Liverpool Bay CCS Limited (LBCCS), a member of the Eni SpA group, is leading the development of the Padeswood Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) Spur Pipeline Proposed Development. The Padeswood Spur Pipeline Proposed Development would connect the Heidelberg Materials UK cement works in Padeswood to the HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline at Northop Hall.
Following our Pre-Application Consultation on the Padeswood Spur Pipeline Proposed Development, which ran between 26 March and 29 April 2025, we have submitted our planning application to Flintshire County Council. To view the proposals and share your comments directly with the Council, please access the Council’s Public Access website and use the reference (FUL/000526/25).
More information about our proposals is available in the consultation brochure here.
The Padeswood Spur Pipeline Proposed Development would include:
- Padeswood Above Ground Installation (AGI): comprising a fenced compound, approximately 50 metres x 28 metres, housing equipment designed to receive carbon dioxide from the Heidelberg Materials UK cement works carbon capture plant. This will ensure the safe and efficient operation of the spur pipeline. The AGI would be located within industrial land being developed as part of the Heidelberg Materials UK carbon capture plant. Click here for more information about AGIs. It will include:
- Pipework and associated infrastructure, and a connection point to the Heidelberg Materials CCS plant.
- An Electrical and Instrumentation kiosk for distributing power and controlling and monitoring the system. This will be 5 metres high at most.
- A secure chain line boundary fence up to 3 metres high with gates and perimeter lighting columns up to 5 metres high.
- Surface water drainage infrastructure connecting to Heidelberg Materials UK CCS plant’s drainage system.
- A spur pipeline transporting carbon dioxide: connecting the Padeswood AGI to the Northop Hall AGI (which has already been granted development consent as part of the HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline). The spur pipeline will comprise a 16” diameter, steel pipeline approximately 11 kilometres in length. It will be buried through agricultural land along its whole length, at a standard depth of 1.2 metres, except for sections that will go under major roads and watercourses. These will use specialist trenchless crossing techniques at a greater depth, which you can find out more about here.
- Additional equipment at Northop Hall AGI (which has already been granted development consent through the HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline DCO).
- Other infrastructure including telecommunication connections, a secondary Fibre Optic Cable (FOC) connection, leak detection equipment and pipeline marker posts.
- Temporary works to facilitate the construction of the Padeswood Spur Pipeline Proposed Development, including construction compounds and temporary access tracks.
Heidelberg Materials UK Proposed Carbon Capture Plant
Heidelberg Materials UK is developing proposals for a new carbon capture plant at its cement works in Padeswood. The carbon capture plant was granted consent in April 2025 by Welsh Ministers. More information can be found at https://www.padeswoodccs.co.uk/en and you can contact the Heidelberg Materials UK team at padeswoodccs@uk.heidelbergmaterials.com.
The interactive map shows a red line area within which the construction will take place. The blue lines show the potential access routes that could be used during the construction of the Padeswood Spur Pipeline Proposed Development.
Next steps
The planning process
The planning application for the Padeswood Spur Pipeline Proposed Development has been submitted to Flintshire County Council. We carried out early engagement with stakeholders and the local community throughout 2024 and held our statutory Pre-Application Consultation from 26 March to 29 April 2025. The feedback we received during this time was used to help finalise our planning application.
What happens next
The Council will undertake a period of statutory consultation with stakeholders and consider the plans and feedback received before making a recommendation to ‘Grant’ or ‘Refuse’ the plans. The recommendation will then be considered by the Council’s planning committee, which will make the final decision.
To view the proposals and share your comments directly with the Council, please access the Council’s Public Access website and use the reference (FUL/000526/25).
