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 (ISH) Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1) into the draft Development Consent Order (dDCO) |
![]() | Open Floor Hearing (OFH) Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1) |
![]() | Deadline 1 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on any updates to application documents submitted by the Applicant before the PM • Comments on Relevant Representations (RR) • Summaries of any RRs exceeding 1500 words • Written Representations (WRs) • Summaries of any WRs exceeding 1500 words • Post PM, dDCO ISH and OFH submissions, including written summaries of oral case • Notification by Statutory Parties of wish to be considered as an Interested Person (IP) by the ExA • Provision of suggested locations and/or journey routes and justifications for site inspections for consideration by the ExA • Notification of wish to attend any Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI) • Draft itinerary to be provided by the Applicant for an ASI • Notification from any Affected Person of wish to speak at a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH) • Notification from any IP of a wish to speak at subsequent ISHs • Notification from any IP of a wish to speak at a subsequent OFH • Notification of wish to have future correspondence electronically Any further information requested by the ExA View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Deadline 2 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on WRs and responses to comments on RRs • Responses to ExQ1 • Comments on Applicant’s draft ASI itinerary • Local Impact Reports (LIR) from any Local Authorities • Schedule of Changes to the Book of Reference and Negotiations Tracker from the Applicant • Comments on Statements of Common Ground (SoCGs) submitted with application documents • Applicant's first revised dDCO • Any further information requested by the ExA • Comments on any further information requested by the ExA received by D1 View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI) Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI) |
![]() | Issue Specific Hearing (ISH2) Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2) concerning transportation, environmental and socio-economic mattersContinuing on 16 January 2020 at 11am |
![]() | Deadline 3 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Post-hearing submissions including written summaries of oral case • Comments on LIRs • Comments on responses to the ExQ1 • Comments on the Applicant’s first revised dDCO • Revised/updated SoCGs (if any) and any additional SoCGs requested by the ExA • Statement of Commonality of SoCGs • Any further information requested by the ExA • Comments on any further information requested by the ExA received by D2 View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Deadline 4 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Applicant’s revised dDCO (if required) • Comments on revised and additional SoCG (if submitted) • Notification from any Affected Person of wish to speak at a CAH • Notification from any IP of a wish to speak at subsequent ISHs • Notification from any IP of a wish to speak at a subsequent OFH • Any further information requested by the ExA • Comments on any further information requested by the ExA received by D3 View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Deadline 4a Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Documents and information requested by the ExA from the Applicant in the Procedural Decision dated 14 February 2020 following the Applicant’s submission of proposed changes at D4. View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Publication by the ExA 1 Publication by the ExA of:• ExA’s Further Written Questions (ExQ2) (if required) |
![]() | Deadline 5 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Responses to ExQ2 (if issued) • Comment’s on applicant’s revised dDCO (if relevant) • Submission of updated SoCGs (if required) • Any further information requested by the ExA • Comments on any further information requested by the ExA received by D4 View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | NEW Deadline 5a Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Updated Schedule of Changes to the Book of Reference and Negotiations Tracker from the Applicant View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH1) Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1)POSTPONED |
![]() | Issue Specific Hearing (ISH3) Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3) on Traffic, environmental and socio-economic mattersPOSTPONED |
![]() | Open Floor Hearing (OFH2) Open Floor Hearing 2 (OFH2)POSTPONED |
![]() | issue Specific Hearing (ISH4) Issue Specific hearing 4 (ISH4) on the draft Development Consent OrderPOSTPONED |
![]() | Deadline 6 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Post hearing submissions including written submissions of oral case • Comments on updated SoCG • Applicant’s revised dDCO (if required) • Any further information requested by the ExA • Comments on any further information requested by the ExA received by D5 and D5a View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Publication by the ExA 2 Publication by the ExA of:• Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES) • The ExA’s draft DCO Schedule of Changes • Any request for further information under Rule 17 (if necessary) |
![]() | Deadline 7 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Comments on updated schedule of Changes to BoR and Negotiations Tracker • Documentation demonstrating that the transfer and registration of Special Category Land between the Applicant and Surrey County Council, arising from the exercise of the compulsory purchase powers associated with the original construction of the M25, have been completed • Certified copies of any agreement(s) under: Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or any other legislation; or of a commercial nature that the Applicant intends to enter into with any other party or parties • Comments on the ExA’s draft DCO schedule of changes (if required) • Any further information requested by the ExA • Comments on any further information requested by the ExA received by D6 View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Deadline 8 Deadline for receipt by ExA of: • Final draft DCO to be submitted by the Applicant in the SI template with the SI template validation report • Applicant’s final updated Guide to the Application • Responses to request(s) under Rule 17 (if relevant) • Responses to comments on the ExA’s draft DCO schedule of changes (if required) • Final signed SoCGs • Final Statement of Commonality of SoCGs • Final updated version of the Book of Reference • Any comments on RIES • Any further information requested by the ExA • Comments on any further information requested by the ExA received by D7 View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Deadline 9 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Any comments on Proposed Changes 7 to 9 • Notification of a wish to speak at a CAH • Responses from Affected Persons (APs) with respect to their individual preference for the use of video conferencing or teleconferencing technologies during the course of a virtual Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH) (not for publication). • Taking into account the limitations of virtual hearings and the Open Floor Hearing (OFH) that has already taken place in the examination, please submit comments on whether a further OFH, which would need to be a virtual hearing, is required or whether written submissions would suffice. • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Publication by the ExA 3 Publication by the ExA of:• Further written questions (if required) • The ExA’s second draft DCO schedule of changes (if required) |
![]() | Deadline 10 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Responses to further written questions published by the ExA on 21 May 2020 (if issued) • Comments on the ExA’s second draft DCO schedule of changes (if issued) • For the Interested Parties (IPs) and any other Examination participants who had notified the Planning Inspectorate of their wish to heard at Open Floor Hearing 2 (OFH2) originally timetabled for 25 March 2020, the provision in writing of the oral cases that they would otherwise have been made at the postponed OFH2. • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 • Comments on any further information responses under Rule 17 received by the ExA at D9 (if required) View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Compulsory Aquisition Hearing (CAH1) Time reserved for a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing(CAH1). |
![]() | Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH1) Time reserved for a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing(CAH1). |
![]() | Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH1) Time reserved for a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing(CAH1). |
![]() | Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH1) Additional time reserved for CAH1, if required.NO LONGER REQUIRED |
![]() | Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH1) Additional time reserved for CAH1, if required.NO LONGER REQUIRED |
![]() | Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH1) Additional time reserved for CAH1, if required.NO LONGER REQUIRED |
![]() | Deadline 11 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Written summaries of oral contributions at the CAH • Post-Hearing submissions requested by the ExA (if required) • Applicant’s updated Book of Reference and Statement of Reasons, and the documents certified under Schedule 10 of the draft DCO (if required) • Responses to comments on the ExA’s second draft DCO schedule of changes (if required). • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 • Comments on any further information responses under Rule 17 received by the ExA at D10 (if required) View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Deadline 12 Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: • Final draft DCO to be submitted by the Applicant in the SI template with the SI template validation report (if required) • Applicant’s final updated Guide to the Application (if required) • Final signed SoCGs (if required) • Final Statement of Commonality of SoCGs (if required) • Final updated version of the Book of Reference (if required) • Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 • Comments on submissions made at D11 • Comments on any further information responses under Rule 17 received by the ExA at D11 (if required) View the documents received relating to this deadline |
![]() | Close 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. The ExA may close the examination before the end of the six-month period if he is satisfied that all relevant matters have been addressed and discussed. |
![]() | Examination closed |