Gaining planning permission for the £1.25 billion development of Port Talbot steel works is a complex and in-depth process. Tata Steel's Head of Legal Property explains what is involved.
As Tata Steel UK prepares to spend £1.25 billion on decarbonising its iron and steel making facilities in Port Talbot and improving its casting and rolling facilities on site over the coming three years, there is much work to do in advance of any spades being put in the ground in terms of preparing for, submitting, and hopefully gaining planning permission.
Natalie Young, Head of Legal Planning, Tata Steel UK took time out of her busy schedule to join Gareth Brookes on the SteelCast podcast to explain what is required, why and by when. And whilst the basic process may be similar to getting planning consent for a house extension, understandably, building a 3 million tonne arc furnace and all the associated infrastructure, is a little more involved.
In the course of recording the podcast, SteelCast also visited a community outreach event, which is part of the pre-application consultation process with various stakeholders. Head of PR Tim Rutter spoke with Andrea Kellegher from Planning Consultancy experts Turley about that communication programme.
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About Tata Steel UK
- The Tata Steel Group has been named one of the most ethical companies in the world, and is among the top producing global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of 34 million tonnes.
- Tata Steel in the UK has the ambition to produce net-zero steel by 2045 at the latest, and to have reduced 30% of its CO2 emissions by 2030.
- Tata Steel is the largest steelmaker in the UK with primary steelmaking at Port Talbot in South Wales supporting manufacturing and distribution operations at sites across Wales, England and Northern Ireland as well as Norway, Sweden, France and Germany. It also benefits from a network of international sales offices around the world.
- Tata Steel employs more than 8,000 people and has an annual crude steel capacity of 5 million tonnes, supplying high-quality steel products to demanding markets, including construction and infrastructure, automotive, packaging and engineering.
- Tata Steel Group is one of the world's most geographically-diversified steel producers, with operations and a commercial presence across the world.
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