UK: Peak Cluster has revised the proposed pipeline route for its cement and lime carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, which involves Breedon Cement’s Hope plant, Tarmac’s Tunstead plant and Holcim’s Cauldon plant. The route was revised following over 5500 responses to Peak Cluster’s Phase 1 consultation, and as a result of ongoing technical studies, engineering assessments and environmental surveys. It said that the previously 300m consultation corridor was reduced to approximately 100m, but that this was wider than the land expected to be required permanently for the pipeline, and allows scope for further design development, environmental mitigation and construction planning as the project progresses. Approximately 15% of the proposed route was amended.
It will continue to consult with landowners throughout the year and, in November 2026, it will hold a consultation on the proposed locations for pipeline infrastructure, including above ground installations and block valve stations, temporary construction areas and access arrangements in Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Cheshire.
