Connah’s Quay, Development Consent Order Application

Notice of Acceptance of an Application for a Development Consent Order for Connah’s Quay Low Carbon Power Project

Application Reference: EN010166

Notice under Section 56 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 is hereby given that an application for a Development Consent Order (DCO) under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008 has been made by Uniper UK Limited (company number: 02796628) (the Applicant) of registered office Compton House 2300 The Crescent, Birmingham Business Park, Birmingham, England, B37 7YE to the Planning Inspectorate (on behalf of the Secretary of State) (the Application).

The Application was made on 5 August 2025 and accepted for examination by the Planning Inspectorate (on behalf of the Secretary of State) on 28 August 2025 (Application Reference: EN010166). The Application is for the proposed Connah’s Quay Low Carbon Power Project (the Project).

Summary of the Project

The Project Site is located approximately 0.6 kilometres (km) north-west of Connah’s Quay in Flintshire, north-east Wales. The Main Development Area is centred at national grid reference 327347, 371374, and the Project is wholly within the administrative area of Flintshire County Council. A map showing the location of the Project can be viewed online on the Connah’s Quay Low Carbon Power Project page of the Planning Inspectorate’s National Infrastructure Consenting website at: https://nisp-documents

.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/published-documents/EN010166-000318-2.1-CQLCP_Site_Location_Plan_Rev_00.pdf.

The Project comprises the construction, operation (including maintenance) and decommissioning of a proposed low carbon Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Generating Station fitted with Carbon Capture Plant (CCP) (the CQLCP Abated Generating Station) and supporting infrastructure on land at, and in the vicinity of, the Connah’s Quay Power Station Site, Kelsterton Road, Connah’s Quay, Deeside.

The Application is required because the Project is classified as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project pursuant to sub-sections 14(1)(a) and 15(1) and (3A) of the Planning Act 2008, as an onshore generating station in Wales with a capacity exceeding 350 megawatts. This means that development consent is required for the Project. The decision whether to grant development consent will be made by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (the Secretary of State).

The DCO, if granted, would authorise the compulsory acquisition of land, interests in land and rights over land, and the powers to use land permanently and temporarily. The DCO would also authorise alterations to the layout of streets, the construction of accesses to the Project, the temporary and permanent stopping up of the public rights of way, street works, removal of hedgerows, and the application, disapplication and modification of legislation.

Environmental Impact Assessment

The Project is Environmental Impact Assessment development, as defined by the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 and, accordingly, an Environmental Statement accompanies the Application.

Application form and accompanying documents

The Application form and its accompanying documents, drawings, plans, maps, including the Environmental Statement and draft DCO, are available to view electronically and download, free of charge, under the “Documents” tab on the Connah’s Quay Low Carbon Power Project page of the Planning Inspectorate’s National Infrastructure Consenting website, being a website maintained by or on behalf of the Secretary of State: https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010166/documents.

The Application documents are available for electronic inspection via computer free of charge at the following venues and times set out below. These documents will be available to view at these venues at least until the end of the Relevant Representation period at 23:59:59 on 27 October 2025.

On request, an electronic copy of the Application documents can be supplied free of charge on a USB memory stick which will be limited to one USB memory stick per household or business. The Applicant’s contact details to request the USB memory stick can be found at the end of this notice. You can also contact the Applicant using these contact details if you have any enquiries in relation to the Application and its accompanying documents, plans and maps.

The complete set of Application documents can be made available in hard copy format subject to a fee of £590. Copies of individual documents are also available on request and a reasonable printing charge may apply. The Applicant will also consider any reasonable requests for bespoke or hard copy document formats and will accommodate such requests where it is feasible to do so and for which a reasonable charge may apply. In relation to any request, please contact the Applicant using the contact details set out at the end of this notice.

Making a representation

Any person may make representations on the Application to the Secretary of State (including giving notice of any interest in, comment on, objection to or support for the Application). All representations relating to the Application must be made on the Planning Inspectorate’s Registration and Relevant Representation Form and give the grounds on which it is made.

The Registration and Relevant Representation Form will be made available by the Planning Inspectorate. The form can be found on the Connah’s Quay Low Carbon Power Project page for the Application via the Planning Inspectorate’s National Infrastructure Consenting website: https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010166.

The Planning Inspectorate has issued detailed advice on making and registering a relevant representation and becoming an Interested Party, which you should read before making your representation. This is contained in the Planning Inspectorate’s Advice Note 8 (Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects: How to register to have your say and make a representation) which is held on the Planning Inspectorate’s National Infrastructure Consenting website and can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-infrastructure-planning-advice-note-8.

For further guidance on obtaining or completing the Registration and Relevant Representation Form or you are unable to use the form online and you would like to register your interest and/or request a hard copy, please telephone the Planning Inspectorate on 0303 444 5000 quoting the name of the Application and the Planning Inspectorate’s reference number EN010166.

Any Registration and Relevant Representation Form must be received by the Planning Inspectorate no later than 23:59:59 on 27 October 2025.

All representations must include details of the maker’s name, address and telephone number, along with an outline of the points intended to be made at the examination stage. Please ensure that you quote reference number EN010166 in all correspondence with the Planning Inspectorate about the Application.

Please note that any submitted representations to the Planning Inspectorate will be published on the Planning Inspectorate’s National Infrastructure Consenting website for the Application and will be subject to their privacy policy which can be viewed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/planning-inspectorate-privacy-notices/customer-privacy-notice.

A completed hard copy form to be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate should be sent to:

The Planning Inspectorate, Room 3/OP, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6PN

Applicant’s contact details

For further information about the Application, or to request copies of documents, the Applicant can be contacted by using the following details:

Telephone: 0800 012 9156 (free of charge)

Email: info@connahsquaylcp.co.uk

Post: FREEPOST CQLCP (free of charge; no stamp required)

Any details you provide to the Applicant via telephone or e-mail will be treated confidentially and will be processed and handled in accordance with relevant data protection legislation and the Applicant’s Privacy Policy https://www.uniper.energy/privacy-policy

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Uniper UK Limited