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# The North Killingholme (Generating Station) (Amendment) Order 2026

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

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, to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011 (“the 2011 Regulations”) for non-material changes to the North Killingholme (Generating Station) Order 2014.
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.

## 1 Citation and commencement {#article-1}

This Order may be cited as the North Killingholme (Generating Station) (Amendment) Order 2026 and comes into force on 3rd April 2026.

## 2 Amendment to the 2014 Order {#article-2}

The North Killingholme (Generating Station) Order 2014 is amended as follows.

## 3 Amendment to Article 2(1) (Interpretation) {#article-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)”.

## 4 Amendments to Article 34 (Certification of plans, etc.) {#article-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.
.

## 5 Amendments to Part 1 (Authorised development) of Schedule 1 (Authorised development) {#article-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;
.

## 6 Amendments to Part 2 (Building heights) of Schedule 1 (Authorised development) {#article-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
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

## 7 Amendments to Part 3 (Requirements) of Schedule 1 (Authorised development) {#article-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.
.