Lincolnshire - Notice Of Hearings Relating To The North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park Planning Inspectorate

NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE GREEN ENERGY PARK LIMITED

NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE GREEN ENERGY PARK

SECTIONS 91, 92 AND 94 OF THE PLANNING ACT 2008 

RULE 13(6) OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (EXAMINATION PROCEDURE) RULES 2010

NOTICE OF HEARINGS RELATING TO THE NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE GREEN ENERGY PARK

PLANNING INSPECTORATE REFERENCE: EN010116

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, at the dates, times and locations set out below, compulsory acquisition hearings and an issue specifc hearing will be held by the Examining Authority (appointed by the Secretary of State) for the examination of the application made by North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park Limited (“the Applicant”) for a Development Consent Order (“the DCO”) for the North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park (“the Application”). 

The Application was made to the Secretary of State (via the Planning Inspectorate) under sections 14(1)(a),15(2) and 37 of the Planning Act 2008 on 31 May 2022 and was accepted by the Planning Inspectorate for examination on 27 June 2022. The Application has been given the Planning Inspectorate reference number EN010116.

SUMMARY OF THE SCHEME
The Applicant seeks development consent for the North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park in Yorkshire and the Humber, located within the administrative area of North Lincolnshire Council (“the Scheme”). The Scheme would be located on land within and to the south of Flixborough Industrial Estate, to the north west of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. 

The main aspects of the Scheme comprise:
• An energy recovery facility (ERF), including;
• switchyard;
• a water treatment facility;
• a carbon dioxide (CO2) capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) facility;
• a bottom ash and fue gas residue handling and treatment facility (RHTF);
• a concrete block manufacturing facility (CBMF);
• a plastic recycling facility (PRF);
• a hydrogen production and storage facility;
• an electric vehicle (EV) and hydrogen (H2) re-fuelling station;
• battery storage;
• a hydrogen and natural gas above ground installation (AGI);
• a new access road and parking;
• a gatehouse and visitor centre with elevated walkway;
• railway reinstatement works including, sidings at Dragonby, reinstatement and safety improvements to the 6km private railway spur, and the 
construction of a new railhead with sidings south of Flixborough Wharf;
• a northern and southern district heating and private wire network (DHPWN);
• habitat creation, landscaping and ecological mitigation, including green infrastructure and 65 acre wetland area;
• new public rights of way and cycle ways including footbridges;
• Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) and food defence; and
• utility constructions and diversions.

If the DCO is made by the Secretary of State, it would allow the Applicant, for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining the Scheme, to acquire compulsorily interests in and rights over land, including the power to create and acquire new rights over land, and to take possession of and to use land temporarily. 

HEARINGS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with Sections 91, 92 and 94 of the Planning Act 2008 and Rule 13(6) of the Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010 that hearings are due to be held by the Examining Authority for the Examination of the Application at the dates and times set out in the table below:

Date - Hearing Type - Time - Joining Details

Tuesday 7th March 2023 - Issue Specific Hearing: Development Consent Order - Seating available at venue from 9:15am Virtual arrangements Conference starts at 9.30am Hearing starts at 10.00am - Virtually via Microsoft Teams * And The Forest Pines Spa and Golf Resort, Ermine Street, Broughton, Brigg, DN20 0AQ

Wednesday 8th March 202 - Compulsory Acquisition Hearing - Seating available at venue from 9:15am Virtual arrangements Conference starts at 9.30am Hearing starts at 10.00am

 Thursday 9th March 2023 Compulsory Acquisition Hearing - Seating available at venue from 9:15am Virtual arrangements Conference starts at 9.30am Hearing starts at 10.00am

*Joining instructions will be issued via email in advance of each hearing to parties who notifed the Planning Inspectorate of their wish to speak at the hearing. A link to the ‘live stream’ (where the hearing can be followed live but without participation) will be posted on the Planning Inspectorate’s project website (see link below) the day before each hearing via a banner.

LOCATION OF THE HEARING - The hearings will be a blended event. They will be held in person at the Forest Pines Spa and Golf Resort, Ermine Street, Broughton, Brigg, DN20 0AQ and virtually by Microsoft Teams with participants attending at different locations, such as their home or offce. A web address and/or telephone number will be provided on the Planning Inspectorate’s project website (see below) or directly to pre-registered participants in advance of the hearing to allow access to the hearing by a tablet or computer connected to the internet and/ or by telephone.

ARRANGEMENTS CONFERENCE - All participants will be required to attend an Arrangements Conference before each session of the hearing. This will be held with the Planning Inspectorate’s Case Team 30 minutes before the start of each session. This gives time for the Case Team to admit everyone to the hearing.

CANCELLATION OF A HEARING - If the above hearings are no longer required, reasonable notice will be provided of the Planning Inspectorate’s decision to cancel the hearing by the posting of a banner on the Planning Inspectorate’s project website.

REQUEST FOR NOTIFICATION OF A WISH TO SPEAK AT A HEARING - Advance notice must be provided by email to the Planning Inspectorate’s Case Team of a wish to speak at a hearing: NorthLincolnshireGreenEnergyProject@planninginspectorate.gov.uk

Any hearings further to those listed above will be advertised by one or more further notices. In accordance with Rule 13(3) of Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010, as amended, the Planning Inspectorate will also notify interested parties of the date, time and place fxed for each hearing.

For more information on the above hearings, the examination of the Application and full examination timetable (and any amendments to it), including how and when to register to speak at the hearings and how and when to make written submissions, please contact the Planning Inspectorate using the details at the end of this notice, or visit the Planning Inspectorate’s project website where procedural decisions and notices of hearings are available to download: North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park | National Infrastructure Planning (planninginspectorate.gov.uk) Annex C of the Planning Inspectorate’s Rule 8 letter dated 23 November 2022 provides further information on hearings procedure and is available to download via the following hyperlink: Additional information about DCO hearings and examination procedure is included in the Planning Inspectorate’s Advice Note 8 which can be found here: https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Advice-note-8.0.pdf COPIES OF THE APPLICATION DOCUMENTS

Copies of the Application documents, including the draft Development Consent Order, compulsory acquisition information (including the Land Plans, Book of Reference, Funding Statement and Statement of Reasons) and the Environmental Statement can be viewed and downloaded online at the Planning Inspectorate’s project website:

North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park | National Infrastructure Planning (planninginspectorate.gov.uk)

The Application documents can also be viewed electronically, free of charge, at the following public locations: 

Location - Opening Times

Scunthorpe Central Library 
Carlton Street, Scunthorpe, DN15 6TX - Monday - Friday: 9am -12:30pm; 1pm -5pm • Saturday: 9am-1pm
Sunday: Closed

Crowle Community Hub (Library) 
The Market Hall, Market Place, Crowle, Scunthorpe, DN17 4LA - Monday - Friday: 9am -12:30pm; 1pm -5pm • Saturday: 9am-12pm
Sunday: Closed

Winterton Library 
54 West Street, Winterton, Scunthorpe, DN15 9QF - Monday: 9am-4pm; 4:30pm - 7pm • Tuesday: Closed • Wednesday - Friday: 
9am-4pm; 4:30pm - 7pm • Saturday: Closed • Sunday: 9am - 12pm

Venue copying charges will apply. Check with the location before you leave to confrm opening times, and whether you need to register as a library member in order to use a computer. 

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further information about the Application, the hearings and accompanied site inspection, and how to take part in the examination and any other matters covered in this notice may be obtained from the Planning Inspectorate or the North Lincolnshire Green Energy Project Team using the following contact details: 

The Planning Inspectorate 
The Planning Inspectorate requests that written correspondence is directed to the following email address:
Email: NorthLincolnshireGreenEnergyProject@planninginspectorate.gov.uk
Phone: 0303 444 5000
Post: The Planning Inspectorate
Temple Quay House
2 The Square
Bristol 
BS1 6PN 
Website: North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park | National Infrastructure Planning (planninginspectorate.gov.uk)
Please quote the Application reference number EN010116 in any correspondence with the Planning Inspectorate about this Scheme. 
Correspondence about this Scheme should be marked “FAO North Lincolnshire Green Energy Project Case Team.” 

North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park Limited 

North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park Limited requests that written correspondence is directed to the following email address: 
Email: info@northlincolnshiregreenenergypark.co.uk
Telephone: 0800 211 8562
Post: North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park Ltd c/o Freepost SEC NEWGATE UK Local
Correspondence about this Scheme should be marked: “FAO North Lincolnshire Green Energy Project Team”