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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2026 No. 445
INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING
The North Killingholme (Generating
Station) (Amendment) Order 2026
Made - - - - 2nd April 2026
Coming into force - - 3rd April 2026
An application has been made, under paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008(1), to
the Secretary of State in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation
of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011(2) (“the 2011 Regulations”) for non-material
changes to the North Killingholme (Generating Station) Order 2014(3).
The Secretary of State, having considered the application, the responses to the publicity and
consultation required by regulations 6 and of the 2011 Regulations, has decided to make the changes
on terms that in the opinion of the Secretary of State are not materially different from those proposed
in the application.
Accordingly, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 2(1) and (9)
of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008, makes the following Order.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the North Killingholme (Generating Station) (Amendment) Order
2026 and comes into force on 3rd April 2026.
Amendment to the 2014 Order
2. The North Killingholme (Generating Station) Order 2014 is amended as follows.
Amendment to Article 2(1) (Interpretation)
3. In article 2(1), in the definition of “the works plans”, after “in accordance with article
34A(1A)” insert “, and as further supplemented by the works plan dated 16th July 2025 and certified
by the Secretary of State in accordance with article 34(1B)”.
(1) 2008 c. 29. Paragraph 2 was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23), by
paragraphs 1 and 72 of Schedule 13 and Part 20 of Schedule 25 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), and by section 28 of the
Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7).
(2) S.I. 2011/2055, as amended by S.I. 2012/635 and S.I. 2015/760. There are other amending instruments but none are relevant.
(3) S.I. 2014/2434, as amended by S.I. 2015/1829 and S.I. 2021/1055.Document Generated: 2026-06-09
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Amendments to Article 34 (Certification of plans, etc.)
4. After paragraph (1A) insert—
“(1B) The undertaker shall, as soon as practicable after the coming into force of the
North Killingholme (Generating Station) (Amendment) Order 2026, submit to the Secretary
of State copies of—
(a) the works plan dated 16th July 2025 that was submitted with the application
dated 31st July 2025 for a non-material change to this Order under paragraph 2
of Schedule 6 to the 2008 Act; and
(b) the feasibility study dated 21st July 2025 (North Killingholme (Generating
Station) Order – Non-Material Change Application 2025 Carbon Capture
Readiness Compliance),
for certification that they are true copies of the plans or documents referred to in this Order.”.
Amendments to Part 1 (Authorised development) of Schedule 1 (Authorised development)
5.—(1) Part 1 (Authorised development) of Schedule 1 (Authorised development) is amended
as follows.
(2) In the first paragraph, for “470 MWe” substitute “550 MWe”.
(3) In Work No. 1—
(a) after paragraph (n), omit “and”;
(b) after paragraph (o), for “;” substitute “; and”;
(c) after paragraph (o) insert—
“(p) an auxiliary boiler and associated stack;”.
Amendments to Part 2 (Building heights) of Schedule 1 (Authorised development)
6. In Part 2 (Building heights) of Schedule 1 (Authorised development), omit the table and
substitute it with the following table—
“(1) (2)
Building Height (metres) above ordnance datum
Heat recovery steam generator 47
Turbine hall 35
Main stack 85
Hybrid cooling tower (bank 1) 28
Hybrid cooling tower (bank 2) 28
Administration building 17
Warehouse 25
Water treatment plant 13
Break tank 22
Gas insulated switchgear building 17
Covered fuel storage 40
Biomass storage silos 50
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“(1) (2)
Limestone storage silos 50
Gasifier, including fuel preparation facility 70
Air separation unit 50
Oxygen storage tank 25
Acid gas removal 65
Wastewater treatment plant 25
Electrical switching station 1 25
Electrical switching station 2 15
Electrical switching station 3 15
Flare stack 140
Auxiliary boiler and stack 15”
Amendments to Part 3 (Requirements) of Schedule 1 (Authorised development)
7.—(1) Part 3 (Requirements) of Schedule 1 (Authorised development) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1—
(a) in the definition of “designated site”, for ““Post Combustion CCS Area”” substitute “Land
Reserved for carbon capture readiness compliance””;
(b) after the definition of “operations area” insert—
““overlap areas” means the areas of Work No. 1 shown cross hatched green on the
works plans;”; and
(c) omit the definition of “post-combustion CCS proposal” and substitute—
““post-combustion CCS proposal” means the CCS proposal not including Work
No. 2a set out in the feasibility study dated 21 July 2025 (North Killingholme
(Generating Station) Order – Non-Material Change Application 2025 Carbon
Capture Readiness Compliance) certified by the Secretary of State for the purposes
of this Order;”.
(3) After paragraph 52, insert—
“Work No. 1
53. Work Nos. 1(a), 1(b), 1(c), 1(d), 1(e) and 1(p) must not be carried out within the overlap
areas.”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
John Wheadon
Head of Energy Infrastructure Planning Delivery
2nd April 2026 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the North Killingholme (Generating Station) Order 2014 (the “the 2014 Order”),
a development consent order under the Planning Act 2008, following an application made in
accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent
Orders) Regulations 2011 for a non-material amendment under paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the
Planning Act 2008. This Order amends the 2014 Order to provide for an alternative designated
site for the delivery carbon capture and storage technology; to make amendments to the maximum
generating capacity of the generating station and to make minor changes to the building height
parameters comprising Work No. 1.
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