Transmission line · Wyre, England, United Kingdom
East Irish Sea Transmission Project
East Irish Sea Transmission Project is a planned transmission line in Wyre, England, United Kingdom, operated by Orsted East Irish Sea Transmission Limited.
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 | Wyre (coordinates), England (North West) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | The area of Irish Sea in English waters and a land fall area reaching from Crosby at the southern end, to Fleetwood at the northern end and Penwortham at the Eastern extent | 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 Mar 2029 (reference EN0210008, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, anticipated, expected March 2029) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Orsted East Irish Sea Transmission Limited (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 104,215 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.8807, -2.7443 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this transmission line and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its permits and status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchHow it compares by area
East Irish Sea Transmission Project is the 3rd-largest of 22 transmission lines in England and the 3rd-largest of 27 in the United Kingdom by area, with 104,215 ha. It reports no undefined, so it is ranked by area among the transmission lines 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 22 |
| United Kingdom | 3rd of 27 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this transmission line: 307 grid connections (165 operating, 1,672 MW), 281 power plants (92 operating, 1,072 MW), 234 substations, 1 gas storage facility and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lane grid connection | Grid connection | 3 MW | Operating | 0.7 km |
| Westfield Farm | Power plant | 5 MW | Operating | 1.4 km |
| Franklaw Treatment Works grid connection | Grid connection | 2.8 MW | Operating | 1.7 km |
| Franklaw Water Treatment grid connection | Grid connection | 4 MW | Operating | 1.7 km |
| Catterall Waterworks | Substation | — | — | 1.7 km |
| Turners Lane, Barnacre - Solar Farm | Power plant | 23 MW | Permitted | 2.0 km |
| Dewlay Cheese Wind Turbine | Power plant | 2 MW | Operating | 2.7 km |
| Garstang | Substation | — | — | 3.5 km |
| Moorside | Substation | — | — | 7.3 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.