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Information for Graythorp Energy Centre, Land to the South of Tofts Road, West Graythorp

Status: Prevented
Planning Region: North East
Planning Sub-Region: Hartlepool
Operator: Graythorp Energy Ltd
Capacity: 650,000 (RDF)
Campaign Group(s): Contact coordinator@ukwin.org.uk to be put in touch with those opposing this development.
Notes: Incinerator proposed to treat "dry household and industrial waste" [Source]. Granted planning permission by Hartlepool Borough Council in July 2020 (H/2019/0275). In June 2023 an Environmental Permit application was submitted for a capacity of up to 650,000 tonnes a year (EPR/ZP3307SD/A001), an increase on the previous 560ktpa figure. In May 2024 the Environment Agency confirmed that this plant was one of the 10 that facilities where permit determination had been paused due to the April 2024 Ministerial Direction on Waste Incineration facilities [See direction]. The Ministerial Direction expired on the 25th of May 2024. The Environnmental Permit was refused by the Environment Agency in October 2024 to protect the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI, but this could be appealed and/or an amended could be submitted. (Entry updated 2024-12-05)

Permit Refusal.pdf files:

283-PermitRefusal.pdf

Permit Refusal Decision.pdf files:

283-PermitRefusalDecision.pdf

Planning Consent files:

283-PlanningConsent-2020.pdf

Environment Agency Compliance Assessment Reports

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Standard notice:

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Please be aware: There is always room for improvement, so please send updates to coordinator@ukwin.org.uk. Existing Incinerator means a facility that is operational or under construction/commissioning. A Potential Incinerator is a facility where there is a proposal for an incinerator (e.g. planning application or planning consent) or other reason to believe an incinerator might be built/proposed in the future. A Prevented Incinerator is something which used to be a proposal or expected incinerator which we do not believe is currently being progressed (e.g. because the project was cancelled, planning permission refused, or years have gone by since the permission was granted without any progress) - in some cases a facility marked as prevented is being progressed without us being aware or is subsequently revived. Capacity is usually the permitted or maximum advertised capacity of the facility.