Teesworks, Development Consent Order For Hydrogen Production Facility

THE H2TEESSIDE PROJECT

APPLICATION BY H2 TEESSIDE LIMITED FOR AN ORDER GRANTING DEVELOPMENT CONSENT FOR THE H2TEESSIDE PROJECT – LAND WITHIN THE BOROUGHS OF REDCAR AND CLEVELAND AND STOCKTON-ON-TEES, TEESSIDE AND WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF HARTLEPOOL, COUNTY DURHAM (APPLICATION REFERENCE: EN070009)

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

SECTIONS 91 AND 92 OF THE PLANNING ACT 2008

NOTICE OF HEARINGS RELATING TO THE H2TEESSIDE PROJECT

Notice is hereby given that at the dates, times and locations set out below, the Compulsory Acquisition and Issue Specific Hearings will be held by the Examining Authority appointed by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero for the examination of the application made by H2 Teesside Limited (the “Applicant”) for a Development Consent Order (“DCO”) for the H2Teesside Project (the “Application”).

The Application is for the construction, operation and maintenance of one of the UK’s largest blue hydrogen production facilities with a capacity of up to 1.2 gigawatts (“GW”) thermal. This equates to the production of approximately 160,000 tonnes of low carbon hydrogen per annum, with approximately two million tonnes of carbon dioxide being captured and stored each year.

The Application comprises the following main elements: the Hydrogen Production Facility (including two carbon capture enabled hydrogen production units each of 600 megawatts thermal (t)); its emissions and that the hydrogen production facility will be constructed in two phases); connections corridors including a natural gas supply connection, electrical connection works, water supply connection works, wastewater disposal works, a hydrogen distribution network; a high pressure carbon dioxide export pipeline and gas (oxygen and nitrogen) connections; temporary construction and laydown areas and contractor compounds; access and highways improvement works; and replacement land.

The proposed location of the Hydrogen Production Facility will be located on part of the Teesworks, which forms part of Teesworks, within the borough of Redcar and Cleveland. The connections corridors would be located within the boroughs of Redcar and Cleveland, Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees.

The Application is being considered for the H2Teesside Project and is the subject of a direction under section 35 of the Planning Act 2008 by the Secretary of State under section 35(1) of the Planning Act 2008. The Application was accepted by the Secretary of State for Examination on 25 March 2024 under section 55 of the Planning Act 2008 on 25 March 2024.

The Application reference number is EN070009.

Hearings

The hearings will be held at the Leonardo Hotel (formerly Jury’s Inn Hotel), Bedale, Carlton, Dinsdale & Eston Rooms, Fry Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 1JH on the dates and times as set out below:

The hearings will be held as hybrid events, both in person and using Microsoft Teams and it will be possible to join them via standard internet browser or alternatively by telephone dial in. More information on the hearings, including how and when to register to attend and speak at the hearings, is available on the Project Page of the Planning Inspectorate’s National Infrastructure Planning website or by contacting the Planning Inspectorate Case Team via the details below (the Planning Inspectorate reference for the Application (EN070009) should be quoted in any correspondence).

The Project Page for the National Infrastructure Planning website is:

https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN070009

The Planning Inspectorate Case Team is contactable via e-mail:

H2Teesside@planninginspectorate.gov.uk

or Telephone: 0303 444 5000

A link to the livestream of the hearings, for those who wish to watch but not speak, will be published beforehand on the Project Page of the Planning Inspectorate’s National Infrastructure Planning website, along with a full digital recording as soon as possible after the relevant hearing has closed.

Any hearings further to those listed above will be advertised by one or more further notices.

The application documents and representations submitted to the Examination are available for inspection free of charge on the Project Page of the Planning Inspectorate’s National Infrastructure Planning website under the ‘Documents’ tab.

Copies of the application documents are available to download electronically, free of charge, at the electronic deposit locations set out at Annex D of the Planning Inspectorate’s Rule 8 letter dated 30 August 2024, which can be viewed on the Project Page via the website address:

https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/projects/EN070009/000703-Rule%208%20letter.pdf

Hard copies of the Application documents can be provided by the Applicant upon request, subject to a charge on a USB memory stick. Hard copies are also available on request, subject to reasonable copying charges. For more information please contact the Applicant by email info@h2teesside.net or telephone 0800 0830282.

H2 Teesside Limited