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The Net Zero Teesside (Amendment) Order 2026

S.I. 2026/890 · Made 28 July 2026

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INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING

Made 28th July 2026

Coming into force 29th July 2026

An application has been made, under paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 of the Planning Act 2008f1, to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011f2 (“the 2011 Regulations”) for a non-material change to the Net Zero Teesside Order 2024f3.

The Secretary of State, having considered the application and the responses to the publicity and consultation required by regulations 6 and 7 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 in paragraphs 2(1) and (9) of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008, makes the following Order.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2008 c. 29. Paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23), by paragraph 72 of Schedule 13 and paragraph 1 of Schedule 25 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), and by section 28 of the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7). There are other amendments to the Act which are not relevant to this Order.

f2

S.I. 2011/2055, as amended by S.I. 2012/635, S.I. 2012/2654, S.I. 2012/2732, S.I. 2013/522, S.I. 2013/755, S.I. 2015/377, S.I. 2015/760, S.I. 2015/1682, S.I. 2017/314, S.I. 2017/524, S.I. 2018/378, S.I. 2019/734, S.I. 2020/764 and S.I. 2020/1534.

f3

S.I. 2024/174 as amended by S.I. 2024/1384 and S.I. 2025/1143.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the Net Zero Teesside Order 2024
  3. 3Amendment to Schedule 15 (design parameters) of the 2024 Order
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Net Zero Teesside (Amendment) Order 2026 and comes into force on 29th July 2026.

2Amendment to the Net Zero Teesside Order 2024

The Net Zero Teesside Order 2024 (“the 2024 Order”) is amended as follows.

3Amendment to Schedule 15 (design parameters) of the 2024 Order

In Schedule 15 (design parameters), Table 14 is amended as follows—

(a)

In the row labelled “Heat recovery steam generator stack”, before “(inner diameter)”, for “6.5 m” substitute “9.0 m”; and

(b)

In the row labelled “Absorber stack”, before “(inner diameter)”, for “6.6 m” substitute “7.0 m”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

John Wheadon

Head of Energy Infrastructure Planning & Innovation

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

28th July 2026

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Net Zero Teesside Order 2024, a development consent order made under the Planning Act 2008, following an application made in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011 for a non-material change under paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008.