Statement
My hon. Friend the Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero (Michael Shanks MP) made the following Statement today:
This Statement concerns an application for development consent made under the Planning Act 2008 by Chrysaor Production (UK) Limited for the construction and operation of an onshore underground pipeline for the transportation of CO2 from Immingham to Theddlethorpe in Lincolnshire.
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 Viking CCS Pipeline is 5 March 2025.
I have decided to allow an extension and to set a new deadline of 5 June 2025. This is to allow time to request further information.
The decision to set the new deadline for this application is without prejudice to the decision on whether to grant or refuse development consent.
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