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Cheshire East officers issue warning over “Peak Cluster” carbon dioxide scheme

Cheshire East officers issue warning over “Peak Cluster” carbon dioxide scheme

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Peak Cluster could disrupt Cheshire East’s housing plans across a large part of the borough and run next to a primary school near Nantwich.

The proposed scheme aims to capture harmful carbon dioxide from cement and lime plants in Derbyshire and Staffordshire and transfer it by pipeline to a storage facility under the Irish Sea.

April 29, 2026
Massive CO2 pipeline could pass through South Cheshire, plans show

Massive CO2 pipeline could pass through South Cheshire, plans show

By Eddie Bisknell, local democracy reporter
Plans have emerged to build a colossal 121-mile underground CO2 pipeline from the Peak District to the Irish Sea, running through Cheshire close to Nantwich.

The Peak Cluster Pipeline is the brainchild of the Derbyshire quarrying and cement firms which lead the UK’s production of vital building materials – but as a bi-product also produce many tonnes of carbon emissions.

February 2, 2026