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5 April 2024
A Decision Letter (PDF, 199KB) and Amendment Order (PDF, 78KB) have been issued by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero to make a change that is not material to the Immingham Open Cycle Gas Turbine Order 2020.
21 March 2024
The Applicant has provided their Consultation and Publicity Statement (PDF, 165KB). The Secretary of State previously issued a letter (PDF, 158KB) to confirm those parties that the Applicant should consult.
12 February 2024
Representations received in response to the application for a non-material change to the Made VPI Immingham OCGT Development Consent Order VPI Immingham OCGT - Project Information have been published.
22 December 2023
An application for a non-material change to the made VGI Immingham OCGT Development Consent Order (Project Page) has been made by VPI Immingham B Ltd.
The non-material change 2 documents have been published.
The deadline for receipt of representations is 1st February 2024.
If you wish to make a representation, this should be emailed to ImminghamOCGT@planninginspectorate.gov.uk or posted to:
Immingham OCGT Case Team - National Infrastructure
The Planning Inspectorate
Temple Quay House
2 The Square
Bristol BS1 6PN
The non-material change 2 documents have been published.
The deadline for receipt of representations is 1st February 2024.
If you wish to make a representation, this should be emailed to ImminghamOCGT@planninginspectorate.gov.uk or posted to:
Immingham OCGT Case Team - National Infrastructure
The Planning Inspectorate
Temple Quay House
2 The Square
Bristol BS1 6PN
8 February 2023
A Decision Letter (PDF, 153KB) and Amendment Order (PDF, 162KB) have been issued by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to make a change that is not material to the VPI Immingham OCGT.
22 December 2022
The Secretary of State has requested comments (PDF, 111 KB) from the Applicant on the consultation responses received from the Environment Agency and North Lincolnshire Council.
30 November 2022
Representations received in response to the consultation for a non-material change to the VPI Immingham OCGT Development Consent Order have been published.
14 October 2022
An application for a non-material change to the VPI Immingham OCGT Development Consent Order has been made by VPI Immingham B Limited.
If you wish to make a representation, this should be emailed to ImminghamOCGT@planninginspectorate.gov.uk or posted to:
National Infrastructure
The Planning Inspectorate
Temple Quay House
2 The Square
Bristol
BS1 6PN
The deadline for receipt of representations is 11:59pm on Thursday 17 November 2022
If you wish to make a representation, this should be emailed to ImminghamOCGT@planninginspectorate.gov.uk or posted to:
National Infrastructure
The Planning Inspectorate
Temple Quay House
2 The Square
Bristol
BS1 6PN
The deadline for receipt of representations is 11:59pm on Thursday 17 November 2022
17 May 2021
The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has issued a Correction Order. For further information please refer to the following decision documentation:
Correction Notice (PDF, 160 KB); and Correction Order (PDF, 57 KB)
Correction Notice (PDF, 160 KB); and Correction Order (PDF, 57 KB)
7 August 2020
The Secretary of State has granted development consent for this application. For further information please refer to the following decision documentation:
Planning Inspectorate Notification of Consent Letter
Secretary of State Decision Letter
Examining Authority Recommendation Report
Development Consent Order as made by the Secretary of State
Habitats Regulation Assessment
Regulation 31 Notice
Post-Examination Submissions
Planning Inspectorate Notification of Consent Letter
Secretary of State Decision Letter
Examining Authority Recommendation Report
Development Consent Order as made by the Secretary of State
Habitats Regulation Assessment
Regulation 31 Notice
Post-Examination Submissions
7 August 2020
Decision made by the Secretary of State
21 July 2020
Responses to the Secretary of State’s further consultation have now been published.
6 July 2020
The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy requested further comments from the Applicant and the Interested Parties.
The deadline for the consultation responses is 23:59 on 20 July 2020.
The deadline for the consultation responses is 23:59 on 20 July 2020.
30 June 2020
The responses to the Secretary of State’s recent consultation have now been published.
10 June 2020
The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has requested comments from the Applicant and the Interested Parties.
The deadline for the consultation responses is 23:59 on 26 June 2020.
The deadline for the consultation responses is 23:59 on 26 June 2020.
11 May 2020
7 August 2020 – Deadline for the Secretary of State to make decision.
The Examining Authority issued a Recommendation Report to the Secretary of State on 7 May 2020. The Secretary of State has three months in which to issue a decision. The decision letter and the Recommendation Report will be published on this project page once a decision has been made.
The Examining Authority issued a Recommendation Report to the Secretary of State on 7 May 2020. The Secretary of State has three months in which to issue a decision. The decision letter and the Recommendation Report will be published on this project page once a decision has been made.
7 May 2020
Recommendations given by the Planning Inspectorate
10 February 2020
8 February 2020
The Examination closed at 23:59 on Saturday 8 February 2020.
7 February 2020
The Deadline 7 Documents have been published.
24 January 2020
The Deadline 6a Documents have been Published.
10 January 2020
The Examining Authority has issued a letter seeking further information and confirming variations to the Examination timetable. This has been added to the Examination Library.
3 January 2020
The Deadline 6 documents have been Published.
13 December 2019
The Deadline 5 Documents have been published.
2 December 2019
The request for a closed hearing referred to in the Secretary of State’s notice of 26 November 2019 has been withdrawn.
26 November 2019
Rule 8(3) letter notifying of a change to the Examination Timetable and Hearing agendas for CAH2 and ISH3 have been published.
19 November 2019
Deadline 4 Documents have been published.
5 November 2019
All Deadline 3a submissions and Notification of Hearings have now been published and the Exam Library has been updated.
24 October 2019
The Examination Authority’s Further Questions and Rule 17 letter, requesting further information have been issued.
11 October 2019
Deadline 3 Documents have been published.
7 October 2019
The audio recordings of Hearings held in October have been now been published.
25 September 2019
The agendas for the forthcoming Open Floor Hearing, Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1, Issue Specific Hearing 1 and Issue Specific Hearing 2, have now been published.
The Accompanied Site Inspection Itinerary has also been published.
The Accompanied Site Inspection Itinerary has also been published.
16 September 2019
Deadline 2 Documents have been published.
13 September 2019
A Notification of Hearings and Accompanied Site Inspection has been published.
30 August 2019
The Deadline 1 submissions have been published.
15 August 2019
The Examination Timetable (Rule 8 letter) has been sent to Interested Parties.
Procedural decision following Preliminary Meeting.
8 August 2019
Preliminary Meeting takes place
8 August 2019
Examination begins
10 July 2019
The notification of Preliminary Meeting (Rule 6 letter) has been sent.
The letter also includes the draft Examination Timetable and Initial Assessment of Principal Issues.
8 July 2019
Relevant representations published on the website
25 June 2019
Registration of interested parties closes
16 May 2019
Registration of interested parties begins
9 May 2019
The application has been accepted for examination
18 April 2019
The Immingham OCGT application documents have been published.
If the application is accepted for examination anyone interested in the application will be able to register and express their views during the relevant representation stage and the subsequent examination.
If the application is accepted for examination anyone interested in the application will be able to register and express their views during the relevant representation stage and the subsequent examination.
15 April 2019
This application was received by the Planning Inspectorate on Thursday 11 April.
The applicant has agreed that all application documents can be published as soon as practicable to help everyone become familiar with the detail of what is being proposed in this application. The Planning Inspectorate will therefore make the application documents available as soon as practicable.
This provision is solely for the purpose of allowing more time to all those who wish to become familiar with the detail of what is being proposed ahead of the relevant representation period without lengthening the overall time required for the application process. There will be no opportunity at this stage to make comments on the application. However, if the application is accepted anyone interested in the application will be able to register and express their views during the relevant representation stage and the subsequent examination
The applicant has agreed that all application documents can be published as soon as practicable to help everyone become familiar with the detail of what is being proposed in this application. The Planning Inspectorate will therefore make the application documents available as soon as practicable.
This provision is solely for the purpose of allowing more time to all those who wish to become familiar with the detail of what is being proposed ahead of the relevant representation period without lengthening the overall time required for the application process. There will be no opportunity at this stage to make comments on the application. However, if the application is accepted anyone interested in the application will be able to register and express their views during the relevant representation stage and the subsequent examination
11 April 2019
Application received by the Planning Inspectorate