CPRE Cheshire

10/11/2026

🚨 PEAK CLUSTER UPDATES

Peak Cluster is a proposed carbon capture and storage project involving four existing cement and lime factories in Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

The project aims to capture the CO₂ produced during cement and lime manufacturing and transport it through a newly built underground pipeline across Cheshire and the Wirral, for permanent storage beneath the East Irish Sea.

While the project promoters say it will contribute to tackling climate change and protecting industrial jobs, CPRE Cheshire has raised important concerns about the potential environmental impacts.

Peak Cluster has refined its proposed pipeline route and infrastructure design, including significant reductions to the size of the buildings planned for the Wirral.

A further public consultation will run from 12 November to 18 December 2026.
Find out more :

We have serious concerns about the Peak Cluster pipeline proposals. Find out more here.

09/11/2026

HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE PEAK CLUSTER CO₂ PIPELINE?

A major carbon capture and storage project, known as Peak Cluster, is proposing to capture CO₂ emissions from four cement and lime factories in Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

The CO₂ would then be transported through Cheshire and the Wirral via a new underground pipeline, before being stored beneath the East Irish Sea.

Want to understand more about the proposals, explore the route maps and find out how you can get involved?

Check our website for updates and important dates.

https://www.cprecheshire.org.uk/news/peak-cluster-update/

Visit Action Against CCS to discover more and stay informed.

🔗 https://actionagainstccs.com/

📢 With a new consultation opening on 12 November 2026, now is the time to get informed and make your voice heard.

Please share to help spread awareness.

We have serious concerns about the Peak Cluster pipeline proposals. Find out more here.

08/11/2026

🚨 PROPOSED SPODEGREEN DATA CENTRE – LITTLE BOLLINGTON, CHESHIRE

A major campus-style data centre development is being proposed on approximately 60 hectares (148 acres) of land.

📌 WHERE?
South of Lymm Road (A56), north of the M56 and west of the A556, near the Bowdon Interchange.

Postcode area: WA14 4TP.

WHAT ARE THE PLANS?

Large data halls and associated infrastructure

National Grid connection, electricity substations and backup power generation

Air and closed-loop water cooling systems

Solar farm, rooftop solar panels and solar canopies
District heating energy centre

Educational facility – a Living Lab

New landscaping and green infrastructure

These features are presented as part of a development bringing investment, innovation and environmental benefits to the North West.

📢 HAVE YOUR SAY. YOUR VOICE MATTERS.

📖 READ THE PROPOSALS:
https://www.spodegreendatacentre.co.uk/our-proposals

🗣️ TAKE PART IN THE CONSULTATION:
https://www.spodegreendatacentre.co.uk/have-your-say

Please share to raise awareness among residents in Little Bollington, Lymm, High Legh, Bowdon, Altrincham and surrounding communities.

OUR COUNTRYSIDE DESERVES A VOICE.

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08/11/2026

🚨 HAVE YOUR SAY- 60-hectare (148-acre) SPODEGREEN DATA CENTRE – LITTLE BOLLINGTON, CHESHIRE

A large-scale, campus-style data centre development is being proposed at Spodegreen, Little Bollington.

Location: The proposed development site is located south of Lymm Road (A56), north of the M56 and west of the A556, near the Bowdon Interchange.

Postcode area: WA14 4TP.

The plans include:

Large data halls and associated infrastructure.

Electricity substations and backup power generation, connecting to the National Grid transmission network.

Air and closed-loop water cooling systems.

A solar farm, rooftop solar panels and solar canopies.

A district heating energy centre.
An educational facility called a Living Lab.
New landscaping and green infrastructure.

There are important questions we should be asking.

1. National Grid connection: Scale of the infrastructure required and impacts on the surroundings.

2. Water-cooled systems: The developer says this will minimise water consumption, but does not publish a quantified estimate of annual water use.

3. Solar energy: The proposed solar farm is intended to provide the equivalent energy required by the district heating centre, offices and Living Lab. This is not a commitment to power the data centre itself entirely through solar energy

The developer says site-specific surveys are still underway, with further details expected at a second consultation event.

We need transparent information, measurable environmental commitments and a proper assessment of the cumulative impacts of this development.

📢 HAVE YOUR SAY –

Read the proposals:
👉 https://www.spodegreendatacentre.co.uk/our-proposals

Take part in the consultation:
👉 https://www.spodegreendatacentre.co.uk/have-your-say

Please share to raise awareness among residents in Little Bollington, Lymm, High Legh, Bowdon, Altrincham and surrounding communities.

Our countryside deserves a voice.

Have Your Say We are committed to speaking with the community at the earliest possible opportunity, to allow us to fully consider the feedback received from those who know the area best. We therefore invite you to provide feedback on our initial proposals by contacting us via email, calling us, or u...

08/11/2026

🛑DIRTY DATA CENTRES – DAYS OF ACTION

Join us in calling for a pause on unchecked data centre development!

Alongside organisations across Europe, we're calling for:

PAUSE – To stop unchecked data centre development until there's a clear, responsible plan.

PROPER PLANNING – Stronger rules to protect our environment and ensure local communities are heard.

PROTECTION – Safeguard our climate targets, countryside and wildlife.

Countryside, wildlife and communities must come first-before data centres.

More than 17,000 people have already signed.Join them !

Please sign and share the petition.
👉 https://takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/202216/petition/1

England is seeing a huge increase in applications for data centres and it’s getting out of control. Landscapes, resources, climate, communities – the ethical and environmental impacts are numerous. With no plan to guide them, our countryside risks becoming a dumping ground for these developments...

07/11/2026

🛑DIRTY DATA CENTRES – DAYS OF ACTION

Join us in calling for a pause on unchecked data centre development!

Alongside organisations across Europe, we're calling for:

PAUSE – To stop unchecked data centre development until there's a clear, responsible plan.

PROPER PLANNING – Stronger rules to protect our environment and ensure local communities are heard.

PROTECTION – Safeguard our climate targets, countryside and wildlife.

Land , wildlife and communities must come first before data centres.

More than 17,000 people have already signed.Join them !

Please sign and share the petition.
👉 https://takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/202216/petition/1

England is seeing a huge increase in applications for data centres and it’s getting out of control. Landscapes, resources, climate, communities – the ethical and environmental impacts are numerous. With no plan to guide them, our countryside risks becoming a dumping ground for these developments...

07/11/2026

🛑DIRTY DATA CENTRES – DAYS OF ACTION

Join us in calling for a pause on unchecked data centre development!

Alongside organisations across Europe, we're calling for:

PAUSE – To stop unchecked data centre development until there's a clear, responsible plan.

PROPER PLANNING – Stronger rules to protect our environment and ensure local communities are heard.

PROTECTION – Safeguard our climate targets, countryside and wildlife.

Land, nature and communities must be first- before data centres.

More than 17,000 people have already signed.Join them !

Every signature counts-Please sign and share the petition.
👉 https://takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/202216/petition/1

England is seeing a huge increase in applications for data centres and it’s getting out of control. Landscapes, resources, climate, communities – the ethical and environmental impacts are numerous. With no plan to guide them, our countryside risks becoming a dumping ground for these developments...

07/11/2026

Our winning photographs are in Chester. Come to Storyhouse this weekend! 😊

Discover the beauty of Cheshire captured through the lens.The stunning winning images from the 2026 CPRE Cheshire Photography Competition will be on display at Storyhouse, Chester.

📍 Storyhouse, Chester
📅 5–17 November

https://www.storyhouse.com/whats-on/celebrating-100-years-of-rural-campaigning/

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This exhibition showcases the winners and runners up from Campaign for Rural Protection Cheshire’s photography competition which celebrated the 100th birthday of the charity. From vibrant landscapes to wildlife and working farms, the winning entries highlight the very best of our beautiful region.

06/11/2026

Dirty Data Centers

🚨 DAYS OF ACTION 🚨

Join us in calling for a pause on unchecked data centre development.

Alongside organisations across Europe, we're calling for:

PAUSE – To stop unchecked data centre development until there's a clear, responsible plan.

PROPER PLANNING – Stronger rules to protect our environment and ensure local communities are heard.

PROTECTION – Safeguard our climate targets, countryside and wildlife.

Our countryside, wildlife and communities must come first-before data centres.

More than 17,000 people have already signed.Join them !

Every signature counts

Please sign and share the petition.
https://takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/202216/petition/1

06/11/2026

🛑DIRTY DATA CENTRES – DAYS OF ACTION

Join us in calling for a pause on unchecked data centre development.

Alongside organisations across Europe, we're calling for:

PAUSE – To stop unchecked data centre development until there's a clear, responsible plan.

PROPER PLANNING – Stronger rules to protect our environment and ensure local communities are heard.

PROTECTION – Safeguard our climate targets, countryside and wildlife.

Countryside, wildlife and communities must come first-before data centres.

More than 17,000 people have already signed.Join them !

Every signature counts-Please sign and share the petition.

https://takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/202216/petition/1

England is seeing a huge increase in applications for data centres and it’s getting out of control. Landscapes, resources, climate, communities – the ethical and environmental impacts are numerous. With no plan to guide them, our countryside risks becoming a dumping ground for these developments...