York Potash Project
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Since first promotion of the project
New deep potash mine in North Yorkshire, 37km tunnel to Teesside and new harbour at Teesside
Planning Permissions and Development Consent Order
North Yorkshire through to Teesside
Sirius Minerals plc
A new deep mine in North York Moors National Park to mine polyhalite (an organic fertiliser), the construction of a 37km tunnel to transport the polyhalite from the mine to a material handling facility and new harbour in Teesside.
The York Potash Project is the largest privately funded infrastructure investment in the UK. Different elements of the project involved different consenting routes. Morag advised on all the principal consents which comprise planning permissions for the mine, tunnel and material handling facility, obtained from the North York Moors Planning Authority and Redcar Borough Council. This involved an extremely complex s.106 agreement. A Development Consent Order for the new harbour was obtained from the Secretary of State for Transport. Morag advised on all aspects of the DCO process and appeared on behalf of Sirius Minerals plc at the Examination hearings.
Construction of the mine, tunnel and material handling facility are underway.