Written statement: Energy Infrastructure Planning Projects - Oct 30

Minister for Energy Consumers (Martin McCluskey): This Statement concerns an application for development consent made under the Planning Act 2008 by H2 Teesside Limited for the construction and operation of a blue hydrogen production facility situated in Teesside.

Under section 107(1) of the Planning Act 2008, the Secretary of State must make a decision on an application within three months of the receipt of the Examining Authority's report unless exercising the power under section 107(3) of the Act to set a new deadline. Where a new deadline is set, the Secretary of State must make a Statement to Parliament to announce it.

The statutory deadline for the decision on the H2Teesside application was 30 October 2025.

The Secretary of State has decided to allow an extension and to set a new deadline of 4^th December 2025. This is to allow time to consider the information further.

The decision to set the new deadline for this application is without prejudice to the decision on whether to grant or refuse development consent.