Concrete is needed to build homes, schools and hospitals, as well as roads, power stations and wind farms. It is an essential construction material with no viable alternative, and cement is one of its key components.
Cement production is currently carbon intensive. The power consumption of the cement plant contributes to this, but most of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions come from the cement making process, which are released from limestone when it is heated to very high temperatures in a kiln.
In order to produce the cement that the UK needs, without emitting large amounts of carbon, it is essential that we capture and store these emissions.
We are proposing to build a carbon capture plant within our existing cement works at Padeswood, north Wales that will capture up to 800,000 tonnes of CO2 a year.
The Padeswood carbon capture and storage (CCS) project represents the next step in the Padeswood cement works’ decarbonisation story and gives us the opportunity to place Padeswood at the forefront of the worldwide movement toward carbon-neutral building materials.
It will support the construction industry’s transition to net zero by reducing the carbon footprint of construction projects.
The project will also be an integral part in HyNet, the UK’s leading industrial decarbonisation project.
By creating new jobs and protecting others, it will enable the works to play an even more important role in the regional economy.
Statutory consultation documents
Key public documents
Statutory consultation brochure
Statutory consultation brochure - Welsh translation
Statutory consultation feedback form
Statutory consultation feedback form - Welsh translation
Environmental Statement Non-Technical Summary
Environmental Statement Non-Technical Summary – Welsh translation
Statutory consultation webinar presentation
Consultation drop-in event pull-up stands
Draft Environmental Statement
Volume 1 - Non-Technical Summary
Environmental Statement Non-Technical Summary
Environmental Statement Non-Technical Summary - Welsh translation
Volume 2 - Environmental Statement
Environmental Statement contents
Chapter 08 - Cultural Heritage
Chapter 09 - Landscape and Visual
Chapter 10 - Noise and Vibration
Chapter 11 - Traffic and Transport
Chapter 13 - Major Accidents and Disasters
Chapter 14 - Material Assets and Waste
Chapter 15 - Cumulative Effects
Volume 3 - Figures
Figure 1.1 - Project Location Plan
Figure 1.3 - Carbon Capture and Storage Block Flow Diagram
Figure 1.4 - Environmental Features Plan
Figure 1.5 - Locations of Listed Buildings
Figure 1.6 - Site Context, including Public Rights of Way
Figure 6.1 - Monitoring Locations within 3km of the Site Boundary
Figure 8.1 - Site Location and Study Areas
Figure 8.2 - Heritage Constraints-Designated Assets-Listed Buildings
Figure 8.3 - Heritage Constraints-Designated Assets-Listed Buildings in Hawarden Area
Figure 8.4 - Designated Assets-Other
Figure 8.5 - Non-Designated Assets
Figure 9.2 - Zone of Theoretical Visibility and Viewpoint Locations
Figure 9.3 - Landscape Designations and Access
Figure 9.4 - Topography and Landcover
Figure 9.5 - Landscape Character Areas
Figure 9.6 - Landmap Visual Sensory
Figure 9.7 - Landmap Historic Landscape
Figure 9.8 - Landmap Landscape Habitats
Figure 9.9 - Landmap Geological Landscape
Figure 9.10 - Landmap Cultural Landscape Services
Figure 9.11 - Visual Receptor Groups
Figure 10.1 - Baseline Noise Monitoring Locations
Figure 10.2 - Noise Sensitive Receptors
Figure 15.1 - Zone of Influence for Cumulative Assessment
Volume 4 - Technical appendices
Technical Appendix 2.1 - Outline Construction Environmental Management Plan
Technical Appendix 5.1 - Ecological Baseline Report (Botanical)
Technical Appendix 5.2 - Ecological Baseline Report (Animal)
Technical Appendix 5.3 - Habitat Regulations Screening Assessment
Technical Appendix 6.1 - Air Quality Assessment
Technical Appendix 7.1 - Climate Technical Appendix
Technical Appendix 8.1 - Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment
Technical Appendix 8.2 - Geophysical Survey Report
Technical Appendix 8.3 - Heritage Significance Technical Note
Technical Appendix 9.1 - Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Methodology
Technical Appendix 9.2 - LANDMAP Dataset
Technical Appendix 9.3 - Viewpoint Photography and Photomontages
Technical Appendix 9.4 - Landscape and Habitat Strategic Proposal
Technical Appendix 10.1 - Baseline Noise Survey Technical Note
Technical Appendix 10.2 - Construction Plant Lists
Technical Appendix 10.3 - Noise Contour Plots
Technical Appendix 11.1 - Transport Statement
Technical Appendix 11.2 - Travel Plan
Technical Appendix 12.1 - Preliminary Risk Assessment
Technical Appendix 12.2 - Coal Mining Risk Assessment
Technical Appendix 14.1 - Outline Site Waste Management Plan
Technical Appendix 15.1 - Long List of Other Developments
Technical Appendix 15.2 - Designated and Non-designated Heritage Assets
Standalone reports
Arboricultural Impact Assessment
Green Infrastructure Statement
Habitat Creation and Management Plan
Planning, Design and Access Statement
Soil Resource Assessment and Outline Soil Resource Management Plan
Written Statement of Secondary Consents
Other draft application documents
Development of National Significance application form
