Gas storage facility · Cheshire West and Chester, England, United Kingdom
Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility Material Change 1
Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility Material Change 1 is a planned gas storage facility in Cheshire West and Chester, England, United Kingdom, 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, Cheshire, approximately 3km due West of the M6 and 3km North of Junction 18. This area is bounded to the west by the A530 (King Street) and to the east by the B5081.The Gas Processing Plant (GPP) will be located approximately 369886 East, 370226 North. | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (pre-application) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 1 Apr 2027 (reference EN0310001, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, anticipated, expected April 2027) | 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 |
| Technology | Hydrogen | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 357 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.2282, -2.4526 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this gas storage facility and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its capacity and who uses it, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchHow it compares by area
Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility Material Change 1 is the 3rd-largest of 5 gas storage facilities in England by area, with 357 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 | 3rd 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: 375 power plants (105 operating, 1,205 MW), 253 substations, 244 grid connections (134 operating, 1,140 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 | Permitted | 0.4 km |
| Schoeller Allibert Limited, Road One - Solar Panels System | Power plant | 2.2 MW | Permitted | 4.4 km |
| Land at Lostock Works (Northwich Facility) | Power plant | 5 MW | Operating | 4.4 km |
| Chelford | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| Woodhouse Nurseries grid connection | Grid connection | 3.4 MW | Operating | 15 km |
| Alderley House grid connection | Grid connection | 1.8 MW | Operating | 16 km |
| Alderley Park CHP grid connection | Grid connection | 2.6 MW | Operating | 16 km |
| Alderley | Substation | — | — | 18 km |
| Bowdon | Substation | — | — | 18 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- planning.data.gov.uk. planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0.