Next steps
We held our first, non-statutory stage of consultation on our early proposals from 26 January 2022 to 11 March 2022. This consultation has now closed.
Thank you to everyone who took part in the consultation and came along to one of our eight in-person and two online events. We’re currently considering all the feedback we’ve received, alongside further technical and environmental work, as we work to develop a more detailed design for the pipeline network.
We will present this more detailed design, alongside our preliminary environmental work, at our second, statutory consultation this autumn, during which people will have another opportunity to provide feedback.
In the meantime, click here to view our proposals in more detail. Click here to find out more about our current proposals.
Current project timeline
March 2022:
Non-statutory consultation closes. Feedback considered and detailed design being developed.
September 2022:
Statutory consultation launches
Spring 2023:
Development Consent Order (DCO) submission
Summer / Autumn 2024:
Secretary of State decision
2025 - 2027:
Construction takes place
2027:
Commissioning phase before pipeline becomes operational
The project
The HyNet North West Hydrogen Pipeline is essential to unlocking the benefits and ambitions of HyNet North West.
Find out moreOur current proposals
We are currently at an early stage in our work. So far, we have developed a broad route corridor within which the pipeline could be routed. We have also identified search areas for where our Hydrogen Above Ground Installations (HAGIs) could potentially be located.
We held our first, non-statutory stage of consultation on these early proposals from 26 January 2022 to 11 March 2022. This consultation has now closed.
We're currently considering all the feedback we've received, alongside further technical and environmental work, as we work to develop a more detailed design for the pipeline network.
View our current proposalsInteractive map
This map shows an overview of our current proposals. So far, we have identified a broad route corridor, within which our underground pipeline could be routed. We have also identified search areas within which our Hydrogen Above Ground Installations (HAGIs) could be located.
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