Consultation

Our approach to consultation

We understand how important the cement and lime industry is to the region, and also how much the local environment means to the communities living in and around it.

Gaining input from a wide range of stakeholders is critically important and will help us develop a project that is able to anticipate, understand and address potential local impacts.

We want to work closely with communities and organisations to develop an approach that minimises disruption and impact, and ensures work is delivered safely and efficiently.

We will listen closely to those who are interested or may be affected by Peak Cluster to hear their thoughts, views and suggestions and let you know how your feedback has shaped our thinking.

Securing consent to deliver Peak Cluster

Peak Cluster’s onshore pipeline is classified as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP). An NSIP is regarded by the UK Government to be of such high importance that consent to construct and operate it must be granted by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Peak Cluster Ltd will therefore be required to submit a type of planning application called a Development Consent Order (or DCO).to the government’s Planning Inspectorate. The Planning Inspectorate will examine the application and make a recommendation to the Secretary of State, who will make the final decision on whether the project can go ahead. This consenting process comes under the Planning Act 2008.

A key requirement of this process is to engage with national and local stakeholders, communities and landowners, and we take this obligation very seriously. Feedback we receive throughout each phase of consultation and engagement will enable us to refine our proposals ahead of submitting our application.

We are holding phase 1 of our consultation process from 12th January 2026 to 27th February 2026. This consultation gives you an opportunity to find out more about the project, discuss your questions with the project team and provide feedback on our plans.

How to provide your feedback

For this phase of consultation, we have identified an initial project boundary, within which the pipeline is likely to be constructed. For the majority of the pipeline route, this is about 300m wide. However, when we build the pipeline, we will only need a corridor about 30-40m wide. The specific location of the pipeline within the initial boundary has not yet been determined, and feedback provided during this consultation will help us to understand where exactly the pipeline and all associated infrastructure should be placed.

To make it easier for you to provide feedback, we have divided the route into three main regions: Staffordshire and Derbyshire, Cheshire and the Wirral. Within these regions, the route has been divided into sections 1 to 10. These regions and sections are described in more detail on pages 13 to 28 of the Project Guide.

You can provide your feedback by:

Completing our online feedback form
Completing a hard copy of this feedback form, and returning it free of charge to FREEPOST PEAK CLUSTER (no stamp required)
Submitting your comments or completed feedback form by email to consultation@peakcluster.co.uk

This phase of the consultation will run for six weeks, beginning during the day on Monday 12th January and closing at 11:59pm on Friday 27th February 2025. It is important that you submit your feedback to us before the closing date so that it can be considered in developing our proposals.

How to get involved in the consultation

We welcome everyone’s views on our plans for Peak Cluster. You can get involved in our consultation in the ways outlined below.

In-person events:

Location	Date	Time
Hoylake Hoylake Parade Community Centre 31 Hoyle Rd Hoylake Wirral CH47 3AG	Saturday 24th January	1pm – 4:30 pm

Willaston Willaston Memorial Hall The Green Willaston Neston CH64 2XR	Sunday 25th January	11.30am – 2:30pm

Hoole Hoole Community Centre Westminster Road Chester CH2 3AP	Monday 26th January	2.15pm – 5.45pm

Middlewich The Whyc Centre Civic Way Middlewich Cheshire CW10 9BX	Tuesday 3rd February	1pm – 4:30pm

Macclesfield St Alban's Catholic Church 39 Chester Rd Macclesfield SK11 8DJ	Wednesday 4th February	5pm – 9pm

Leek Haregate Community Centre 46 Queens Drive Leek ST13 6DJ	Monday 9th February	5pm – 8:30pm

Buxton St Anne’s Community Centre Hardwick Square West Buxton SK17 6PX	Tuesday 10th February	12pm – 5pm

Hope / Bradwell Hope Bradwell Memorial Hall Netherside Bradwell Hope Valley Derbyshire S33 9HJ	Thursday 12th February	11am – 5:30pm

Online webinars:

Wirral webinar

Date: Tuesday 27th January 2026
Time: 1pm – 2.30pm
Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_94ho-glzSJONmsGMhvJRXg

Cheshire webinar

Date: Saturday 31st January 2026
Time: 1pm – 2.30pm
Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PgL353myTUutB9vskB4SLQ

Derbyshire and Staffordshire webinar

Date: Thursday 4th February 2026
Time: 7pm – 8.30pm
Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vyY4Pj7_TIm_v_3PkZH0Hg

General webinar

Date: Wednesday 11th February 2026
Time: 7pm – 8.30pm
Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-7kA3hVYR8eQiYXhl6A-CA

We are hosting hard copy consultation materials at the following publicly accessible information points along the route from 19th January 2026.

Location	Address
Congleton Town Hall	7 High St, Congleton CW12 1BN

Buxton Sports Centre	Trenchard Dr, Buxton SK17 9JY

Leek Library	Moorlands House, Stockwell St, Leek ST13 6HQ

Winsford Library	High St, Winsford CW7 2AS

Wharton Library	Willow Square, Wharton CW7 3HP

Holmes Chapel Leisure	Long Ln, High Peak SK23 0TQ

Bollington Leisure Centre	Heath Rd, Bollington, Macclesfield SK10 5EX

Hoole Community Centre	Westminster Rd, Chester CH2 3AP

Leasowe Leisure Centre	88 Twickenham Dr, Wirral CH46 1PF

Chester Visitor Centre	Town Hall, Northgate St, Chester CH1 2HJ

Brio Neston Leisure Centre	Raby Park Rd, Neston CH64 9NQ

Hoylake Community Centre	31 Hoyle Rd, Hoylake, Wirral CH47 3AG

If you would like a copies of our project guide and feedback form delivered to your home, please contact our team in the following ways:

Phone: 0800 0129 167 (free phone number)

Email: consultation@peakcluster.co.uk

Write: FREEPOST PEAK CLUSTER

What happens next

Having taken onboard this initial information and stakeholder feedback, we will develop a further iteration of the design for the project with greater detail on our proposed pipeline route, key infrastructure along the route and the capture facilities at each of the cement and lime operator sites. You will then have another opportunity to consider and provide feedback on these updated proposals as part of our phase 2 consultation, which we are starting later this year.

After this, we will set out a summary of the responses that we received in a Consultation Report, detailing how we considered all feedback and how it has shaped and influenced the proposals. Responses submitted during this initial round of consultation and our upcoming phase 2 consultation will be addressed by theme within the Consultation Report. This report will form part of our DCO application for development consent and will be published on our website following submission of our application to the Planning Inspectorate.