Councillors look set to debate the impact of the proposed Peak Cluster Pipeline on Staffordshire at a meeting of its Full Council.
The proposed Peak Cluster Project would capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from cement and lime plants in Derbyshire and Staffordshire and transfer it by pipeline to a storage facility under the Irish Sea, passing through parts of the Derbyshire, the Staffordshire Moorlands, Cheshire and the Wirral.
At a meeting of Staffordshire County Council’s Scrutiny committee on economy, infrastructure and communities today (Thursday) local members told the committee of their concerns on the impact on their local communities.
County councillors representing areas of the Staffordshire Moorlands raised a number of concerns on behalf of their local communities including health and safety reasons, impact on landowners, disruption on construction and called for a full impact assessment from the developers.
A taskforce of officers is to be established to look at the project and the committee also recommended that the project now be taken to Full Council for discussion.
The Government say the carbon capture project would play a key role in reducing emissions while supporting jobs and economic growth.
Further consultation is due to take place in the Autumn. Staffordshire County Council has a statutory consultee technical planning role only and the final decision will lay with the Government. If approved, work is expected to start summer 2029, at the earliest
