Powergen UK plc

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO CONSTRUCT A FLUE GAS DESULPHURISATION PLANT AT KINGSNORTH POWER STATION, NEAR ROCHESTER IN KENT

Notice is hereby given that Powergen UK plc (“the Company”) has applied, under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989, for consent of the Secretary of State to construct and operate a flue gas desulphurisation plant at Kingsnorth Power Station, near Rochester, Kent, and for direction, under section 90(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, that planning permission for the development be deemed to be granted.
A copy of the application, with a plan showing the land to which it relates, together with a copy of the Environmental Statement, explaining the Company’s proposals in more detail and presenting an analysis of the environmental implications with a non-technical summary thereof, may be inspected, during normal office hours, at the following addresses:

Medway Council, Compass Centre, Chatham Maritime, Chatham, Kent ME4 4YH;
Strood Library, 32 Bryant Road, Strood, Kent ME2 3EP;
Rochester Library, Northgate, Rochester, Kent ME1 1LU; and
Hoo Library, Church Street, Hoo, Rochester, Kent ME3 9AL.

Copies of the Environmental Statement (price £50) and the Non-Technical Summary (free of charge) may be obtained, while stocks last from:

Martin Baker, Plant Manager, Kingsnorth Power Station, PO Box 15, Hoo, Rochester, Kent ME3 9LD, www.powergenplc.com.

Any objections to the proposals, stating the name of the power station and the grounds of the objection, should be made in writing to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, c/o Room 294, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET, or by email to gary.mohammed@dti.gov.uk or walter.gusmag@dti.gov.uk not later than 10 October 2003. Unless otherwise indicated, copies of any objections will be made available to Medway Council and Powergen UK plc.