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.
Download iCalendar (.ics format)| Event Date | Description |
|---|---|
 | Examination Begins |
| ISH - Development Consent Order Issue Specific Hearing on the draft Development Consent Order |
| Open Floor Hearing - Daytime Open Floor Hearing |
| Open Floor Hearing - Evening Open Floor Hearing |
| Rule 8 and Notification Letter Issue by ExA of:• Examination timetable • First Written Questions (FWQ) • Notification of hearings and Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI) to be held in December |
| Deadline 1 for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on Relevant Representations • Written representations (WRs) by all Interested Parties • Local Impact Reports (LIRs) from any Local Authorities • Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) requested by the ExA • Responses to ExA’s FWQ • Comments on any revised application documents • Notification of wish to make oral representations at ISHs Notification of wish to make oral representations at subsequent OFHs • Notification of wish to make oral representations at a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH) • Notification of wish to attend an ASI, suggested locations and justifications • Notification by statutory parties of wish to be considered an Interested Party • Any revised dDCO • Any other information requested by the ExA View the documents received relating to this deadline |
| Publication of Agendas and ASI Itinerary Publication by ExA of:• Agendas for ISH and Compulsory Acquisition Hearings (CAH), and • Itinerary for Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI) |
| Accompanied Site Inspection Accompanied Site Inspection |
| ISH - Traffic/Transport Modelling Issue Specific Hearing on Traffic/Transport Modelling |
| Compulsory Acquisition Hearing Compulsory Acquisition Hearing |
| Deadline 2 for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on WRs • Comments on LIRs • Comments on responses to ExA’s FWQ • Comments on responses to any revised application documents • Revised dDCO if required • Post-hearing submissions including written submissions of oral cases • Any other information requested by the ExA • Comments on any further information previously requested by the ExA • Further updated information from the Applicant View the documents received relating to this deadline |
| Notification of Hearings and Compulsory Acquisition ASI Issue by ExA of:• Notifications of hearings to be held in January |
| Publication of Agendas and CA ASI Itinerary Publication by ExA of:• Agendas for ISHs and CAH, and • Itinerary for Compulsory Acquisition ASI |
| ISH - Traffic/Transport Modelling, Forecasting and User Charging and Economic Issues Issue Specific Hearing on Traffic/Transport Modelling, Forecasting and User Charging and Economic Issues |
| ISH - Air Quality, Noise and Other Environmental Issues Issue Specific Hearing on Air Quality, Noise and Other Environmental Issues |
| ISH - Development Consent Order Issue Specific Hearing on the draft Development Consent Order |
| Compulsory Acquisition Hearing. Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (morning) |
| Compulsory Acquisition - ASI Compulsory Acquisition - Accompanied Site Inspection (afternoon) |
| Deadline 3 for receipt by the ExA of: • Post-hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case • Comments on revised application documents • Any further information requested by the ExA • Comments on any further information previously requested by the ExA and/or submitted by the Applicant • Any revised dDCO View the documents received relating to this deadline |
| Second Written Questions and Hearing Notifications Issue by ExA of:• Second Written Questions (SWQ), and • Notification of hearings to be held in March 2017 |
| Deadline 4 for receipt by the ExA of: • Responses to ExA’s SWQ • Response to any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline • Comments on any further information previously requested by the ExA including non-material change of application documents dated 12 January and 3 February 2017 by Applicant) • Any updated dDCO View the documents received relating to this deadline |
| Deadline 5 for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on responses to ExA’s SWQ • Comments on any further information previously requested by the ExA • Applicant’s report/summary of responses to notification on non-material changes to application documents dated 12 January and 3 February 2017 together with copies of the responses received by the Applicant • Applicants response to comments received by Deadline 4 on non-material change to application documents, dated 12 January and 3 February 2017 • Response to any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline View the documents received relating to this deadline |
| ExAs Procedural Decision and Notification Letter, and Publication of Agendas for Hearings Issue by ExA of:• Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES) • ExA’s dDCO Publication by ExA of: • Agenda for ISH, and • Agenda for OFH/CAH |
| Issue Specific Hearing on any other outstanding issues including Environmental Matters Issue Specific Hearing on any other outstanding issues including Environmental Matters (morning) |
| Open Floor Hearing Open Floor Hearing (early evening)Note: The OFH will commence following the close of the Issue Specific Hearing on any other outstanding issues including Environmental Matters, but not before 5.00pm |
| Compulsory Acquisition Hearing Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (morning) |
| Issue Specific Hearing on the draft Development Consent Order, and Other Matters of Legal Drafting Issue Specific Hearing on the draft Development Consent Order, and Other Matters of Legal Drafting (afternoon)Note: The ISH will commence following the close of the Compulsory Acquisition Hearing, but not before 1.00pm |
| Deadline 6 for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on the RIES • Comments on ExA’s dDCO • Comments on Deadline 5 submissions received by the Applicant on non-material changes to application documents, including report/summary of responses to consultation • Post-hearing submissions including written submissions of oral cases • Response to any further information requested by the ExA for this deadline View the documents received relating to this deadline |
| Final deadline for submission of any responses/comments on information requested by the ExA for this deadline • Applicant’s final dDCO View the documents received relating to this deadline |
| Examination closed |