..and the extra price of The Great Wall of North East Cambridge is the loss of Cambridge’s Green Belt…

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

Anglian Water’s response to Save Honey Hill’s comment on Phase 3 Consultation

Letter from Karen Barclay (head CWWTPR) to Save Honey Hill


Dear Margaret

Many thanks for replying to our Phase Three Consultation, please find attached a copy of our reply to your consultation response.

Please also find attached a link to the Consultation Summary Report for your information. As you are aware, we submitted the DCO application on 31 January 2023 to the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) for acceptance. We have since had constructive early discussions with PINS, and as a result we’ve asked them to pause the processing of our application while we provide them with some further information. 

This is not entirely unusual with an application of this complexity, and we intend to provide the information within a matter of weeks. We don’t believe it will have any impact on the overall timescales for the project.

Kind regards

Karen Barclay

Head of Major Infrastructure Planning & Stakeholder Engagement

Anglian Water Services Limited

Anglian Water post phase 3 targeted consultation – Save Honey Hill response

Following the Phase 3 Consultation on the proposed Waste Water Treatment Plant relocation to Honey Hill, Anglian Water has sent a targeted consultation to properties and groups in the area where changes to land orders might affect them, e.g Horningsea Road,  Fen Ditton and Clayhithe Road. These include traffic management at Junction 34, temporary closure of the A14 between junctions 33 (Milton roundabout) and Junction 35 at Quy and Clayhithe Road. Save Honey Hill has responded to these proposals in the document below sent to Anglian Water on 12 August 2022

Here is the response to that consultation from the Save Honey Hill group.

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Face to Face meetings with Anglian Water on the sewage works relocation.

Anglian Water’s final Phase 3 Consultation began on 24th February and ends 27th April 2022. This consultation is your last chance to give feedback on measures which will make this sewage works bearable. It is also your chance to email Anglian Water and tell them that the

Anglian Water have been running some face to face meetings at various village halls around the villages that will be affected by relocating the Sewage Works to Green belt.

The last meeting is in Horningsea Village Hall Tues 22nd March at 15:00 – 19:00

There is no need to book a slot. Just turn up!

Anglian water staff and engineers will be on hand to answer your questions on the sewage works relocation.

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If you want some inspiration then here are some pointers on useful comments to make.

Save Honey Hill on the Jeremy Sallis show 1st February, 2022

The @jeremysallis show at 10:00 (Tues 1st) is “Causing a Stink” about the controversy in relocating (not improving) the #cambridge sewage works to #greenbelt with £237m of public money.

The Phase 3 consultation on the relocation started last week. This is the final public consultation before Anglian Water submit their Development Consent Order (DCO) to the Planning Inspectorate.

Plus there’s a chance there will be a very special announcement about the Save Honey Hill group’s latest project!

Anglian Water Phase 3 consultation starts 24th February

Anglian Water have just announced the start of the phase 3 consultation on relocating the sewage works to Honey Hill, between Horningsea and Fen Ditton.

Phase 3 Consultation

Anglian Water has scheduled the Phase 3 Consultation for the 24th February to the 27th April 2022. All residents will have the chance to comment. Those comments will go to the Planning Inspectors; it is a real chance to get over to them our objections and, if the application is agreed, to lessen the effects on our communities. This is also the final consultation before Anglian Water submit their Development Consent Order application to the Planning Inspectorate.

Meetings

Anglian Water have said they will run some face to face meetings. So far they have said the following:

 

  • Wed 9th March – Online – 19:00 – 20:30
  • Tues 15th March – Main Hall, Milton Community Centre, 14:30 – 18:30
  • Wed 16th March – Fen Ditton Village Hall, 11:00 – 15:00
  • Fri 18th March – Main Hall, Quy Village Hall, 11:00 – 15:00
  • Sat 19th March – Tillage Hall, Waterbeach, 11:00 – 15:00
  • Tues 22nd March – Horningsea Village Hall, 15:00 – 19:00

 

Next steps

So look out for a leaflet from Save Honey Hill telling you what we consider are the important issues and please do complete the consultation when Anglian Water delivers their leaflets (you will be able to do it online or on their form). They will contact 10,600 properties so there is a good opportunity to make our voices heard.

As soon as the Save Honey Hill group have viewed the online consultation then we will publish guides to make it easier to comment on the consultation.

Everyone can help by completing the Consultation when Anglian Water publishes it. State your objections and let Anglian Water and the Planning Inspector know what you think must happen to make the plant less of a huge industrial blot on our landscape.

You can view the consultation now, however, as of the 24th many pages are not working. For example the interactive map does not even show the proposed sewage works site

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Anglian Water Phase 3 Consultation coming soon – get involved!

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A lot has been going on in the last couple of months but now we have reached a very important stage.

Phase 3 Consultation

Everything Save Honey Hill does is aimed at derailing the application to relocate the plant to Green Belt at Honey Hill. Anglian Water has scheduled the Phase 3 Consultation for mid- to late-February. It will run for 8 weeks and all residents will have the chance to comment. Those comments will go to the Planning Inspectors; it is a real chance to get over to them our objections and, if the application is agreed, to lessen the effects on our communities.

So look out for a leaflet from Save Honey Hill telling you what we consider are the important issues and please do complete the consultation when Anglian Water delivers their leaflets (you will be able to do it online or on their form). They will contact 10,600 properties so there is a good opportunity to make our voices heard.

North East Cambridge Area Action Plan

We have tried to influence decisions on plans for North East Cambridge because that is the reason Anglian Water and Councils want the plant to move. We have attended meetings at SCDC and Cambridge City Council, written letters to councillors, Government ministers and MPs, been quoted in local newspapers and generally made a nuisance of ourselves. We think the decision by both councils to approve the proposals for NECAAP is premature; there won’t be a public consultation on it until after the Planning Inspector has decided on the sewage works relocation.

Engagement with Anglian Water

We are also in discussion with Anglian Water at their Community Working Group meetings alongside representatives of the four Parish Councils. Although our aim is to stop the relocation completely, we want to influence the best design if it happens. This includes odour control, screening and maintenance of the trees used, size and location of the stacks, carbon footprint, light pollution and impact on the villages. One of the main concerns is the site access. Option 3 is our preferred access for both permanent and construction traffic as a dedicated service road from the layby on the northern carriageway of the A14 between Junctions 34 and 35 will have less impact on traffic flow and the pedestrian and cycle path on Horningsea Road and less risk to children going to school. If Option 1, Junction of A14 with Horningsea Road, is chosen, then Option 1B is preferable as being less disruptive to traffic and hopefully less likely to encourage HGVs to use the village roads of Fen Ditton and Horningsea.

Next steps

Everyone can help by completing the Consultation when Anglian Water publishes it. State your objections and let Anglian Water and the Planning Inspector know what you think must happen to make the plant less of a huge industrial blot on our landscape.

Our website (and this blog post) will be updated with direct links to the consultation when it is publishes.