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

• Citation: S.I. 2026/445
• Sections: 7

Section 1 Citation and commencement

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

Section 2 Amendment to the 2014 Order

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

Section 3 Amendment to Article 2(1) (Interpretation)

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)” .

Section 4 Amendments to Article 34 (Certification of plans, etc.)

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.

Section 5 Amendments to Part 1 (Authorised development) of Schedule 1 (Authorised development)

(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;

Section 6 Amendments to Part 2 (Building heights) of Schedule 1 (Authorised development)

In Part 2 (Building heights) of Schedule 1 (Authorised development), omit the table and substitute it with the following table—

Section 7 Amendments to Part 3 (Requirements) of Schedule 1 (Authorised development)

(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;

(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.