The site is located within the heart of the Mersey Belt situated between the conurbations of Greater Manchester and Merseyside. The City of Chester also lies approximately 10 km to the south west. The site is located in an area known as Ince Marshes, lying to the east of the village of Ince and to the north-east of Elton, Cheshire.

National Grid Reference SJ 470 770

The site lies with the jurisdiction of Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council and Cheshire County Council, with part of the proposed rail line within the administrative area of Chester City Council.

The Site

Approximately 50 hectares of the 100 hectare site will be developed, the remainder of which will be used for landscape and ecological mitigation works. The land comprises low lying reclaimed land, with the Manchester Ship Canal and Mersey Estuary to the north.

Current access to the site is from the main highway network from Junction 14 of the M56 Motorway and the A5117. From the A5117 access to the site is either from Pool Lane and through the village of Ince or along Kemira Road, which is a private road.