As one of the UK’s largest low carbon hydrogen production facilities, H2Teesside aims to bring jobs, customers, and investment to Teesside.
Our application for an Order granting development consent was accepted for Examination by the Planning Inspectorate on 22 April 2024.
On the 28 February 2025, the Examination stage closed and the application is currently at the recommendation stage of the Development Consent Order process. During the recommendation stage, the Examining Authority will write a recommendation report, based on the views submitted during the examination stage. The report must be completed and sent to the relevant Secretary of State within 3 months.
Find out more about the Development Consent Order process on the Planning Inspectorate’s website here.
In recent years, H2Teesside has undertaken multiple rounds of consultation, speaking with local people, businesses, community groups and relevant statutory bodies about the project.
You can find out more about each round of consultation below and read the corresponding documents.
One of the changes we consulted on in September 2024 related to the proposed provision of additional land to facilitate the inclusion of an existing natural gas pipeline within the Order Limits of the DCO Application. From October through to November 2024 we consulted on the proposed provision of this additional land. Further information on this change can be found on the project page on the Planning Inspectorate website.
Following further refinement of H2Teesside’s design, we consulted on proposed changes to our submitted DCO application.
The Consultation Statement will be published on the Planning Inspectorate’s website, and you can view and download the information produced for this consultation here:
Following the first two rounds, we launched a targeted consultation on proposed amendments to our proposals in the Cowpen Bewley and Billingham areas of Teesside.
You can view and download the information produced for this consultation here:
Following the statutory consultation, we identified several changes to our proposals and held a second consultation round on these changes.
You can view and download the information produced for this consultation here:
We undertook a first-round of statutory consultations on the project, to understand the views of the local community and stakeholders on our proposals.
As part of this consultation, we shared a Non-technical Summary of the project’s environmental impact assessment, which is available here. The full Environmental Statement can also be accessed on the Planning Inspectorate’s website.