Peel Ports is consulting on plans for development at Hunterston, North Ayrshire. The 300 acre site was previously used to import coal to burn in Scottish power stations.

A new 20-year ‘master plan’ could see the port house an LNG terminal and CCGT. Other options alongside include a manufacturing plants, concrete batching, marine construction and decommissioning, aquaculture and plastics recycling and storage.