The Hearings Notices can be viewed and downloaded below:
The Application is for the construction, operation and maintenance of one of the UK’s largest blue hydrogen production facilities with a capacity of up to 1.2 gigawatts (‘GW’) thermal. This equates to the production of approximately 160,000 tonnes of low carbon hydrogen per annum, with approximately two million tonnes of carbon dioxide being captured and stored each year.
The Application comprises the following main elements: the Hydrogen Production Facility (including two carbon capture enabled hydrogen production units each of 600 megawatts thermal (it is envisaged that the hydrogen production facility will be constructed in two phases)); connections corridors including a natural gas supply connection, electrical connection works, water supply connection works, wastewater disposal works, a hydrogen distribution network, a high pressure carbon dioxide export pipeline and gas (oxygen and nitrogen) connections; temporary construction and laydown areas and contractor compounds; access and highways improvement works; and replacement land.
It is proposed that the Hydrogen Production Facility will be located on part of the Foundry, which forms part of Teesworks, within the borough of Redcar and Cleveland. The connections corridors include land within the boroughs of Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees and Hartlepool.
Development consent is required for the H2Teesside Project as it is the subject of a Direction dated 22 December 2022 made by the Secretary of State under sections 35(1) and 35ZA of the Planning Act 2008. The Application was made to the Secretary of State (via the Planning Inspectorate) under to section 37 of the Planning Act 2008 on 25 March 2024 and was accepted by the Planning Inspectorate for examination on 22 April 2024. The Application has been given the Planning Inspectorate reference number EN070009.
Hearings
The hearings will be held at the Leonardo Hotel (formerly Jurys Inn Hotel), Bedale, Carlton, Dinsdale & Eston Rooms, Fry Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 1JH on the dates and times set out below.
| Date | Hearing | Start Time | Venue |
| Wednesday 13th November 2024 | Compulsory Acquisition Hearing | Registration and seating available from 9:00am; hearing starts at 9:30am |
Leonardo Hotel, Bedale, Carlton, Dinsdale & Eston Rooms, Fry Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 1JH and by virtual means using Microsoft Teams |
| Thursday 14th November 2024 | Issue Specific Hearing |
Registration and seating available from 9:00am; hearing starts at 9:30am
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Leonardo Hotel, Bedale, Carlton, Dinsdale & Eston Rooms, Fry Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 1JH and by virtual means using Microsoft Teams |
The hearings will be held as hybrid events, both in person and using Microsoft Teams and it will be possible to join them via any standard internet browser or alternatively by telephone dial in. More information on the hearings, including how and when to register to attend and speak at the hearings, is available on the Project Page of the Planning Inspectorate’s National Infrastructure Planning website or by contacting the Planning Inspectorate Case Team via the details below (the Planning Inspectorate reference for the Application (EN070009) should be quoted in any correspondence).
The Project Page for the National Infrastructure Planning website can be accessed using the below link:
https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN070009
The Planning Inspectorate Case Team is contactable via e-mail at H2Teesside@planninginspectorate.gov.uk or by telephone by calling 0303 444 5000.
A link to the livestream of the hearings, for those who wish to watch but not speak, will be published beforehand on the Project Page of the Planning Inspectorate’s National Infrastructure Planning website, along with a full digital recording as soon as possible after the relevant hearing has closed.
Any hearings further to those listed above will be advertised by one or more further notices as required by the Planning Inspectorate and the Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010.
All Application documents and representations submitted to the Examination are available to view free of charge on the Project Page of the Planning Inspectorate’s National Infrastructure Planning website under the 'Documents' tab.
Documents can also be viewed, electronically, free of charge, at the electronic deposit locations set out at Annex D of the Planning Inspectorate’s Rule 8 letter dated 30 August 2024, which can be viewed on the Project Page via the website address below:
Electronic copies of the Application documents can be provided by the Applicant upon request for free of charge on a USB memory stick. Hard copies are also available on request, subject to reasonable copying charges. For more information please contact the Applicant by email info@h2teesside.net or telephone 0800 0803028.