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Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP): an update

Honey Hill by Andy Field

Honey Hill by Andy Field

We’ve written in the past about our concerns regarding Anglian Water’s proposal to relocate the Cambridge WWTP from Milton to Honey Hill, which is in the Cambridge Green Belt.  We’ve previously responded to Anglian Water’s…


Greenways or Greenwash?

Mere Way - Jude Sutton

Photo: Jude Sutton

CPRE Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has expressed concerns in the past about the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s (GCP) Greenways. We believe that they are not the best use of resources, particularly when they may have a detrimental…


Majority of people value countryside access, CPRE/YouGov polling reveals

The vast majority of people in Great Britain believe it’s important to have access to the countryside close to where they live, according to new polling from CPRE, the countryside charity and YouGov.

85% of those asked responded that access to the countryside was either ‘very important’ (53%) or ‘fairly important’ (32%). Strong support for countryside access was evident across every age…


We’re saying no to Rookery Farm Solar Farm

Gareth Ridewood

Photo: Gareth Ridewood

CPRE Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has objected to an application for a Solar Farm and Battery…


CPRE Cambridgeshire and Peterborough supports Say No To Sunnica’s campaign

Northfield Solar

CPRE Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has long been concerned about Sunnica Ltd’s proposal to site a solar energy farm straddling East Cambridgeshire and West Suffolk (you can read our 2022 objection letter here.  Following…