Planning application
Staythorpe Power Station Staythorpe Road Staythorpe Newark On Trent NG23 5PS
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Proposal
Section 36C Variation Application for Staythorpe Power Station Carbon Capture Project
As published by the council, reference 26/00470/S36ELE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00470/S36ELE
- Type
- Application for variation to s36 consent
- Received
- 26 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Trent
- Parish
- Staythorpe
- Postcode
- NG23 5PS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Newark and Sherwood register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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21/01678/S36ELE Granted
Staythorpe Power Station Staythorpe Road Staythorpe Newark On Trent NG23 5PS
Application for a variation of Section 36C of the Electrical Act 1989 to authorise the operation of Staythorpe Power Station at an increased electrical capacity of up to 1,850MW, in accordance with the Electricity Generating Stations (Variation of Consents) (England and Wales) Regulations 2013
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Mar 2026
Received by Newark and Sherwood
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Newark and Sherwood took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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RWE Generation UK plc Applicant, registered in Swindon
Active · incorporated 1999 · Swindon
7 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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5 documents on file for this application
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- APPLICANT CORESPONDENCE
- APPLICANT CORRESPONDENCE
- LTR FROM APPLICANT
- LTR TO LPAS INVITING COMMENTS
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