Chertsey Road - Planning Application For Net Zero Teesside Project Development

Section 153 Of The Planning Act 2008
Regulation 6 Of The Infrastructure Planning (Changes To, And Revocation Of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011

Notice Of Application To Make A Non-Material Change To The Following Development Consent Order:
The Net Zero Teesside Order 2024 (Si 2024/174)

1. Notice is hereby given that Net Zero Teesside Power Limited (company number 12473751) and Net Zero North Sea Storage Limited (company number 12473084) (the 'Applicants') both of Chertsey Road, Sunbury On Thames, Middlesex, United Kingdom, TW16 7BP are seeking non-material changes to 'The Net Zero Teesside Order 2024' (the 'Order') (SI 2024/174) by way of an application (the 'Non-Material Change Application') submitted to the Secretary of State ('SoS') for Energy Security and Net Zero.

2. The Order was made by the SoS pursuant to Section 114 'Grant or refusal of development consent' of The Planning Act 2008 on 16 February 2024. The Order came into force on 11 March 2024.

3. The Order granted consent for the construction, operation and maintenance of the Net Zero Teesside Project ('NZT' or 'the Project'), including associated development on land at and in the vicinity of the former Redcar Steel Works site, Redcar and in Stockton-on-Tees, on Teesside (the 'Site'). The former Steel Works site, along with other land required for the Proposed Development, lies within the boundary of the land controlled by the South Tees Development Corporation ('STDC'), which is now known as 'Teesworks'. 

Summary of the Proposed Non-Material Changes
4. The Applicants are proposing the following changes (together 'the Proposed Changes') to Schedule 1 'Authorised Development' of the Order: 

- Change 1 - The addition of 'Work No. 6A' which would comprise an Above Ground Installation ('AGI') for the CO 2 gathering network and associated apparatus to be located at Seal Sands and the addition of 'Work No 9G' consisting of a temporary construction laydown area to be located on land adjacent to the new AGI at Work No. 6A. The proposed AGI under Work No. 6A is located within the existing Order Limits, with the proposed temporary laydown area requiring new land to be included within the Order Limits. The temporary laydown is needed to facilitate the construction of the AGI. 

- Change 2 - An extension to the area allocated for Work No. 2B (natural gas AGI) at the CATS Terminal (Seal Sands). This minor expansion of the proposed AGI area for Work No. 2B follows further detailed land discussions with interested parties and is located entirely within the existing Order Limits and within the existing area of Work No. 2A (natural gas pipeline).

- Change 3 - Within the Power, Capture and Compression ('PCC') Site, the Applicants propose the addition of a new AGI under Work No. 6A and the realignment of the CO 2 gathering network under Work No. 6. Both the new AGI and realigned CO 2 pipeline are located entirely within the existing Order Limits.

- Change 4 - Areas of land to be added to existing Work No. 3A (electrical connection), including areas both within and outside the existing Order Limits. The proposed additional areas of above ground and underground high voltage ('HV') electrical cabling under Work No. 3A also include two support structures adjacent to existing bridges over the Tees Valley Line, River Fleet and existing pipelines to support the cables (rather than using the existing bridges as previously specified).

5. In association with the Work No. 3A change set out above (Change 4), the nonmaterial change application also requests a change to Requirement 3(4) of Schedule 2 'Requirements' of the Order, as a means to ensure that details of the two proposed cable support structures are submitted for the approval of the relevant planning authority.

6. The Non-Material Change Application seeks to make the above Proposed Changes to the Order and includes a draft Amendment Order.

Copies of the Non-Material Change Application
7. Copies of the Non-Material Change Application documents, including a letter explaining the changes, and the draft Amendment Order, are available for inspection free of charge on the National Infrastructure Planning Portal (Net Zero Teesside page): https://nationalinfrastructureconsenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010103   

Click on the 'Documents' tab and then click on 'Decided' in the documents navigation area. The Non-Material Change documents are also available on the NZT website: https://www.netzeroteesside.co.uk/ until 25 April 2025.

8. A hard copy of the Non-Material Change Application documents is available at a cost of £25.00 and an electronic copy (on a USB device) is available at a cost of £10.00. These can be obtained by calling 020 7489 0213 (the same number can be used for any enquiries relating to the documents) or by writing to Net Zero Teesside, c/o DWD Property and Planning, 69 Carter Lane, London, EC4V 5EQ. 

9. For any queries regarding the Non-Material Change application, please contact the Agent (DWD Planning & Property Limited) via the following email address: Rob.Booth@dwd-ltd.co.uk 

Commenting on the Non-Material Change Application
10. Please send any representations about the Non-Material Change Application by:
-Email: to NetZeroTeessideProject@planninginspectorate.gov.uk or

-Writing/post: to National Infrastructure Planning, The Planning Inspectorate, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6PN.

11. Please quote 'Net Zero Teesside - Non-Material Change' on any correspondence. 

If you have difficulty in submitting a representation by email, please contact NetZeroTeessideProject@planninginspectorate.gov.uk or 0303 444 5000 and a member of the Planning Inspectorate's case team will be able to assist.

12. Please note that any representations received by the Planning Inspectorate in response to the consultation will be handled in compliance with the United Kingdom's General Data Protection Regulation and published on the relevant page of the Planning Inspectorate's Infrastructure Planning Portal, accessible via the following link: https://nationalinfrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010103
All personal information will be removed from submitted representations.

13. Please note that comments must be received by the Planning Inspectorate no later than 11.59pm on 25 April 2025.

Net Zero Teesside Power Limited And Net Zero North Sea Storage Limited

27 March 2025