The South Humber Bank Energy Centre will be operated by EP Waste Management, a subsidiary of EP UK Investments.
Classed as a ‘Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project’, approval had to be granted by business sectary, Kwasi Kwarteng, through the Planning Inspectorate, rather than North East Lincolnshire council.
The facility will have an electrical output of up to 95 megawatts, with a maximum throughout of 753,500 tonnes of RDF per year. It is designed to have an operational life of at least 30 years.
Planning application
According to a statement published by the Planning Inspectorate on Wednesday (10 November), the application was first submitted by EP Waste Management in April 2020. It was then accepted for examination in May 2020.
Following consideration from the public and statutory consultees, recommendations were then forwarded over to the business secretary in August this year.
The Planning Inspectorate’s Chief Executive, Sarah Richards said that “full consideration” was given to local views in the process of considering the application.
She explained: “The Planning Inspectorate has examined more than 100 nationally significant infrastructure projects ensuring local communities had 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 the examination. The Examining Authority listened and gave full consideration to local views and the evidence gathered during the examination before making their recommendations.”
EP Waste Management
EP Waste Management said it is in the process of undertaking “detailed design work” on the development.
It will be adjacent to the company’s other existing facilities, including a cooling water pumping station.
In a statement detailing the project, the company said that emissions from the plant will be “cleaned by a sophisticated flue gas treatment facility before being released into the atmosphere”.
It added that emissions will be “carefully controlled and monitored” to ensure that they meet the “stringent limits” set by the Environment Agency.
The company said it hopes to commence construction this year.
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