THE KEUPER UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FACILITY ORDER 2017

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
THE KEUPER UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FACILITY ORDER 2017
THE KEUPER UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FACILITY ORDER 2017
THE PLANNING ACT 2008 AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2009
NOTICE OF A DECISION ON AN APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER GRANTING DEVELOPMENT CONSENT
The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ("trie Secretary of State") gives notice under regulation 23 of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009 that a determination has been made on an application by Keuper Gas Storage Limited ("the Application") for an Order granting development consent under the Planning Act 2008 ("the 2008 Act"). The Application is to construct and operate a new underground gas storage facility made up of up to 19 underground gas storage cavities to store a working gas volume of approximately 500 million cubic metres (mem) with an import and export capacity of up to 34 mem per day at Holford Brinefield along with other associated development in Cheshire. The Secretary of State has decided, following consideration of the report of the Examining Authority who conducted an examination into the Application that development consent should be granted for the project, and therefore has decided to make an Order under the 2008 Act.
The statement of reasons for deciding to make an Order granting development consent prepared by the Secretary of State under section 116(1) of the 2008 Act and regulation 23(2)(d) of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009 is published on the Planning Inspectorate's website:
https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/
north-west/keuper-gas-storage-project/
The statement of reasons contains the content of the decision,
information regarding the right to challenge the decision and
the procedures for doing so.