Protect the Green Belt
Come and sing with the Crap Community Choir on the 21st of June at 17:45 next to Jesus Green Lock on the River Cam as going in with many other groups around Cambridge to help Friends of the River Cam redeclare the Rights of The River Cam.
Everybody welcome! Arrive at around 17.45 to sing after 18:00 and we will also be telling everyone how to OBJECT!
After withdrawing its application in February, Anglian Water has now resubmitted it. The Planning Inspectorate will accept or reject the application by the 26th May, and if accepted, anyone can then register as an Interested Party in order to submit their objections.
However, until then we strongly recommend that everybody sign up to receive updates from the Planning Inspectorate.
— Sign up for updates (now).
— Register as an Interested Party (once the application is accepted).
— Send in a Relevant Representation (once you are accepted).
Full and clear instructions are on the Planning Inspectorate’s website.
If the application is accepted we will put clear instructions on how to proceed on our website.
Cambridge Independent – Anglian Water submits Honey Hill sewage works proposal to Planning Inspectorate
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.
Here’s a very relevant article by James Littlewood of Cambridge Past, Present Future (CPPF) on one of the massive buildings that are planned for North East Cambridge. The site for this building is just north of Cambridge North train station. But part of the planned development at North East Cambridge is of course land currently occupied by Cambridge’s waste water treatment plant (the core site).
Cambridge City Council and South Cambs District Council claim that North East Cambridge Action Plan can only really go ahead if the existing sewage works are demolished and relocated to Cambridge’s Green Belt. That is why the City and District Councils have postponed NECAAP consultation until after the Development Consent Order to relocate the sewage works has been decided. There are alternatives which would still help growth in that area.
Here’s CPPF’s response to the last consultation by Anglian Water on moving the plant
You may have heard that Anglian Water has withdrawn its Development Consent Order (DCO) application for the relocation of the Wastewater Treatment Plant yesterday (22nd Feb 2023). They have informed the Planning Inspectors that they will resubmit.
There were a few minutes of elation in the village of Horningsea and Fen Ditton before we realised that this is not at all unusual in DCO Projects.
The withdrawal is probably in response to some queries from National Infrastructure and we fully expect Anglian Water to resubmit within a few weeks. So this will result in a delay before the Examination begins.
Anglian Water submitted a letter about the withdrawal.
This makes no difference to Save Honey Hill plans to make Relevant Representations as an Interested Party and to object to the project.
If you have any queries please contact us.
The BBC have written about the attempt to relocate the sewage works to green belt.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-64664781
Great article from Alex Spencer of the Cambridge Independent about Anglian Water’s application to relocate the sewage works.
Below are the likely dates of the DCO Application and Examinations programme. This timetable is Save Honey Hill’s estimation based on what Anglian Water and the Planning Inspectorate have said so far. However, the dates are entirely dependent on Anglian Water’s submission and on what the Planning Inspectorate does subsequently.
UPDATE 31st Jan 2023: Anglian Water have just put their application in. The hard work starts!
Update: May 2, 2023 : Anglian Water have resubmitted their DCO application. The timetable starts afresh! The dates below will be updated when we learn more.
| AW submits DCO application | 31st January 2023 |
| Application accepted by PINS and documents published | early March 2023 |
| Register as interested party and make relevant representation | likely by end April 2023 |
| Preliminary meeting and examination timetable published | likely in June 2023 |
Examination will include:
| Written representation submission | probably September 2023 |
| Hearings (Open floor, issue specific and compulsory acquisition) | probably October 2023 to December 2023 |
| Site inspections | probably October 2023 to January 2024 |
| Examination completed | February 2024 |
| Examining authority report submitted | July 2024 |
The Secretary of State DEFRA then has six months in which to make a decision
Anglian Water is required to advertise that they have submitted the Application in local newspapers and the timetable is set be the Principal Inspector.
We will endeavour to keep this page updated if there are any significant changes to the timetable.
Please do register for our newsletter if you want to be updated.
The main process will start when the Planning Inspectorate accepts the application (28 days after submission). However, you can sign up for updates now.
– Sign up for updates (now).
– Register as an Interested Party (once the application is accepted).
– Send in a Relevant Representation (once you are accepted as an Interested Party).
Full and clear constructions are on the Planning Inspectorate’s website.
A special Save Honey Hill Calendar 2023 has been created in order to raise funds towards the legal costs of the the Save Honey Hill campaign. It is illustrated by photographs of the open spaces around the Honey Hill area, the photographs having been taken by local residents.
The deer on the front cover looks directly and challenging at us and reminds us of the wildlife that will be displaced if the sewage works goes ahead.
The back cover shows the selection of photographs which reflect the seasonal changes in the landscape in the general Honey Hill area.
The calendars will be A4 size and cost £10 each, which includes an envelope, proceeds going towards the Save Honey Hill fund. They would make an ideal Christmas present for friends and relatives.
Please contact us to purchase a calendar
The deer on the front cover looks directly and challenging at us and reminds us of the wildlife that will be displaced if the sewage works goes ahead.