Pre-applicationCarbon capture· EN0710001

Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline

A nationally significant infrastructure project in Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Chester, Derbyshire, Derbyshire Dales, High Peak, Peak District, Staffordshire, Staffordshire Moorlands, Wirral. The promoter is consulting and preparing its application.

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Where it is in the process

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The site

The outline is the boundary the promoter published. It can include cable, pipeline or road routes as well as the main site. 8,444 hectares inside the published boundary.

What is proposed

Peak Cluster will deliver carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure to decarbonise vital UK industry. A new high pressure pipeline network will convey carbon dioxide from new build carbon capture facilities to be constructed at existing lime and cement manufacturing sites in Derbyshire and Staffordshire to a coastal network exchange point and compressor station for onward transport to suitable geological carbon dioxide storage under the east Irish Sea. Carbon capture equipment at industrial sites and Above Ground Installations (AGIs) will be installed, along with other associated infrastructure.

Linked planning applications

Council consultations, related applications and requirement sign-offs that quote this project.

EN0710001 OC · Staffordshire · 13 January 2026
Scoping consultation on application to be determined by the Planning Inspectorate on behalf of the Secretary of State for an Order Granting Development Consent for the Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline.
DMOT/2026/0099 · South Derbyshire · 13 January 2026
Consultation from The Planning Inspectorate on application ref. EN0710001 seeking pre-application advice for Order granting Development Consent for the Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline