Town and Country Planning

LeedsNorth East LincolnshireDN41 8BZ53.602929-0.146130LS15 8ZB53.796839-1.426504PLANNING ACT 2008Planning Act 2008Planning Act 2008, s. 31PLANNING ACT 2008, s. 56THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2017the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 20172020-04-092020-05-042020-05-282020-07-16TSO (The Stationery Office), customer.services@thegazette.co.uk356843663010

SOUTH HUMBER BANK ENERGY CENTRE PROJECT

NOTICE UNDER SECTION 56 OF THE PLANNING ACT 2008, REGULATION 9 OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (APPLICATIONS: PRESCRIBED FORMS AND PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS 2009, AND REGULATION 16 OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2017

NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF AN APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER (DCO) FOR THE SOUTH HUMBER BANK ENERGY CENTRE ORDER

PLANNING INSPECTORATE REFERENCE EN010107

1. Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of State (‘SoS’) for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has accepted an application (the ‘Application’) for a Development Consent Order (‘DCO’) made by EP Waste Management Ltd (‘EPWM’) whose registered office is Part Ground Floor, Paradigm Building 3175 Century Way, Thorpe Park, Leeds LS15 8ZB, under Section 31 of the Planning Act 2008 (the ‘PA 2008’). The Application was received by the Planning Inspectorate (who acts on behalf of the Secretary of State) on 9 April 2020 and accepted for examination on 4 May 2020. The reference number assigned to the Application by the Planning Inspectorate is EN010107.

2. The Application seeks to authorise the construction, operation and maintenance of a new Energy from Waste (‘EfW’) power station with a capacity of up to 95 megawatts gross electrical output. The proposed development would also include associated development such as electrical and gas connections. The proposed development is hereinafter referred to as the ‘Project’.

The Project

3. The site for the Project (the ‘Site’) is located within the boundary of the South Humber Bank Power Station Site, South Marsh Road, near Stallingborough, DN41 8BZ, at grid reference TA 523000 413309, along with part of the carriageway within South Marsh Road. The Site extends to approximately 25 hectares.

4. The proposed DCO would, amongst other matters, authorise the construction, operation and maintenance of:

4.1 An electricity generating station located on land at SHBPS, fuelled by refuse derived fuel (‘RDF’) with a gross electrical output of up to 95 MW at ISO conditions; two emissions stacks and associated emissions monitoring systems; an administration block, including control room, workshops, stores and welfare facilities;

4.2 Electrical, gas, water, telecommunication, steam and other utility connections for the generating station;

4.3 Landscaping and biodiversity works;

4.4 A new site access on to South Marsh Road and works to an existing access on to South Marsh Road; and

4.5 Temporary construction and laydown areas.

5. The DCO would also includes other powers such as to allow works to streets, trees and statutory undertakers' apparatus.

Environmental Impact Assessment

6. Due to its nature and size, the Project is 'EIA development' under the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. This means that the Project constitutes development for which an Environmental Impact Assessment ('EIA') is required. The Application therefore includes an Environmental Statement (‘ES’) documenting the findings of the EIA undertaken.

Copies of the Application

7. You are encouraged to view the application form and its accompanying documents, drawings, plans and maps (including the draft DCO and the ES) comprising the Application (‘the Application Documents’) free of charge by downloading them from either the Planning Inspectorate’s Project Website: https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/yorkshire-and-the-humber/south-humber-bank-energy-centre/ or the Applicant’s Website: http://www.shbenergycentre.co.uk/dco/.

8. If you require alternative methods for inspecting the Application Documents, please telephone 020 3327 4725 or write to info@shbenergycentre.co.uk. Any details you provide to us via the telephone or e-mail will be subject to our privacy policy at https://www.shbenergycentre.co.uk/privacy-policy/. Your needs will be considered, and you will be given guidance on using the website, offered a USB stick free of charge, or offered a free loan of the Application Documents in hard copy or on an electronic document reader. Hard copy documents and electronic document readers on loan will be delivered to your address by the Applicant and collected again by the Applicant after 16 July 2020.

9. We are required by law to provide at least one physical deposit location for viewing the Application Documents, and so details of this and how the Application Documents can be viewed there free of charge are set out below. However given the current COVID-19 pandemic (‘coronavirus’), and the Government's guidance and in the interests of health and safety, we strongly encourage you to use the alternative methods of viewing documents that we have provided, as described above. The Application Documents are available for inspection free of charge at the venues, dates and times set out below. Viewing is by appointment only. Opening times and visiting arrangements are subject to change by the site owner/operator and will be explained when making an appointment.

Inspection Location

Opening Times

Visiting Arrangements (Overview)

Entrance Gatehouse South Humber Bank Power Station South Marsh Road Stallingborough DN41 8BZ

Telephone: 020 3327 4725

E-mail: info@shbenergycentre.co.uk

By appointment only

Monday to Friday, 9.00am – 6.00pm. Saturday and Sunday, 10.00am – 4.00pm.

Strict hygiene, distancing, and security protocols are maintained at the site and therefore it is mandatory to book an appointment in advance.

Firstly telephone or e-mail in advance to make an appointment. You will be required to provide a name and address, telephone number, any accessibility requirements, and the required duration of your visit. Further visits can be requested.

On arrival at your booked time, show photo identification at the entrance.

A dedicated reading room is provided accessed directly from the car park.

Communication will be via a closed window, intercom, and telephone and you will not be met in person. No other person may enter the reading room and hand sanitiser and disposable gloves and surface coverings will be available.

EPUKI Leeds Ground Floor Paradigm Building 3175 Century Way Thorpe Park Leeds LS15 8ZB

Telephone: 020 3327 4725

E-mail: info@shbenergycentre.co.uk

By appointment only

Monday to Sunday, 10.00am – 4.00pm.

Strict hygiene, distancing, and security protocols are maintained at the office and therefore it is mandatory to book an appointment in advance.

Firstly telephone or e-mail in advance to make an appointment. You will be required to provide a name and address, telephone number, any accessibility requirements, and the required duration of your visit. Further visits can be requested.

On arrival at your booked time, show photo ID at the entrance.

A dedicated reading room is provided accessed directly from the office reception.

Communication will be via intercom and telephone. Only up to three other family members may enter the reading room and hand sanitiser and disposable gloves and surface coverings will be available.

10. Observe all the latest government guidance and laws in force if planning a visit. Under current NHS guidance, you should not visit an Inspection Location if you are at high risk or very high risk from coronavirus (https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/people-at-higher-risk-from-coronavirus/whos-at-higher-risk-from-coronavirus/). Do not visit an Inspection Location if you are unwell, have symptoms of coronavirus, or have recently been in contact with someone with coronavirus.

Charges for purchasing hard copies

11. In addition to the opportunity to borrow copies of the Application Documents free of charge during the inspection period (i.e. up to the deadline for commenting on the Application of 16 July 2020) it is also possible to purchase a hard copy of the Application Documents which you may keep beyond that date. In view of copying costs, a maximum charge of £250.00 will apply for these hard copies.

Commenting on the Application

12. Becoming an Interested Party gives you the right to make representations about the Application to the Planning Inspectorate. To become an Interested Party, it is necessary to register with the Planning Inspectorate, giving notice of any interest in or objection to the Application. This must be done using the Planning Inspectorate’s Registration and Relevant Representation Form for this Application. This Form is available to complete at the Planning Inspectorate’s Project Website above, from 28 May 2020.

13. If you require guidance, or other methods, to obtain and complete a Planning Inspectorate Registration and Relevant Representation Form, please telephone the Planning Inspectorate on 0303 444 5000 or e-mail SouthHumberBank@planninginspectorate.gov.uk.

14. Any Registration and Relevant Representation Form must be received by the Planning Inspectorate no later than 16 July 2020.

15. Further information about registering as an interested party is available in Advice Note 8.2: How to register to participate in an Examination on the Planning Inspectorate website at https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/legislation-and-advice/advice-notes/. Due to the coronavirus, the Planning Inspectorate is reviewing its procedures, and therefore please monitor that website for updates periodically and sign up for updates using the “sign up” link on that website.

16. Representations will be made public and will be subject to the Planning Inspectorate’s privacy policy at https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/help/privacy-and-cookie/.

EP Waste Management Ltd