It is south of the motorway junction, making it accessible from both carriageways and the A63 (linking to Leeds centre).

[1] Although the slip roads were built in 1999, it was ten years before junction 45 was opened to lead along a 2.5-mile (4 km) dual carriageway (designated the A63) westwards into Leeds.

[2] Extra submitted an application to build a service station in the area (known as Skelton Grange) in 2005, which was rejected by the government.

[9][10] Morgan Sindall were appointed as builders and by 2018, the bill was estimated at £60 million,[11] with a projected opening date of summer 2019.

[13] Skelton Lake covers 60 acres (24 ha), and is a remnant of opencast coaling operations in the area.