New Planning Application

HYRO Energy Limited received planning consent in August 2024, for the Northfleet Green Hydrogen Electrolyser production and storage facility on land at Kimberly-Clark’s Northfleet manufacturing facility off Crete Hall Rd, Northfleet, Gravesend DA11 9AD.

To optimise the efficiency of the green hydrogen project, a small number of changes are needed to the consented scheme and HYRO Energy Limited have now submitted a new planning application.

Electronic copies of the new planning application and accompanying documents can be viewed or downloaded by clicking on the links below.

The new application is also available to view, on Gravesham Borough Council’s website at https://plan.gravesham.gov.uk/online-applications/ by searching reference number: 20250251.

Reports

• Planning, Design and Access Statement
• EIA Screening Direction
• Transport Statement
• Construction Environment Management Plan (submitted May 2025)
• Preliminary Ecological Appraisal with Biodiversity Net Gain Report (updated May 2025)
• Biodiversity Net Gain Metric (updated May 2025)
• Flood Risk Assessment
• Utility Connections Report - part 1
• Utility Connections Report - part 2
• Southern Water Supply Consent
• Southern Water Effluent Consent
• Phase I Geoenvironmental Desk Study
• Phase I Geoenvironmental Desk Study - Appendix A
• Phase I Geoenvironmental Desk Study - Appendix B
• Phase I Geoenvironmental Desk Study - Appendix C
• Phase I Geoenvironmental Desk Study - Appendix D
• Phase I Geoenvironmental Desk Study - Appendix E
• Geoenvironmental Desk Study (Phase 2)
• Cultural Heritage Desktop Study
• Acoustic Impact Assessment
• Operational Environment Management Plan (submitted May 2025)
• Drainage Report (submitted May 2025)

Figures

• Site Location Plan 
• Preliminary Infrastructure Layout Plan 
• Proposed Access Route 
• Elevation View – North Infrastructure Layout 
• Elevation View – East Infrastructure Layout 
• Elevation View - South Infrastructure Layout 
• Elevation View – West Infrastructure Layout 
• Candidate Electrolyser 
• Hydrogen Electrolyser Elevations 
• Hydrogen Storage Tank Elevations 
• Emergency Vent Stack 
• Nitrogen and Compressed Air Storage Tank 
• Pressure Let Down System and Safety Valve
• Proposed access route and construction support areas (submitted May 2025) 
• Control Room 
• Maintenance Storage 
• Feed Water Tank 
• Typical Services Support Frame 
• Indicative Pipe Gantry 
• Typical Security Fence Details 
• Typical Lighting and CCTV Column 
• Typical Vehicle Barrier 
• DNO Substation Building 
• DNO Substation in GRP Enclosure 
• Hydrogen Facility Substation Building 
• Auxiliary Transformer 
• Waste Water Tank 
• Utilities Map 
• Underground utilities map (submitted May 2025)

Supplementary Information

In May 2025, RES submitted supplementary information in response to comments raised by Kent Fire and Rescue Service and the Port of London Authority.

Electronic copies of the Planning Addendum and accompanying documents can be viewed or downloaded by clicking on the links below.

Response to Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Response to Port of London Authority

 

A statutory consultation period has been advertised and held by Gravesham Borough Council to enable the public, as well as statutory consultees, to submit their comments on the proposal. These comments will be assessed against the proposal and a determination made in due course.