[VIDEO] Cambridge waste water plant granted permission to relocate

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs yesterday gave development consent for the project

Cambridge waste water plant is to be relocated by Anglian Water.

The pre-application process saw three consultation phases and engagement with communities.

Moving Cambridge waste water plant will help sustainability

The goals of the project are to provide further recycling of waste water, nutrients such as phosphorous and ammonia, green energy production, and help sustainability in Greater Cambridge as it grows.

The new plant will be net zero in operation and energy neutral, while also adapting to social and environmental priorities, increasing weather hazards including storms and floods, and increase capacity as the Greater Cambridge population expands.

The site of the new plant will be a brownfield site in North East Cambridge. The establishment of a new plant and operations shifting from the old Cambridge waste water plant to the new will also enable the creation of 8,350 new homes, 15,000 jobs, and new open spaces for communities and culture.

The facility itself will target a 70% reduction in capital and embedded carbon during construction.

Storm overflows will be a particular target in the new waste water network, acting as a release valve for homes and businesses and preventing floods in extreme rainfall. These overflows will require permission from the Environment Agency.

The project is a part of the North East Cambridge Area Action plan

North East Cambridge is set to be a new city district in Cambridge, covering 182 hectares of brownfield land and 15 minutes away from the city centre.

The relocation of the Cambridge waste water plant will be central to this area, and will help to fund the whole area to be healthy, walkable, and connected to the rest of Cambridge.

The North East Cambridge area spans across the boundary between Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council.

The plan is set to develop over the next 20 years.

Cambridge North has been announced to be the site of more than 400 new homes delivered by blocwork, a joint venture between bloc and Network Rail, and delivered for the Network Rail property company. Both the Cambridge North and Cambridge North East Area Action plan are part of a wider ongoing expansion and regeneration of the Cambridge City area.

Residential development is expected to come when the original Cambridge Waste Water plant is decommissioned, and could see more than 8,350 homes housing 16,000 people, as well as three new primary schools.

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