Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Lancaster (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Lancaster West Business Park, Imperial Road, Off Imperial Way, Heysham, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 3RW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (abandoned) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 2 May 2019 (reference LCC/2019/0021, planning authority Lancaster) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Veolia (Axis PED / Veolia) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Axis PED (Axis PED / Veolia) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 30 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | EfW Incineration | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.0275, -2.8792 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit applied for (planning authority Lancaster, reference LCC/2019/0021)
How it compares
Lancaster West Business Park is the 386th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 727th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 30 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 386th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 727th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,805th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 212 grid connections (115 operating, 1,310 MW), 148 substations, 2 transmission lines and 1 gas storage facility, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heysham Gateway ERF grid connection | Grid connection | 35.8 MW | Planned | 0.3 km |
| Trimpell BSP | Substation | — | — | 0.6 km |
| Heysham South Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 7.5 MW | Operating | 0.6 km |
| Borrans Lane BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 99.9 MW | Planned | 0.6 km |
| Heysham GSP | Substation | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Westgate | Substation | — | — | 4.0 km |
| Preesall Saltfield Underground Gas Storage | Gas storage facility | — | Cancelled | 15 km |
| East Irish Sea Transmission Project | Transmission line | — | Planned | 19 km |
| Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Wind Farms Transmission Assets | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 31 km |
Operators 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.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.