THURROCK POWER LIMITED

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 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 1" 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 27" May 2020 and accepted for examination on 24" June 2020. The reference number applied to the application by the Inspectorate is EN010092.
In light of the current public health situation surrounding COVID-19, the hearings listed below will be virtual events.
Hearing Date

Issue Specific Hearing Tuesday 27th 1 on Transportation and April 2021 Traffic (including matters relating to the proposed causeway)
Issue Specific Hearing 2 Wednesday on Cultural Heritage 28" April 2021

Time
10am
Arrangements conference starts at 9.30am
Venue
Due to the continued impact of COVID-19, this hearing will take place virtually*
10am
Arrangements conference starts at 9.30am
2pm Arrangements conference starts at 1.30pm
2pm Arrangements conference starts at 1.30pm
Due to the continued impact of COVID-19, this hearing will take place virtually*
Due to the continued impact of COVID-19, this hearing will take place virtually*
Due to the continued impact of COVID-19, this hearing will take place virtually*
Compulsory Acquisition Wednesday Hearing 28" April 2021

Issue Specific Hearing 3 Thursday 29" on the draft Development April 2021 Consent Order ('dDCO')
"The 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:

Please also note the following Reserved Hearing Dates, which will be used in unforeseen circumstances only:
Hearing
Issue Specific Hearing 1 on Transportation and Traffic (including matters relating to the proposed causeway)
Issue Specific Hearing 2 on Cultural Heritage
Date
Tuesday 4* May 2021
Time
10am
Arrangements conference starts at 9.30am
Venue
Due to the continued impact of COVID-19, this hearing will take place virtually
Wednesday 5* May 2021
10am
Arrangements conference starts at 9.30am
2pm Arrangements conference starts at 1.30pm
2pm Arrangements conference starts at 1.30pm
Due to the continued impact of COVID-19, this hearing will take place virtually
Due to the continued impact of COVID-19, this hearing will take place virtually
Due to the continued impact of COVID-19, this hearing will take place virtually
Compulsory Acquisition Hearing
Issue Specific Hearing 3 on the dDCO
Wednesday 5* May 2021
Thursday 6"1 May 2021
Interested Parties and Affected Persons wishing to speak at any of the hearings listed above should notify the Inspectorate in writing by Deadline 3 (12* April 2021) by emailing: thurrockfpg@planninginspectorate.

or calling: 0303 444 5000. Procedural Deadline 3 and all subsequent Deadlines are set out in the Examination Timetable, which is available to view on the project page of the 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 Inspectorate's website:

and in the 'Documents' section of the Applicant's website:

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

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:

? 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 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:

? Telephone: 0207 186 0580