Residents fear traffic chaos if sewage works built

A proposed sewage plant could cause traffic congestion, local people have said.

Anglian Water wants to build the waste water treatment plant on land north of the A14 between Fen Ditton and Horningsea in Cambridgeshire.

The project is being examined by the government's Planning Inspectorate and one woman told a hearing she feared the increase in traffic would be a "nightmare".

However, John Webber from Anglian Water said there would be "no residual effects on traffic".

Elizabeth Cotton, who lives in the area, said she feared traffic travelling to the site was "going to be a nightmare" and said delays at junction 34 of the A14 "are daily occurrences".

Fen Ditton Parish Council chairman Charles Jones told the hearing he shared her concerns about the impact on the "often clogged up" junction, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

Anglian Water has submitted a Development Consent Order application for permission to build the plant on the land, known locally as Honey Hill.

The company and Cambridge City Council were allocated £227m of government funding to relocate the existing sewage works, which is near Milton.

This would free up land at Milton to build about 8,000 homes.

Jez Tuttle, from Cambridgeshire County Council, said the local authority was happy with the company's modelling assessment for Honey Hill.

The Planning Inspectorate examination is due to continue until 17 April.

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