Gas storage facility · Cheshire West and Chester, England, United Kingdom
Keuper Gas Storage Project
Keuper Gas Storage Project is a permitted gas storage facility in Cheshire West and Chester, England, United Kingdom, covering 1,474 ha, operated by Keuper Gas Storage Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Cheshire West and Chester (coordinates), England (North West) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Holford Brinefield, approximately 3km north of Middlewich, Cheshire. | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (post-decision, granted) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 15 Mar 2017 (permit EN030002, Planning Act 2008 development consent, issued by Secretary of State) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 24 Nov 2015 (reference EN030002, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 15 Mar 2017 (granted, reference EN030002, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Keuper Gas Storage Limited (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 1,474 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.2233, -2.4400 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares by area
Keuper Gas Storage Project is the largest of 5 gas storage facilities in England by area, with 1,474 ha. 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 | 1st of 5 |
How its operator compares
Keuper Gas Storage Limited operates 2 of the 5 gas storage facilities in the United Kingdom in our data with a named owner; the most of any owner. Counts cover the gas storage facilities in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Operator in United Kingdom | Rank | Gas storage facilities | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keuper Gas Storage Limited | 1st | 2 | 40% |
| Aldbrough Hydrogen Storage Limited | 2nd | 1 | 20% |
| Halite Energy Group Ltd | 2nd | 1 | 20% |
| Uniper UK Limited | 2nd | 1 | 20% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this gas storage facility: 372 power plants (105 operating, 1,205 MW), 251 substations, 242 grid connections (133 operating, 1,075 MW) and 18 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stublach Project Solar Farm | Power plant | 2.25 MW | Cancelled | 1.4 km |
| Midpoint 18 Business Park | Power plant | 35.5 MW | Cancelled | 3.7 km |
| Schoeller Allibert Limited, Road One - Solar Panels System | Power plant | 2.2 MW | Cancelled | 4.5 km |
| Chelford | Substation | — | — | 12 km |
| Woodhouse Nurseries grid connection | Grid connection | 3.4 MW | Operating | 15 km |
| Alderley House grid connection | Grid connection | 1.8 MW | Operating | 15 km |
| Alderley Park CHP grid connection | Grid connection | 2.6 MW | Operating | 15 km |
| Alderley | Substation | — | — | 17 km |
| Bowdon | Substation | — | — | 18 km |
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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.