Ferrybridge - Planning and Environmental Impact Assessment

SECTION 48, PLANNING ACT 2008
REGULATION 4, THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (APPLICATIONS: PRESCRIBED FORMS AND PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS 2009
NOTICE PUBLICISING A PROPOSED APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER (DCO)
FERRYBRIDGE CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE

1. Notice is hereby given that enfinium Limited (company number 07593865) of 2nd Floor, 123 Victoria Street, London, England, SW1E 6DE (‘the Applicant’), intends to make an application to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero for development consent under Section 37 of the Planning Act 2008 for the Ferrybridge Carbon Capture and Storage proposed development (hereafter referred to as ‘Ferrybridge CCS’), directed by the Secretary of State as a project of national significance under section 35 of the 2008 Planning Act.
2. The proposed application for development consent for Ferrybridge CCS is being compiled and consulted upon by the Applicant.
3. Ferrybridge CCS is an ‘EIA development’ for the purposes of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. This means that the proposed works constitute development for which an Environmental Impact Assessment is required and the proposed application for the DCO will therefore be accompanied by an Environmental Statement (ES). The ES will provide a detailed description of the project and its likely significant environmental effects.
Summary of proposed works
4. enfinium operates Ferrybridge 1&2, which are the largest combined Energy from Waste (EfW) facilities currently operating in the UK. enfinium is planning to install post-combustion Carbon Capture Technology and Storage (CCS) equipment (including Absorber column(s), Stripper column(s), Flue gas cooling/heat exchanger(s), Solvent cooling/heat exchanger(s), Flue gas re- heater(s) and Carbon Processing and Conditioning Plant(s) for the conditioning, compression, dehydration, and, if required, liquefication and refrigeration of the captured carbon) to serve both Energy from Waste (EfW) facilities, together with ancillary equipment, changes to site roads and railways, landscaping, drainage ponds, lighting and fencing.
5. The application site is located to the north west of Knottingley in West Yorkshire, east of the A1(M) at the point it is joined by the M62 at Junction 32A. It is in the administrative area of Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council. The CCS facilities would be constructed on land primarily within the Ferrybridge 1&2 sites. A map of the site’s location can be seen in the ‘Project Location’ section included on this page of the Planning Inspectorate website:

https://national-infrastructure- consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN0710002

6. The proposed DCO will, among other things, authorise the construction and operation of the CCS facility and associated development, incorporate related environmental licences and consents, authorise utility connections and diversions and works to streets, and, where required, provide for the compulsory acquisition of land or rights over land and the temporary possession of land.
Consultation
7. The Applicant is undertaking a consultation on the proposals for Ferrybridge CCS between Wednesday 4 November and Wednesday 9 December (‘the Consultation Period’). Any response or representation to the proposed DCO should be received by the Applicant on or before 23:59 on Wednesday 9 December.
8. Documents, plans and maps showing the nature and location of Ferrybridge CCS including a summary of the environmental information to date (the ‘Consultation Documents’), can be found in the ‘Consultation’ section of the project website, which can be accessed by visiting

www.enfiniumferrybridge.co.uk.

The Consultation Documents will be available on this website free of charge until at least 23:59 on Wednesday 9 December.
9. The Consultation Documents can be accessed free of charge during the Consultation Period from Wednesday 4 November until Wednesday 9 December at the place and times set out below.
Venue
Opening hours
Pontefract Library,
Shoemarket,
Pontefract,
WF8 1BD
Monday 9:30am - 7pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 6pm
Thursday Closed
Friday 9:30am - 5pm
Saturday 9:30am - 4​pm
Sunday Closed
Details are correct at the time of publication. Please check opening times before travelling.
The Consultation Documents will also be available at a public exhibition hosted by the Applicant. Visitors to the event will be able meet members of the project team, ask questions and provide feedback. The event will be held as follows:
Venue
Date
Time
Ferrybridge Community Centre, The Square, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, WF11 8PQ
21 November 2026
9am - 1pm
Details are correct at the time of publication. Any updates will be reflected on the project website.
10. Where a hard copy of the documents is requested from the Applicant, this can be provided at a cost of £750, plus postage. Large print versions of key consultation materials are available on request from the email or postal addresses or telephone number below.
11. Further details in relation to Ferrybridge CCS and the aforementioned Consultation Documents can be found on the website enfiniumferrybridge.co.uk or requested from the email or postal addresses or telephone number below.
Responding to this consultation
12. Any responses or other representations in respect of Ferrybridge CCS should be sent to the Applicant by completion of the online form on the Applicant’s website enfiniumferrybridge.co.uk, by email to

decarbonisation@enfiniumferrybridge.co.uk,

or by post to FREEPOST ENFINIUM DECARBONISATION. Printed copies of the feedback form are available on request. Feedback should be submitted on or before 23:59 on Wednesday 9 December.
13. The Applicant will have regard to all responses when developing proposals for the project once the consultation has closed. In providing any comment, it should be noted that the substance of the response may be made public and be shared with the Secretary of State via the Planning Inspectorate. Personal data supplied to the Applicant in response to this consultation will be treated confidentially and handled in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation and the Privacy Policy set out at

www.enfiniumferrybridge.co.uk/privacy.

How to contact the Applicant
14. If you have any questions about this notice, the consultation, the documents, plans and maps or the project itself, please contact the Applicant by using one of the contact methods provided below:
Email:

decarbonisation@enfiniumferrybridge.co.uk

Telephone: 0800 915 3603
Postal Address: FREEPOST ENFINIUM DECARBONISATION