Passed
06 October 2020
Examination Begins
 Date Passed
07 October 2020
Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1)
OFH1
 Date Passed
08 October 2020
Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH2)
OFH2
 Date Passed
09 October 2020
Open Floor Hearing 3 (OFH3)
OFH3
 Date Passed
12 October 2020
Examination Timetable and Written Questions (ExQ1)
Issue by the ExA of:
• Examination Timetable
• The ExA’s Written Questions (ExQ1)
 Date Passed
02 November 2020
Deadline 1

Deadline for receipt by ExA of:
•Post hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case
•Notification from any Affected Person of wish to speak at Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1)
•Notification of wish to speak at Issue Specific Hearings 1 and 2 (ISH1 and ISH2)
•Notification of wish to speak at any further Open Floor Hearing (OFH) to be held in the remainder of the Examination (if a request has not already submitted )
•Notification of digital exclusion: identification of exceptional reasons why an Interested Party cannot participate in a virtual event
•Nominations of suggested locations and justifications for site inspections for consideration by the ExA
•Notification of wish to attend an Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI)
•Notification by Statutory Parties of their wish to be considered as an Interested Party (IP) by the ExA
•Notification of wish to have future correspondence received electronically
•Notification by the Applicant of intent to make any non-material or material changes
•Comments on Relevant Representations (RRs) (if not already submitted)
•Summaries of all RRs exceeding 1500 words
•Written Representations (WRs)
•Summaries of all WRs exceeding 1500 words
•Local Impact Reports (LIR) from any local authorities
•Responses to the ExAs Written Questions (ExQ1)
•Comments on any updated application documents
•Applicant’s Tracking Lists prepared under Procedural Decisions 12, 13, and 14 (Annex B1)
•Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) and Commonality requested by the ExA under Procedural Decision 15 (Annex B1)
•Draft Itinerary to be provided by the Applicant for any ASI
•Responses to any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline
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 Date Passed
05 November 2020
Open Floor Hearing 4 (OFH4)
OFH4
 Date Passed
06 November 2020
Open Floor Hearing 5 (OFH5)
OFH5
 Date Passed
17 November 2020
Deadline 2

Deadline for receipt by ExA of:
•Comments on WRs
•Comments on responses to RRs
•Comments on LIRs
•Comments on any SoCG
•Comments on responses to the ExAs Written Questions (ExQ1)
•Comments on any additional information/submissions received by Deadline 1
•Post hearing submissions
•Responses to any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline
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 Date Passed
01 December 2020
Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1)
CAH1
 Date Passed
01 December 2020
Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1)
ISH1
Biodiversity and Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA)
 Date Passed
02 December 2020
Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2)
ISH2
Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 December 2020

Onshore siting, design and construction
 Date Passed
15 December 2020
Deadline 3

Deadline for receipt by ExA of:
•Post hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case (if required)
•The Applicants revised draft DCO (dDCO)
•Any revised/updated SoCG (if any)
•Comments on any additional information/submissions received by Deadline 2
•Responses to any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline
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 Date Passed
13 January 2021
Deadline 4

Deadline for receipt by ExA of:
•Representations in relation to the additional land sought by the Applicant
•Comments on the Applicant’s revised dDCO
•Comments on any revised/updated SoCG (if any)
•Comments on any additional information/submissions received by Deadline 3
•Responses to any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline
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 Date Passed
19 January 2021
Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3)
ISH3
Biodiversity and HRA
 Date Passed
19 January 2021
Issue Specific Hearing 4 (ISH4)
ISH4
Onshore environment, construction, transport and operational effects
Tuesday 19 January 2021 (afternoon) and Wednesday 20 January 2021
 Date Passed
21 January 2021
Issue Specific Hearing 5 (ISH5)
ISH5
Social, economic, land and sea use effects
 Date Passed
22 January 2021
Open Floor Hearing 6 (OFH6)
OFH6
 Date Passed
26 January 2021
Accompanied Site Inspection 1 (ASI1)
ASI1
 Date Passed
27 January 2021
Accompanied Site Inspection 2 (ASI2)
ASI2
 Date Passed
28 January 2021
Open Floor Hearing 7 (OFH7)
OFH7
 Date Passed
29 January 2021
Issue Specific Hearing 6 (ISH6)
ISH6
Draft Development Consent Order
 Date Passed
03 February 2021
Deadline 5

Deadline for receipt by ExA of:
•Post hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case (if required) and submissions if there are any outstanding matters requiring to be heard
•Comments on Representations in relation to the additional land sought by the Applicant
•The Applicant’s revised dDCO
•Any revised/updated SoCG (if any)
•Comments on any additional information/ submissions received by Deadline 4
•Responses to any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline
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 Date Passed
12 February 2021
Written Questions (ExQ2)
Publication by ExA of:
•Further Written Questions (ExQ2) (if required)
•The ExA’s preferred dDCO or commentary on the dDCO (if required)
 Date Passed
16 February 2021
Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2 (CAH2)
CAH2
 Date Passed
17 February 2021
Issue Specific Hearing 7 (ISH7)
ISH7
Biodiversity and HRA
 Date Passed
18 February 2021
Issue Specific Hearing 8 (ISH8)
ISH8
Seascapes
 Date Passed
19 February 2021
Issue Specific Hearing 9 (ISH9)
ISH9
Draft Development Consent Order
 Date Passed
24 February 2021
Deadline 6
Deadline for receipt by ExA of:
•Post hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case
•Responses to ExA’s Further Written Questions (ExQ2) (if required)
•Comments on the ExA’s preferred dDCO or commentary on the dDCO (if required)
•Comments on any additional information/submissions received by Deadline 5
•Notification by the Applicant, existing Interested Parties and Other Persons of
wish to speak at hearings in weeks commencing 8 and 15 March 2021
•Responses to any further information requested by the ExAs for this deadline
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 Date Passed
24 February 2021
Deadline 6

Deadline for receipt by ExA of:
•Post hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case
•Responses to ExA’s Further Written Questions (ExQ2) (if required)
•Comments on the ExA’s preferred dDCO or commentary on the dDCO (if required)
•Comments on any additional information/submissions received by Deadline 5
•Notification by the Applicant, existing Interested Parties and Other Persons of
wish to speak at hearings in weeks commencing 8 and 15 March 2021
•Responses to any further information requested by the ExAs for this deadline


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 Date Passed
04 March 2021
Deadline 7

Deadline for receipt by ExA of:
•Comments on responses to ExQ2 (if required)
•Final Applicant’s Tracking Lists prepared under Procedural Decisions 12, 13, and 14 (Annex F)
•Final dDCO to be submitted by the Applicant in the SI template with the SI template validation report (under Procedural Decision 19 (Annex F)
•Final updated version of the Book of Reference (under Procedural Decision 19 (Annex F))
•Final CA schedule (identifying any unresolved objections)
•Comments on any additional information/submissions received by Deadline 6
•Responses to any further information requested by the ExAs for this deadline
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 Date Passed
04 March 2021
Publication of RIES
Publication by ExA of:
•Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES) (if required)
 Date Passed
09 March 2021
Issue Specific Hearing 10 (ISH10)
ISH10
Health and Social Well Being
 Date Passed
10 March 2021
Issue Specific Hearing 11 (ISH11)
ISH11
Flood Risk and Drainage
 Date Passed
11 March 2021
Issue Specific Hearing 12 (ISH12)
ISH12
Noise
 Date Passed
12 March 2021
Issue Specific Hearing 13 (ISH13)
ISH13
Traffic and Transport
 Date Passed
16 March 2021
Issue Specific Hearing 14 (ISH14)
ISH14
Biodiversity and HRA
Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 March 2021
 Date Passed
18 March 2021
Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 3 (CAH3)
CAH3
 Date Passed
19 March 2021
Issue Specific Hearing 15 (ISH15)
ISH15
draft Development Consent Orders (dDCO) and other matters
 Date Passed
25 March 2021
Deadline 8

Deadline for receipt by ExA of:
•Post hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case (if required)
•Responses to ExA’s Further Written Questions (ExQ3) (if required)
•Comments on the RIES (if required)
•Final Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) and Commonality requested by the ExA under Procedural Decision 15 (Annex F) also listing matters not agreed (in circumstances where a SoCG could not be finalised.
•Comments on any additional information/submissions received by Deadline 7
•Responses to any further information requested by the ExAs for this deadline
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 Date Passed
15 April 2021
Deadline 9

Deadline for receipt by ExA of:
• Any requests to add supplementary information to documents submitted at
Deadlines 5, 6 and 7
• Comments on the Applicant’s updated draft DCO (dDCO) submitted at Deadline 8 (D8)
• Comments on Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) and Statement of Commonality received by D8
• Comments on any additional information/submissions received by D8
• Responses to any further information requested by the ExAs for this deadline
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 Date Passed
06 May 2021
Deadline 10

Deadline for receipt by ExA of:
• Comments on any supplementary information received by D9
• Comments on any additional information/submissions received at D9
• Responses to any further information requested by the ExAs for this deadline
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 Date Passed
20 May 2021
Publication by ExA
Publication by ExA of:
• ExA’s commentary on and/or schedule of changes to the dDCO (if required)
• ExA’s Further Written Questions (ExQ3)
 Date Passed
26 May 2021
Issue Specific Hearing 16 (ISH16)
ISH16
Proposed substations site
 Date Passed
28 May 2021
Issue Specific Hearing 17 (ISH17)
ISH17
draft Development Consent Order (dDCO)
 Date Passed
07 June 2021
Deadline 11

Deadline for receipt by ExA of:
• Post hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case
• Comments on ExA’s commentary on and/or schedule of changes to the dDCO (if required)
• Responses to ExAs Further Written Questions (ExQ3)
• Comments on any additional information/submissions received at D10
• Responses to any further information requested by the ExAs for this deadline
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 Date Passed
16 June 2021
Publication by ExA (Amendments to REIS)
Publication by ExA of:
• Amendments to the previously issued Reports on the Implications for European
Sites (RIES) (if required)
 Date Passed
28 June 2021
Deadline 12

Deadline for receipt by ExA of:
• Comments on responses to ExQ3
• Comments on the amendments to the previously issued RIES (if required)
• Applicant’s Final Tracking Lists prepared under Procedural Decisions 12, 13, and 14 (Rule 8 (3) dated 08.12.2021 - Annex B)
• Applicants Final preferred dDCO to be submitted in the SI template with the SI
template validation report (under Procedural Decision 19 (Rule 8 (3) dated 08.12.2021 - Annex B) - including track change version
• Applicants Final updated version of the Book of Reference (under Procedural
Decision 19 (Rule 8 (3) dated 08.12.2021 -Annex B) - including track change version
• Applicants Final Compulsory Acquisition schedule (identifying any unresolved
objections)
• Applicants Final Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) and Commonality requested by the ExA under Procedural Decision 15 (Rule 8 (3) dated 08.12.2021 -
Annex B) also listing matters not agreed (in circumstances where a SoCG could not
be finalised).
• Comments on any additional information/submissions received at D11
• Responses to any further information requested by the ExAs for this deadline
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 Date Passed
05 July 2021
Deadline 13

Deadline for receipt by ExA of:
• Comments on Applicant’s Final preferred dDCO
• Comments on any additional information/submissions received by D12
• Responses to any further information requested by the ExAs for this deadline
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 Date Passed
06 July 2021
Completion of Examination
The ExA is under a duty to complete the Examination of the application by the date set by the Secretary of State under section 98(4) of the Planning Act 2008 (as amended).
 Date Passed
06 July 2021
Examination closed