The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010

Timetable

8.—(1) At the preliminary meeting, or as soon as practicable after the end of that meeting, the Examining authority must set the timetable for its examination of the application or specified matters, specifying in the timetable—

(a) the date by which written representations must be received by the Examining authority;

(b) the period within which the Examining authority will ask questions in writing and seek further written information about—

(i) any matter contained in the application, specified matters or a relevant representation;

(ii) any written representation; and

(iii) any other matter it considers relevant to its examination of the application or specified matters;

(c) the period within which the applicant will have the opportunity to comment in writing on—

(i) any relevant or written representations; and

(ii) any responses to written questions received from an interested party or others;

(d) the period within which any interested party will have the opportunity to comment in writing on—

(i) any relevant and written representations; and

(ii) any responses to written questions received from an interested party or others;

(e) the period within which the applicant and any interested party must agree a statement of common ground;

(f) the date by which any interested party must notify the Examining authority of their wish to be heard at an open-floor hearing;

(g) the date by which any affected person must notify the Examining authority of their wish to be heard at a compulsory acquisition hearing;

(h) the date of any issue-specific hearing;

(i) the date by which any summaries of relevant and written representations must be received by the Examining authority;

(j) the date by which any local impact report must be received by the Commission and the period within which an interested party will have the opportunity to make written comments on that report; and

(k) such other deadlines as the Examining authority considers necessary.

(2) The Examining authority must send the timetable to all interested parties and any other person it has invited to the preliminary meeting.

(3) The Examining authority may subsequently vary the timetable; and as soon as practicable after doing so it must notify the variation to all interested parties and any other person it has invited to the preliminary meeting.