Notice of Issue Specific Hearings, Open Floor Hearing and Compulsory Acquisition Hearings

THURROCK POWER LIMITED

Thurrock Flexible Generation Plant

Planning Inspectorate Reference Number: EN010092

Rule 13(6) Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010

Notice of Issue Specific Hearings, Open Floor Hearings and Compulsory Acquisition Hearings

Notice is hereby given that, at the dates, times and locations set out below, the following Hearings will be held by the Planning Inspectorate (on behalf of the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) for the examination of the application made by Thurrock Power Limited (‘the Applicant’) of 1st Floor, 145 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 7LP, for a Development Consent Order (‘DCO’) under Sections 14, 15 and  37 of the  Planning Act 2008, as amended (‘the Act’). The Application was submitted to the Secretary of State, via the Planning Inspectorate (‘the Inspectorate’), on Wednesday 27th May 2020 and accepted for examination on 24th June 2020. The reference number applied to the application by the Inspectorate is EN010092.

Note: In light of the current public health situation surrounding COVID-19, the hearings listed below will be virtual events.

*Please note that if any of the above hearings is not required, it will be cancelled through a banner on the project page of the Planning Inspectorate’s website

**The Planning Inspectorate will provide joining details in due course. Interested and Affected Parties are encouraged to check the National Planning Infrastructure website for updates.

Please refer to the following link:

https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/south-east/thurrock-flexible-generation-plant

Please also note the following reserved hearing dates, which will be used if required for technical reasons:

Interested Parties and Affected Persons wishing to speak at any of the hearings listed above should notify the Planning Inspectorate in writing by Deadline 5A (2nd July 2021) by emailing: [email protected] or calling: 0303 444 5000. Procedural Deadline 5A and all subsequent Deadlines are set out in the Examination Timetable, which is available to view on the project page of the Planning Inspectorate’s website.

Please note that hearings will be recorded, and the recordings will be published on the project page of the Inspectorate’s website as soon as practicable after each hearing has taken place.

Any further hearings will be publicised as required by the Inspectorate and by the Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010.

Summary of the Project:

The Application relates to the construction, operation and decommissioning of a gas fired flexible electricity generation plant and battery storage facility in Thurrock, Essex, known as the Thurrock Flexible Generation Plant (‘the Proposed Development’) and includes:

Reciprocating gas engines with net electrical output totalling 600 MW, batteries with net electrical output of 150 MW and storage capacity of up to 600 MW, associated electrical and control equipment, creation of temporary and permanent private access routes for construction and access in operation including a permanent causeway for the delivery of abnormal indivisible loads by barge, a gas pipeline connection to the gas national transmission system, an electrical export connection via underground cables to the immediately adjacent National Grid Tilbury Substation,  common land exchange and habitat creation or enhancement for protected species translocation and biodiversity gain.

The Proposed Development is located on land south west of Station Road near Tilbury, Essex. The British National Grid coordinates are TQ662766 and the nearest existing postcode is RM18 8UL.

Copies of Application Documents

The application form and its accompanying documents, maps and plans, including the Environmental Statement and draft DCO, are available to view electronically and download, free of charge, on the project page of the Planning Inspectorate’s website:

https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/south-east/thurrock-flexible-generation-plant

and in the ‘Documents’ section of the Applicant’s website: https://www.thurrockpower.co.uk

If you require alternative methods for inspection of the application documents, please telephone the applicant on: 0207 186 0580 or email:  [email protected]

Hard copies of the application documents can be requested but will be subject to a maximum charge of £500 for each copy. Requests for electronic or hard copy documents can be made in the following ways:

• Email: [email protected]

• Telephone: 0207 186 0580

USB device copies can be provided free of charge and are available upon request to the Applicant.

It should be noted that the Planning Inspectorate is reviewing its procedures due to the COVID-19 situation, so please monitor their website for periodic updates. You can sign up for updates using the ‘sign up’ link on the website.

Further information about the Application can be obtained from the Applicant using the following contact details

• Email: [email protected]

• Telephone: 0207 186 0580

Thurrock Power Limited