Consultation

Upcoming consultation

Project Boundary Additional Consultation

The consultation will provide local communities and stakeholders with an opportunity to review and comment on updates to the area within which we propose to build permanent infrastructure, known as the project boundary, which we shared in September. We will also invite feedback on the proposed locations of above ground installations (AGIs), block valve stations (BVSs), and temporary areas required for access and construction in most locations during the consultation.

We have refined the project’s design following feedback received during our phase 1 consultation, alongside the results of ongoing technical studies, engineering assessments and environmental surveys, including how best to mitigate impacts on surrounding areas. We plan to hold a further round of consultation on more detailed aspects of the project in summer 2027.

As part of the consultation, we will hold events and webinars, enabling people to find out more about the latest project proposals and ask questions of the project team. Our events will take place in locations close to proposed changes to the project boundary.

Events

• Gawsworth Scout Hut, 20th November | register here
• Huxley Village Hall, 24th November | register here
• St Anne’s Community Centre, Buxton 26th November | register here
• Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight, Wirral, 3rd December | register here
• Holmes Chapel Community Centre, 5th December | register here
• Leek Town Football Club, 7th December | register here

Public webinars

• Staffordshire public webinar, 17th November, 6:30pm | register here
• Wirral public webinar, 23rd November, 6:30pm | register here
• Cheshire public webinar, 30th November, 6:30pm | register here
• Derbyshire public webinar, 1st December, 6:30pm | register here

Click on the links above for information about session times (in-person events only) and to reserve your place. Advance registration is required for all events and webinars.

If you are unable to attend a consultation event or webinar, you will be able to watch recorded webinars and find more information about the project updates in our document library, after the consultation launches.

Consultation so far

Phase 1 consultation

During this period, we shared information about our proposals, held a series of in-person and online events, and invited people to share local insights and their views about the project.

This first consultation phase was an important opportunity for people across the breadth of the project to find out more information and share feedback to help us shape our early proposals.

Additional engagement phase

Following high public interest in our initial phase 1 consultation, we undertook additional engagement with Wirral communities, to support understanding about the proposals for the project in the area and to gain as much information as possible.

This included hosting a series of webinars and in-person sessions at the Floral Pavilion, producing factsheets about the pipeline and Coastal Above Ground Installation, and responding to common questions raised during our phase 1 consultation.

The feedback received will be reviewed alongside that which we have received as part of our phase 1 consultation, and will inform the next iteration of our project design and our consultation on this, which will be held later in the year.

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 continue 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 throughout the application process is to consult and 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 to the Planning Inspectorate.