Gas storage facility · Wyre, England, United Kingdom
Preesall Saltfield Underground Gas Storage
Preesall Saltfield Underground Gas Storage is a cancelled gas storage facility in Wyre, England, United Kingdom, operated by Halite Energy Group Ltd.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Wyre (coordinates), England (North West) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Preesall Saltfield, Over Wyre, Lancashire. | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (post-decision, refused) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 1 Dec 2011 (reference EN030001, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 17 Jul 2015 (refused, reference EN030001, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Halite Energy Group Ltd (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 248 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.9062, -2.9757 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares by area
Preesall Saltfield Underground Gas Storage is the 4th-largest of 5 gas storage facilities in England by area, with 248 ha. It reports no undefined, so it is ranked by area among the gas storage facilities in our data that report one, whatever their status. Areas of shared titles overlap, so they are not added up.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| England | 4th of 5 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this gas storage facility: 234 grid connections (125 operating, 1,429 MW), 218 power plants (74 operating, 1,436 MW), 158 substations and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preesall | Substation | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Hillhouse grid connection | Grid connection | 9 MW | Planned | 2.4 km |
| Jameson Road | Power plant | 4.3 MW | Operating | 2.5 km |
| Thornton Waste Recovery Park (Waste AD) | Power plant | 1.9 MW | Operating | 2.7 km |
| Fleetwood Water Treatment Works | Power plant | 1.3 MW | Operating | 2.7 km |
| Jameson Road Landfill Site 3 grid connection | Grid connection | 2.13 MW | Operating | 2.7 km |
| Thornton Waste Technology Park grid connection | Grid connection | 2 MW | Operating | 2.7 km |
| Thornton BSP | Substation | — | — | 2.8 km |
| Copse RD | Substation | — | — | 3.0 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0.