This will be a large engineering project. The pipeline must undergo a rigorous process of consultation and environmental appraisal before consent to construct can be granted by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
An Environmental Statement was included with our application for consent to build the Barton Stacey - Lockerley pipeline, which was submitted to the Secretary of State on 16 February 2007. Subject to receiving consent, construction of the new pipeline is expected to take place during 2008.
The new pipeline will be designed and built to the same high standards of safety and security as the other 6,800km (4,160 miles) of high-pressure gas transmission pipelines already in operation across the UK.
The new pipeline will be buried underground throughout its length, allowing us to reinstate the land to its original condition when work is complete.
A map of the proposed pipeline route is included with the non-technical summary of the Environmental Statement on this website.