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Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation DCO decision announced

The Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation application has today been granted development consent by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation

The project comprises the construction and operation of an integrated waste water treatment centre and sludge treatment plant, transfer tunnels, terminal and intermediate pumping stations, vehicle access, utilities connections, renewable energy generation, ancillary buildings and landscaping. 

The application was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for consideration by Anglian Water Services Limited on 28 April 2023 and accepted for examination on 24 May 2023.바카라 사이트¯Â 

Following an examination during which the public, statutory consultees and interested parties were given the opportunity to give evidence to the Examining Authority, recommendations were made to the Secretary of State on 12 July 2024.바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯Â 

This is the second waste water application out of 154 applications examined to date and was again completed by the Planning Inspectorate within the statutory timescale laid down in the Planning Act 2008.바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯Â 

Local communities continue to be given the opportunity of being involved in the examination of projects that may affect them. Local people, the local authority and other interested parties were able to participate in this six-month examination.바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯Â 

The Examining Authority listened and gave full consideration to all local views and the evidence gathered during the examination before making its recommendation to the Secretary of State.바카라 사이트¯Â 

The decision, the recommendation made by the Examining Authority to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the evidence considered by the Examining Authority in reaching its recommendation are publicly available on the바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯Â 

Journalists wanting further information should contact the Planning바카라 사이트¯Inspectorate Press Office, on바카라 사이트¯0303 444 5004 or 0303 444 5005 or email:바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯Â 

Press.office@planninginspectorate.gov.uk

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Published 8 April 2025