North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park development consent decision announced today
The North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park application has today been granted development consent by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.
North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park
The scheme consists of an Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) converting up to 650,000 tonnes per annum of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) to generate a maximum of 95 Mega Watts of electrical output (MWe) and/or 380 Mega Watts of thermal output (MWt) to provide power, heat and steam on the site of the operating Flixborough Wharf on the River Trent.바카라 사이트¯Â
The application was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for consideration by North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park Limited on 31 May 2022 and accepted for Examination on 27 June 2022.바카라 사이트¯Â
Following an Examination during which the public, Statutory Consultees and Interested Parties were given the opportunity to give evidence to the Examining Authority, recommendations were made to the Secretary of State on 15 August 2023.바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯Â
This is the 90th energy application out of 150 applications examined to date and was again completed by the Planning Inspectorate within the statutory timescale laid down in the Planning Act 2008.바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯Â
Local communities continue to be given the opportunity of being involved in the examination of projects that may affect them. Local people, the local authority and other Interested Parties were able to participate in this six-month Examination.바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯Â
The Examining Authority listened and gave full consideration to all local views and the evidence gathered during the Examination before making its recommendation to the Secretary of State.바카라 사이트¯Â
The decision, the recommendation made by the Examining Authority to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and the evidence considered by the Examining Authority in reaching its recommendation are publicly available on the바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯Â
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