Future Plans
In September 2005, E.ON applied for government permission to build a 1,220 MW CCGT gas-fired power station on the site of the coal-fired stations. It would cost £350 million to construct and would consist of three generating units. On 16 October 2007, Section 36 consent was granted to allow for the construction of the new station. They had planned for construction to begin in 2008, with the goal of having the plant operational by early 2011.Work on these power stations has not yet began. There are also plans to build a biomass-fired power station on the site. Plans have been put in for 2200 homes to be built on the site and at the same time e-on put in plans to double the size of the plant and now will power 2 million homes. If the plans are accepted it would be up and running by 2017.
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