Surroundings secretary Steve Reed has granted growth consent for the foremost new Cambridge waste water therapy plant.
The choice permits Anglian Water to maneuver ahead with building of a sophisticated facility at Honey Hill on inexperienced belt land between Fen Ditton and Horningsea, north of the A14.
Will probably be constructed by corporations within the @one Alliance consisting of Anglian Water Asset Supply, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB), MWH Remedy, Skanska, and SWECO.
Anglia is focusing on a 70% discount in capital or embedded carbon in the course of the building part in comparison with a 2010 baseline by adopting sustainable building strategies.
The Improvement Consent Order was initially anticipated in 2024 however was pushed again following a statutory extension and additional scrutiny below the Nationally Important Infrastructure Initiatives course of.
The mission is essential for the regeneration of North East Cambridge, unlocking the present Cowley Street web site for 8,000 new houses, 1m sq ft of economic house, and hundreds of jobs.
The scheme is backed by £277m from the Authorities’s Housing Infrastructure Fund, with supply being led by Anglian Water in partnership with Cambridge Metropolis Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council.
