NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 04:48 ET
- Rushcliffe Borough Council will consider revoking a hazardous substances consent linked to the former Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station at a Jan. 8 planning committee meeting. 1
- The consent, granted in 2008, covered storage of fuel oil and ammonia; site owner Uniper requested revocation after the plant’s closure and removal of hazardous material. 1
- East Midlands Airport has previously outlined nine additional summer 2026 destinations involving Jet2, SunExpress and TUI. 2
Rushcliffe Borough Council is set to ask councillors next week to revoke a hazardous substances consent tied to the closed Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, a step intended to clear the way for redevelopment near East Midlands Airport. 1
The move matters because a hazardous substances consent — a separate UK planning permission required for storing certain chemicals above set thresholds — can complicate land deals even after the material is gone, planning officers said in a council report.
Councillors will be asked at a Jan. 8 meeting to approve an order revoking the consent first granted in 2008, after Uniper UK requested the change, local media and council documents showed. 1
The consent allowed storage of more than 500 tonnes of fuel oil used for boiler start-up and up to 167 tonnes of ammonia used in emissions control, the council report said.
Any revocation would still need confirmation by the Secretary of State under the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990, and a compensation claim is not anticipated because the request came from the operator, the council report said.
The planning step comes as the council consults on proposed revisions to a Local Development Order — a planning tool that grants permission for certain development without multiple applications — with the consultation due to close on Jan. 6, it said.
Ratcliffe-on-Soar, the UK’s last coal-fired power station, shut for the final time on Sept. 30, 2024, Uniper said. The site is close to major transport links and East Midlands Airport sits about 4 km to the southwest, council documents said. 3
Demolition planning for the site has also had to factor in “aerodrome safeguarding” — measures meant to protect flight safety from issues such as dust, debris, lighting and bird hazards — with Manchester Airports Group involved in approving updated plans, West Bridgford Wire reported previously. 4
East Midlands Airport, which sits in the same corridor of road and rail links, has been building its summer 2026 leisure offer. The airport said in August that SunExpress would start Antalya flights from next Easter and that Jet2 and TUI would add or reintroduce services to destinations including Agadir, Costa de Almeria, Preveza, Thessaloniki, Chania, Pula, Split and Sharm El Sheikh. 2
“It’s going to be great to welcome SunExpress for the first time,” Mike Grimes, the airport’s customer services and planning director, said in that statement. 2
Jet2, which is also expanding its summer 2026 programme across other UK airports including Birmingham and Manchester, is marketing Thessaloniki and Preveza as part of a wider rollout for the season, the company said previously.
