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 |
|---|---|
 | * Notification of wish to speak at the Preliminary Meeting - Notification of wish to speak at the Open Floor Hearing - Notification of wish to speak at the first Issue Specific Hearing on the draft Development Consent Order (dDCO) - Applicant’s proposed itinerary for an Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI) View the documents received relating to this deadline |
| Examination Begins |
| Issue Specific Hearing 1 (ISH1) on the dDCO Issue Specific Hearing 1 on the draft Development Consent Order (dDCO) |
| Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1) Open Floor Hearing 1 (OFH1) |
| Issue by the ExA of Issue by the ExA of* Examination Timetable * ExA’s First Written Questions (ExQ1) |
| Deadline 1 (D1) Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: - Written summaries of oral submissions to hearings - Any post-hearing submissions requested by the ExA - Responses to ExA’s ExQ1 - An updated dDCO in clean and tracked versions - A Schedule of Changes to the dDCO - Comments on Relevant Representations (RRs) - Local Impact Report (LIR) from Local Authorities - Initial Statements of Common Ground (SoCG) requested by ExA – see Annex H - Progressed Statement of Commonality for SoCG - Comments on any updated application documents - The Compulsory Acquisition (CA) Schedule - Updated Book of Reference (BoR) and Schedule of Changes to the BoR and tracked versions (if required) - An application documents tracker - Initial National Policy Statement (NPS) tracker – see Annex H - Written representations (WRs) (including summaries of all WRs exceeding 1500 words) - Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 - Notification of wish to speak at an Open Floor Hearing - Notification of wish to speak at a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing - Comments and suggestions on Applicant’s draft ASI arrangements and itinerary and requests to attend ASI. - Notification by any Statutory Parties who have not submitted a RR of their wish to be considered as an IP - Applicant’s update on the Marine Licence (ML) submission and progress – see Annex H |
| Deadline 2 (D2) Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: - Responses to comments on RRs - Comments on responses to ExA’s ExQ1 - Comments on LIRs - Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 - Comments on any revised dDCO - An updated CA Schedule in clean and tracked versions - Updated BoR and Schedule of Changes to the BoR and tracked versions (if required) - An updated dDCO in clean and tracked versions - An updated Schedule of Changes to the dDCO - An updated application documents tracker in clean and tracked versions - An updated NPS tracker in clean and tracked versions (if required) - Progressed SoCG - Progressed Statement of Commonality for SoCG - Comments on any other submissions received at D1 - Comments on WRs - Update on the ML (if required) |
| Deadline 3 (D3) Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: - Responses to comments on LIRs - An updated dDCO in clean and tracked versions - An updated CA Schedule in clean and tracked versions - Updated BoR and Schedule of Changes to the BoR and tracked versions (if required) - An updated Schedule of Changes to the dDCO - An updated application documents tracker in clean and tracked versions - An updated NPS tracker in clean and tracked versions (if required) - Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 - Progressed SoCG - Progressed Statement of Commonality for SoCG - Comments on any other submissions received at D2 - Update on the ML (if required) |
| Accompanied Site Inspection 1 (ASI1) Accompanied Site Inspection 1 (ASI1) |
| Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2) Issue Specific Hearing 2 (ISH2) dealing with seascape, landscape and visual effects of the proposed offshore works and related matters, including cultural heritage, socio-economics and tourism effects. |
| Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3) Issue Specific Hearing 3 (ISH3) dealing with the proposed onshore substation site and related matters. |
| Deadline 3a (D3a) - Written summaries of oral submissions at hearings - Any post-hearing submissions requested by the ExA View the documents received relating to this deadline |
| Issue by the ExA of ExA’s Second Written Questions (ExQ2) (if required) Issue by the ExA of ExA’s Second Written Questions (ExQ2) (if required) |
| Deadline 4 (D4) Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: - Written summaries of oral submissions at hearings (if held) - Any post-hearing submissions requested by the ExA - An updated CA Schedule in clean and tracked versions - Updated BoR and Schedule of Changes to the BoR and tracked versions (if required) - An updated dDCO in clean and tracked versions - An updated Schedule of Changes to the dDCO - An updated application documents tracker in clean and tracked versions - An updated NPS tracker in clean and tracked versions (if required) - Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 - Progressed SoCG - Progressed Statement of Commonality for SoCG - Comments on any other submissions received at D3 - Update on the ML (if required) View the documents received relating to this deadline |
| Deadline 5 (D5) Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: - Responses to ExQ2 (if required) - Comments on any revised dDCO - Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 - An updated CA Schedule in clean and tracked versions - Updated BoR and Schedule of Changes to the BoR and tracked versions (if required) - An updated dDCO in clean and tracked versions - An updated Schedule of Changes to the dDCO - An updated application documents tracker in clean and tracked versions - An updated NPS tracker in clean and tracked versions (if required) - Progressed SoCG - Progressed Statement of Commonality for SoCG - Comments on any other submissions received at D4 - Update on the ML (if required) |
| Deadline 6 (D6) Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: - Comments on responses to ExQ2 - An updated CA Schedule in clean and tracked versions - Updated BoR and Schedule of Changes to the BoR and tracked versions (if required) - An updated dDCO in clean and tracked versions - An updated Schedule of Changes to the dDCO - An updated application documents tracker in clean and tracked versions - An updated NPS tracker in clean and tracked versions (if required) - Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 - Progressed SoCG - Progressed Statement of Commonality for SoCG - Comments on any other submissions received at D5 - Update on the ML (if required) View the documents received relating to this deadline |
| Publication by the ExA Publication by the ExAPublication by the ExA of * The ExA’s schedule of changes to the dDCO (if required) * Report on Implications for European Sites (RIES) (if required) |
| Compulsory Acquisition Hearing Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH) |
| Issue by the ExA Issue by the ExAIssue by the ExA of: * ExA’s Third Written Questions (ExQ3) (if required) |
| Issue Specific Hearing (ISH4) on offshore environmental effects (if necessary) and the draft Development Consent Order Issue Specific Hearing (ISH4) on offshore environmental effects (if necessary) and the draft Development Consent Order |
| Deadline 7 (D7) Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: - Responses to ExQ3 (if required) View the documents received relating to this deadline |
| Deadline 8 (D8) Deadline for receipt by the ExA of: - Written summaries of oral submissions at hearings (if required) - Comments on the RIES (if required) - Comments on the ExA’s proposed schedule of changes to the dDCO (if required) - Finalised SoCG - Finalised Statement of Commonality for SoCG - Finalised CA Schedule in clean and tracked versions - Updated BoR and Schedule of Changes to the BoR and tracked versions (if required) - A finalised application documents tracker - A finalised and validated version of the dDCO in clean and tracked versions - A finalised Schedule of Changes to the dDCO - Finalised BoR in clean and tracked versions - Finalised Statement of Reasons in clean and tracked versions - Finalised NPS tracker in clean and tracked versions - Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 (if required) - Comments on any other submissions received at D6 - Updated LIRs - Closing submissions - Final update on the ML - Comments on responses to ExQ3 (if required) |
| Close of Examination - Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 (if required) |
| Examination closed |
