Preparing for Anglian Water’s resubmission to the Planning Inspectorate

UPDATE: 2nd May 2023 Anglian Water have resubmitted their application.

Following Anglian Water’s Development Consent Order (DCO) application submission to the Planning Inspectorate, and the subsequent withdrawal, members of Save Honey Hill’s Strategy Team have been working with our barristers to prepare our response to Anglian Water’s resubmission of its application to the Planning Inspectorate

Thanks to the generosity of donors and three Parish Councils, a KC and her junior have advised on the main areas for objection. Despite not knowing the detail of Anglian Water’s application, we have been drafting Representations which we will update, again with advice from the barristers, if and when the Planning Inspectorate accepts the application at which time the final documents will be published. We understand from Anglian Water that there will be approximately 200 associated documents and about 100 of those will contain new information. So, there will continue to be a lot of work to do in responding to the application. Each team member is focusing on specific areas of objection which include:

  • that building on Green Belt is not acceptable under national or local Green Belt policies,
  • that support for the relocation in the adopted and emerging Local Plans is flawed and does not comply with the 2021 Minerals and Waste Local Plan,
  • that Cambridge housing and employment needs can be met without the relocation,
  • that the proposal will cause unnecessary carbon expenditure, both in its construction and in the demolition of the existing plant,
  • that the original site selection process was inadequate and Anglian Water did not consider retaining the plant at the current site.

Other issues include design, impact on the historic setting of Cambridge and the local conservation areas, odour mitigation, access and traffic management.

Save Honey Hill has made these objections clear in previous consultations and by setting them out in our Representations we want to be recognised by the Planning Inspectorate as a key Interested Party and thus have the opportunity to be present at hearings.

The Save Honey Hill Community Choir returns!

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The Save Honey Hill choir are back again with a new song.

The choir formed last year in support of the Save Honey Hill campaign to stop the proposed relocation of the Cambridge Sewage works to Cambridge Greenbelt between the villages of Fen Ditton and Horningsea.

After the surprise preview of the new song “Honey Hill Honey” at the end of Liz’s show “Last Stand on Honey Hill” at the Junction last year the choir will be recording the song in Horningsea on the 30th April. Please contact us if you are interested in joining.

Here’s the new song and here’s the lyrics.

(spoken parts in bold)

ANGLIAN WATER…
CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL 
SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
ARE YOU READY ?

Seems like everyone got the plan
Save the planet. Do what you can … 
But looking at you, you're not with the programme  
You pollute   rivers, streams, seas
Now you want to heat the planet more degrees 
Move a sewage plant to Honey Hill 
With a planet-killer carbon bill
Everybody look to their left 
Everybody look to their right
Don't move this sewage plant… 
'cos the planet can't take it tonight 

It's about Honey Hill Honey
It's about Honey Hill Honey
Wanna make the world green
Keep the rivers and skies clean
Ain't about the _uh.._cha-ching cha ching
Ain't about the _yeah_, ba-bling ba bling
Wanna make the world green
Keep the rivers and skies clean.

Anglian Water's very wealthy 
And has got
A modern sewage plant in Cambridge
The site is worth a lot
They want to sell and as well get 
Two two seven mill
 (pause) Off the taxpayer
To move the plant to Honey Hill
Clean up your act. Fact: You make enough dosh. 
Know what this biz is? A lot of greenwash
So much at stake. Do the right thing
For our children's sake. Sing…

Everybody look to their left 
Everybody look to their right
Don't move this sewage plant… 
cos the planet can't take it tonight 
 
It's about Honey Hill Honey
It's about Honey Hill Honey
Wanna make the world green
Keep the rivers and skies clean
Ain't about the _uh.._cha-ching cha ching
Ain't about the _yeah_, ba-bling ba bling
Wanna make the world green
Keep the rivers and skies clean….(_(repeat) _

It's about Honey Hill Honey
It's about Honey Hill Honey
Wanna make the world green
Keep the rivers and skies clean
Ain't about the _uh.._cha-ching cha ching
Ain't about the _yeah_, ba-bling ba bling
Wanna make the world green
Keep the rivers and skies clean.