Right under our noses, a crime against our environment is taking place. Anglian Water is applying to move a fully-functioning sewage works less than a mile to a new location on arable farmland in the Green Belt at Honey Hill between the villages of Fen Ditton, Horningsea and Quy. This private water company is being funded by £227 million of public money1.
Save Honey Hill is a community group formed to reject the proposal to relocate the Cambridge sewage treatment works from Milton to Honey Hill, a beautiful unspoilt, quality green field and arable site and an entry point to Wicken Fen. Honey Hill is in Green Belt land which forms part of an essential green lung around Cambridge.
Update May 24th 2023 The Planning Inspectorate has accepted the DCO application
After withdrawing its application in February, Anglian Water resubmitted it on the 2nd May and the Planning Inspectorate accepted it on the 24th May. You will be able to register as an Interested Party (so you can object!) from 14th June. In the meantime, we strongly urge you to sign up to receive updates from the Planning Inspectorate.
As we come to understand the application more, this website will be updated to alert you to any particular issues which we feel are pertinent together with full and clear instructions on how to object below.
- HIF Award of £227 to unlock 9000 homes – Chancellors Autumn 2020 Statement/Spending Review p38 [↩]