Changes designed to make it harder to oppose projects such as Peak Cluster have been slammed by a Wirral councillor.The changes follow the introduction of a taxpayer-backed indemnification scheme to give developers greater financial cover when facing legal challenge.On 20 May, the Governme
The Government has today (Saturday) rejected appeals to pause the Peak Cluster project in Wirral and the wider ‘carbon capture and underground storage’ programme (‘CCUS’).Responding to a petition signed by almost 17,000 residents, the Government has said: “There are no plans to pause the development
On a bright Spring morning on Wednesday, Moreton Shore was busy with walkers (with and without dogs), runners and visitors to the Green Hut. There was also a film crew from ITV Granada.Councillor Vida Wilson gave her view on the plans by Peak Cluster and backed by the Government, and especially
A 'review' of the proposals by Peak Cluster has left more questions than answers, says a local councillor.The 'scoping opinion' was published by the Planning Inspectorate on 19 February.
Plans for a pipeline through the middle of Wirral and into the Irish Sea will be decided by Ed Miliband, and not locally by Wirral's Planning Committee.The pipeline would transport carbon dioxide (CO2) generated at cement works in Derbyshire and Staffordshire through the midlands, Cheshire and Wirra
