The demolition of a Nottinghamshire power station and the cutting edge industry hub planned to replace it could create thousands of jobs. Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, owned by international energy company Uniper, will close at the end of September 2024 in line with government policy to end coal-fired power generation.
A draft Local Development Order (LDO) has now been finalised by Rushcliffe Borough Council which could greenlight new industry and business projects at the site and potentially create thousands of permanent highly-skilled jobs. If agreed, the LDO would grant planning permission for a range of modern industrial uses on the redeveloped site, including potentially advanced manufacturing in gigafactories, low-carbon energy production, battery production, energy storage, logistics, and research and development.
The coal-fired station has played a considerable role in generating power for the country over the past five decades, with construction completed in 1967 and the site commissioned in 1968. It is anticipated explosive charges will be fitted to the structure and detonated, bringing it down in one fell swoop, with cooling towers predicted to be removed by December 31, 2030.
