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The Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation Order 2025

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Publication 2025-04-02

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(8) Subject to article 39 (no double recovery) nothing in this article affects any liability to pay compensation under section 152[^f00078] (compensation in case where no right to claim in nuisance) of the 2008 Act or under any other enactment in respect of loss or damage arising from the carrying out of the authorised project, other than loss or damage for which compensation is payable under paragraph (6).

(9) The undertaker may not compulsorily acquire under this Order the land referred to in paragraph (1)(a)(i) except that the undertaker is not to be precluded from—

(a) carrying out protective works under article 20 (protective works to buildings and structures); or

(b) carrying out a survey of that land under article 21 (authority to survey and investigate the land).

(10) Where the undertaker takes possession of land under this article, the undertaker is not required to acquire the land or any interest in it.

(11) Section 13[^f00079] (refusal to give possession to acquiring authority) of the 1965 Act shall apply to the temporary use of land pursuant to this article to the same extent as it applies to the compulsory acquisition of land under this Order by virtue of section 125[^f00080] (application of compulsory acquisition provisions) of the 2008 Act.

Temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised development

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(1) Subject to paragraph (2) the undertaker may—

(a) enter on and take temporary possession of any land within the Order land if such possession is reasonably required for the purpose of maintaining the authorised development;

(b) enter on any land within the Order land for the purpose of gaining such access as is reasonably required for the purpose of maintaining the authorised development; and

(c) construct such temporary works (including the provision of means of access) and buildings on the land as may be reasonably necessary for that purpose.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not authorise the undertaker to take temporary possession of—

(a) any house or garden belonging to a house; or

(b) any building (other than a house) if it is for the time being occupied.

(3) Not less than 28 days before entering on and taking temporary possession of land under this article the undertaker must serve notice of the intended entry on the owners and occupiers of the land explaining the purpose for which entry is to be taken.

(4) The undertaker may only remain in possession of land under this article for so long as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the maintenance of the part of the authorised development for which possession of the land was taken.

(5) Before giving up possession of land of which temporary possession has been taken under this article, the undertaker must remove all temporary works and restore the land to the reasonable satisfaction of the owners of the land.

(6) The undertaker must pay compensation to the owners and occupiers of land of which temporary possession is taken under this article for any loss or damage arising from the exercise in relation to the land of the provisions of this article.

(7) Any dispute as to a person’s entitlement to compensation under paragraph (6), or as to the amount of the compensation, is to be determined under Part 1 (determination of questions of disputed compensation) of the 1961 Act.

(8) Nothing in this article affects any liability to pay compensation under section 152[^f00081] (compensation in case where no right to claim in nuisance) of the 2008 Act or under any other enactment in respect of loss or damage arising from the maintenance of the authorised development, other than loss or damage for which compensation is payable under paragraph (6).

(9) The undertaker is not required to serve notice under paragraph (3) where the undertaker has identified a potential risk to the safety of any of—

(a) the authorised development or any of its parts;

(b) the public; or

(10) Where the undertaker takes possession of land under this article, the undertaker is not required to acquire the land or any interest in it.

(11) Section 13[^f00082] (refusal to give possession to acquiring authority) of the 1965 Act applies to the temporary use of land pursuant to this article to the same extent as it applies to the compulsory acquisition of land under this Order by virtue of section 125[^f00083] (application of compulsory acquisition provisions) of the 2008 Act.

Disregard of certain interests and improvements

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(1) In assessing the compensation payable to any person on the acquisition from that person of any land or right over any land under this Order, the tribunal must not take into account—

(a) any interest in land; or

(b) any enhancement of the value of any interest in land by reason of any building erected, works executed or improvement or alteration made on relevant land,

if the tribunal is satisfied that the creation of the interest, the erection of the building, the execution of the works or the making of the improvement or alteration as part of the authorised development was not reasonably necessary and was undertaken with a view to obtaining compensation or increased compensation.

(2) In paragraph (1) “relevant land” means the land acquired from the person concerned or any other land with which that person is, or was at the time when the building was erected, the works executed or the improvement or alteration made as part of the authorised development, directly or indirectly concerned.

Set-off for enhancement in value of retained land

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(1) In assessing the compensation payable to any person in respect of the acquisition from that person under this Order of any land (including the subsoil) the tribunal must set off against the value of the land so acquired any increase in value of any contiguous or adjacent land belonging to that person in the same capacity which will accrue to that person by reason of the construction of the authorised development.

(2) In assessing the compensation payable to any person in respect of the acquisition from that person of any new rights over land (including the subsoil), under article 28 (compulsory acquisition of rights and imposition of restrictive covenants), the tribunal is to set off against the value of the rights or restrictive covenants so acquired—

(a) any increase in the value of the land over which the new rights or restrictive covenants are required; and

(b) any increase in value of any contiguous or adjacent land belonging to that person in the same capacity,

which will accrue to that person by reason of the construction of the authorised development.

(3) The 1961 Act is to have effect, subject to paragraphs (1) and (2), as if this Order were a local enactment for the purposes of that Act.

No double recovery

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Compensation is not payable in respect of the same matter both under this Order and under any other enactment, any contract or any rule of law, or under two or more different provisions of this Order.

Compulsory acquisition of land – incorporation of the mineral code

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Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 2 (minerals) to the Acquisition of Land Act 1981[^f00084] are incorporated in this Order subject to the following modifications—

(a) for “the acquiring authority” substitute “the undertaker”;

(b) for the “undertaking” substitute “authorised development”; and

Statutory undertakers

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Subject to the provisions of Schedule 15 (protective provisions) and article 28 (compulsory acquisition of rights and imposition of restrictive covenants) the undertaker may—

(a) acquire compulsorily, or acquire new rights or impose restrictive covenants over, the land belonging to statutory undertakers shown on the land plans within the Order land; and

(b) extinguish the rights of, or restrictions for the benefit of, remove, relocate the rights of or reposition the apparatus belonging to statutory undertakers over or within the Order land.

Recovery of costs of new connections

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(1) Where any apparatus of a public utility undertaker or of a public communications provider is removed under article 41 (statutory undertakers) any person who is the owner or occupier of premises to which a supply was given from that apparatus is entitled to recover from the undertaker compensation in respect of expenditure reasonably incurred by that person, in consequence of the removal, for the purpose of effecting a connection between the premises and any other apparatus from which a supply is given.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in the case of the removal of a public sewer but where such a sewer is removed under article 41, any person who is—

(a) the owner or occupier of premises the drains of which communicated with that sewer; or

(b) the owner of a private sewer which communicated with that sewer,

is entitled to recover from the undertaker compensation in respect of expenditure reasonably incurred by that person, in consequence of the removal, for the purpose of making the drain or sewer belonging to that person communicate with any other public sewer or with a private sewerage disposal plant.

(3) This article does not have effect in relation to apparatus to which Part 3 (street works in England and Wales) of the 1991 Act applies.

(4) In this article—

“public communications provider” has the same meaning as in section 151(1) (interpretation of chapter 1) of the Communications Act 2003[^f00085]; and

“public utility undertaker” means a gas, water, electricity or sewerage undertaker.

Rights under or over streets

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(1) The undertaker may enter onto and use so much of the subsoil of, or air-space over, any street within the Order limits as may be required for the purposes of the authorised development and may use the subsoil or air-space for those purposes.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the undertaker may exercise any power conferred by paragraph (1) in relation to a street without being required to acquire any part of the street or any easement or right in the street.

(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply in relation to—

(a) any subway, tunnel or underground building; or

(b) any cellar, vault, arch, projection, or other construction in, on or under a street which forms part of a building fronting onto the street.

(4) Subject to paragraph (5), any person who is an owner or occupier of land which is entered onto and used under paragraph (1) without the undertaker acquiring any part of that person’s interest in the land, and who suffers loss as a result, is entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, as if it were a dispute under Part 1 (determination of questions of disputed compensation) of the 1961 Act.

(5) Compensation is not payable under paragraph (4) to any person who is an undertaker to whom section 85 (sharing cost of necessary measures) of the 1991 Act applies in respect of measures of which the allowable costs are to be borne in accordance with that section.

(6) The undertaker must as soon as reasonably practicable and in any case no later than 14 days before entering the subsoil or airspace, serve notice of the use under this article, on the owner and or occupier of the subsoil or airspace proposed to be used, and such notice must be accompanied by plans showing in sufficient detail the subsoil and airspace to be used under this article and upon written request the undertaker will supply a copy of such notice and plans to the local authority and (if different) the local highway authority.

(7) If at any time following the use pursuant to paragraph (1) the subsoil or airspace is no longer required to be used under this article for the purposes of the authorised development—

(a) the undertaker will serve notice on the owner that the subsoil or airspace is no longer required;

(b) upon service of notice to the owner the right of the undertaker to use the subsoil or airspace given by paragraphs (1) and (2) will cease; and

(c) the undertaker (or if different the owner for the time being of the part of the authorised development occupying the subsoil or airspace) will within a reasonable time following the written request of the owner to do so, remove its equipment from the subsoil or airspace and restore the subsoil or airspace to the reasonable satisfaction of the owner and deliver up vacant possession of it.

PART 6 — MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

Rights on the river Cam

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(1) Notwithstanding the licences which may have been granted pursuant to sections 15 (conservators may license piers embankments &c.) or 16 (no erections or works in river or on shores thereof without licence) of the River Cam Conservancy Act 1922[^f00086], the undertaker may for the purposes of the construction, operation, use and maintenance of the authorised development temporarily suspend any rights of navigation or any other rights over the parts of the river Cam identified with blue hatching on the rights of way plans.

(2) Notwithstanding the licences which may have been granted pursuant to section 15 or 16 of the River Cam Conservancy Act 1922, the undertaker may for the purposes of the construction, operation, use and maintenance of the authorised development permanently extinguish any rights of navigation or other rights over that part of the river Cam which is shown and numbered 019a on the land plans to be permanently acquired by the undertaker in connection with Work No. 32.

(3) Save as provided in paragraph (1) and (2), any rights of navigation over any other parts of the river Cam may be temporarily suspended with the written consent of the relevant navigation authority as provided in paragraph 110 of Part 7 (for the protection of the relevant navigation authority) of Schedule 15 (protective provisions).

(4) The undertaker must not exercise the powers in paragraph (1) or (2) unless it has—

(a) given not less than 42 days’ notice in writing of its intention to do so to the relevant navigation authority;

(b) published notice of the temporary suspension or extinguishment and the date from which the temporary suspension or extinguishment is to have effect once in each of 2 successive weeks in a local newspaper published or circulating in the City of Cambridge; and

(c) displayed notice of the temporary suspension or extinguishment and the date from which the temporary suspension or extinguishment is to have effect in a conspicuous position adjacent to the river Cam from the date of the first notice published under sub-paragraph (b) above, until at least 7 days after the date on which the last notice is published under sub-paragraph (b).

(5) The date that is notified, published and displayed under paragraph (4) as the date from which the suspension or extinguishment is to have effect must not be earlier than 14 days after the last date on which a notice is published under paragraph (4)(b).

(6) The River Cam Navigation Act 1851[^f00087], the River Cam Conservancy Act 1922[^f00088] and Part IV (Conservators of the River Cam) of the Cambridge City Council Act 1985[^f00089] are disapplied in so far as their continuance is inconsistent with the construction, operation, use and maintenance of the authorised development.

(7) The Conservators of the River Cam Byelaws 1996 are disapplied in so far as their continuance is inconsistent with the construction, operation, use and maintenance of the authorised development.

Application of landlord and tenant law

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(1) This article applies to—

(a) any agreement for leasing to any person the whole or any part of the authorised development, or the right to operate the same; and

(b) any agreement entered into by the undertaker with any person for the construction, operation, use or maintenance of the authorised development, or any part of it,

so far as any such agreement relates to the terms on which any land which is the subject of a lease granted by or under that agreement is to be provided for that person’s use.

(2) No enactment or rule of law regulating the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants prejudices the operation of any agreement to which this article applies.

(3) Accordingly, no such enactment or rule of law applies in relation to the rights and obligations of the parties to any lease granted by or under any such agreement so as to—

(a) exclude or in any respect modify any of the rights and obligations of those parties under the terms of the lease, whether with respect to the termination of the tenancy or any other matter;

(b) confer or impose on any such party any right or obligation arising out of or connected with anything done or omitted on or in relation to land which is the subject of the lease, in addition to any such right or obligation provided for by the terms of the lease; or

(c) restrict the enforcement (whether by action for damages or otherwise) by any party to the lease of any obligation of any other party under the lease.

Operational land for the purposes of the 1990 Act

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Development consent granted by this Order is to be treated as specific planning permission for the purposes of section 264(3) (cases in which land is to be treated as not being operational land) of the 1990 Act.

Protective Provisions

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Schedule 15 (protective provisions) to this Order has effect.

Discharge of requirements and other approvals etc

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(1) Save as provided otherwise by this Order, paragraphs (1) and (3) of Part 2 (procedure for discharge of certain approvals) of Schedule 2 (requirements) is to have effect in relation to applications made pursuant to the requirements set out in Schedule 2.

(2) Save as provided otherwise by this Order, paragraph (3) of Part 2 of Schedule 2 is to have effect in relation to all consents, agreements, approvals or notices granted, refused or withheld in relation to—

(a) the requirements set out in Part 1 of Schedule 2;

(b) any document referred to in any requirement set out in Part 1 of Schedule 2; and

(c) the functions of the local authority set out in Sections 60 (control of noise on construction sites) and or 61 (prior consent for work on construction sites) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974[^f00090].

(3) Where an application is made to, or a request is made of, the relevant planning authority, highway authority, street authority or the owner of a watercourse, sewer or drain or any other relevant person for any agreement or approval required or contemplated by any of the provisions of this Order, such agreement or approval must, if given, be given in writing and must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

Application, disapplication and modification of legislative provisions

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Schedule 17 (miscellaneous controls) to this Order, which makes provision applying, modifying and excluding statutory provisions which relate to matters for which provision may be made by this Order, has effect.

Crown rights

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(1) Nothing in this Order affects prejudicially any estate, right, power, privilege, authority or exemption of the Crown and, in particular, nothing in this Order authorises the undertaker or any licensee to use, enter on or in any manner interfere with any land or rights of any description (including any portion of the river)—

(a) belonging to His Majesty in right of the Crown and forming part of the Crown Estate without the consent in writing of the Crown Estate Commissioners;

(b) belonging to His Majesty in right of the Crown and not forming part of the Crown Estate without the consent in writing of the government department having the management of that land; or

(c) belonging to a government department or held in trust for His Majesty for the purposes of a government department without the consent in writing of that government department.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the exercise of any right under this Order for the compulsory acquisition of an interest in any Crown land (as defined in section 227[^f00091] (“Crown land” and “the appropriate Crown authority”) of the 2008 Act) which is for the time being held otherwise than by or on behalf of the Crown.

(3) A consent under paragraph (1)—

(a) may be given unconditionally or subject to terms and conditions; and

(b) is deemed to have been given in writing where it is sent electronically.

Certification of plans etc.

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(1) The undertaker must, as soon as practicable after the making of this Order, submit to the Secretary of State copies of each of the plans and documents set out in Schedule 18 (certification of plans and documents) for certification that they are true copies of the plans and documents referred to in this Order.

(2) A plan or document so certified is admissible in any proceedings as evidence of the contents of the plan or document of which it is a copy.

Arbitration

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(1) Any difference under any provision of this Order, unless otherwise provided for, is to be referred to and settled in arbitration in accordance with the rules at Schedule 19 (arbitration rules) of this Order, by a single arbitrator to be agreed upon by the parties, within 14 days of receipt of the notice of arbitration, or if the parties fail to agree within the time period stipulated, to be appointed on application of either party (after giving written notice to the other) by the Secretary of State.

(2) For the avoidance of doubt, any matter for which the consent or approval of the Secretary of State is required under any provision of this Order is not subject to arbitration.

Service of notices

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(1) A notice or other document required or authorised to be served for the purposes of this Order may be served—

(a) by post;

(b) by delivering it to the person on whom it is to be served or to whom it is to be given or supplied; or

(2) Where the person on whom a notice or other document to be served for the purposes of this Order is a body corporate, the notice or document is duly served if it is served on the secretary or clerk of that body.

(3) For the purposes of section 7 (references to service by post) of the Interpretation Act 1978[^f00092] as it applies for the purposes of this article, the proper address of any person in relation to the service on that person of a notice or document under paragraph (1) is, if that person has given an address for service, that address, and otherwise—

(a) in the case of the secretary or clerk of a body corporate, the registered or principal office of that body; and

(b) in any other case, the last known address of that person at the time of service.

(4) Where for the purposes of this Order a notice or other document is required or authorised to be served on a person as having any interest in, or as the occupier of, land and the name or address of that person cannot be ascertained after reasonable enquiry, the notice may be served by—

(a) addressing it to that person by name or by the description of “owner”, or as the case may be “occupier”, of the land (describing it); and

(b) either leaving it in the hands of a person who is or appears to be resident or employed on the land or leaving it conspicuously affixed to some building or object on or near the land.

(5) Where a notice or other document required to be served or sent for the purposes of this Order is served or sent by electronic transmission the requirement is to be taken to be fulfilled only where—

(a) the recipient of the notice or other document to be transmitted has given consent to the use of electronic transmission in writing or by electronic transmission;

(b) the notice or document is capable of being accessed by the recipient;

(d) the notice or document is in a form sufficiently permanent to be used for subsequent reference.

(6) Where the recipient of a notice or other document served or sent by electronic transmission notifies the sender within 7 days of receipt that the recipient requires a paper copy of all or part of that notice or other document the sender must provide such a copy as soon as reasonably practicable.

(7) Any consent to the use of electronic communication given by a person may be revoked by that person in accordance with paragraph (8).

(8) Where a person is no longer willing to accept the use of electronic transmission for any of the purposes of this Order—

(a) that person must give notice in writing or by electronic transmission revoking any consent given by that person for that purpose; and

(b) such revocation is final and takes effect on a date specified by the person in the notice but that date must not be less than 7 days after the date on which the notice is given.

(9) This article does not exclude the employment of any method of service not expressly provided for by it.

(10) In this article—

“electronic transmission” means a communication transmitted— by means of an electronic communications network; or by other means but while in electronic form; and

“legible in all material respects” means that the information contained in the notice or document is available to that person to no lesser extent than it would be if served, given or supplied by means of a notice or document in printed form.

SCHEDULE 1 — AUTHORISED DEVELOPMENT

Development which, in accordance with a direction made by the Secretary of State under section 35[^f00093] (directions in relation to projects of national significance) of the 2008 Act on 18 January 2021, is development for which development consent is required in the County of Cambridgeshire, the District of South Cambridgeshire and the City of Cambridge, being a waste water treatment plant together with associated development within the meaning of section 115(1)(b) (development for which development consent may be granted) of the 2008 Act comprising—

Work No. 1 – HIGHWAY WORKS

Highway works the general arrangement of which is shown on sheet 1 of the highways plans including—

(a) reconfiguration of the existing signalised junction of B1047 Horningsea Road and A14 Junction 34 eastbound slip road to provide a signalised four-arm junction facilitating access to Work No. 2;

(b) widening of and improvements to the existing footway/cycleway on the western side of the B1047 Horningsea Road and Horningsea Road between the westbound on-slip at A14 Junction 34 and Low Fen Drove Way including the provision of a verge between the footway/cycleway and the main carriageway;

(c) provision of a new central island on Horningsea Road to facilitate pedestrian and cyclist crossing to new footpaths and cycleways to be provided as part of Work No. 23 and the new footway/cycleway to be provided at (d);

(d) a new footway/cycleway on the eastern side of Horningsea Road between Low Fen Drove Way and the new central island to be provided at (c) and connecting to new footpaths and cycleways to be provided as part of Work No. 23;

(e) replacement of the parapet on the A14 overbridge on the B1047 Horningsea Road and associated highway layout alterations;

(f) improvements to the existing pedestrian and cycle crossings at the junction of the A14 Junction 34 on and off slips on the B1047 Horningsea Road;

(g) alterations to the B1047 Horningsea Road and Horningsea Road;

(h) street lighting, signage and associated electrical equipment;

(i) reconfiguration of kerb lines; and

(j) connections to Work No. 2.

Work No. 2 – PERMANENT ACCESS ROAD

A new two-lane road access to the waste water treatment plant from the reconfigured A14 Junction 34/B1047 Horningsea Road junction the general arrangement of which is shown on sheet 1 of the highways plans including—

(a) landscaping;

(b) drainage;

(d) automatic number plate recognition cameras;

(e) signage;

(f) street lighting at the junction with Work No. 1; and

(g) connections to Work No. 1 and Work No. 3 and to the access and circulation roads to be constructed within the inner boundary of Work No. 15.

Work No. 3 –VISITOR PARKING

Visitor parking, cycle storage including landscaping, lighting, pathways and electric vehicle charging points and connections to Work No. 2.

Work No. 4 – INLET WORKS & PRELIMINARY TREATMENT

Inlet works structure to receive flows from Work No. 8, Work No. 16 and Work No. 35 and imported liquors including—

(a) two screenings handling plants;

(b) screen channel;

(d) flow measurement channel;

(e) grit handling plant;

(f) two odour control units and exhaust stacks;

(g) skip storage area;

(h) cess and septic discharge point; and

(i) connections to Work No. 6, Work No. 8, Work No. 13, Work No. 16 and Work No. 35.

Work No. 5 – ELECTRICAL SUPPLY AND POWER GENERATION

Electricity substations, ring main units, transformers, high-voltage kiosk, low voltage switch board, low voltage kiosk, stand-by generators and fuel storage.

Work No. 6 – PRIMARY TREATMENT & CHEMICAL DOSING

Primary treatment works including—

(a) chemical storage and ferric dosing plant;

(b) up to 6 primary settlement tanks including sludge management system;

(d) sludge transfer pumping station;

(e) distribution chamber; and

(f) connections to Work Nos. 4, 8, 10, 11 and 13.

Work No. 7 – WORKSHOP & PARKING

A workshop building and parking including—

(a) workshop building;

(b) innovation area;

(d) liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and filling point;

(e) vehicle parking including HGV parking;

(f) electric vehicle charging points; and

(g) rooftop solar photovoltaic panels.

Work No. 8 – SLUDGE TREATMENT CENTRE

A sludge treatment centre comprising—

(a) sludge reception facilities for imported primary settled sludge and surplus activated sludge;

(b) up to 2 imported and indigenous primary sludge tanks;

(d) screens;

(e) up to 2 odour control units with vent stacks;

(f) thickening building including a sludge blending tank;

(g) up to two anaerobic sludge digesters;

(h) up to 2 post digestion storage tanks and vacuum de-gassing units;

(i) a heating, pasteurisation and hydrolysis process heating tank;

(j) up to 2 heating, pasteurisation and hydrolysis process pasteurisation tanks;

(k) a heating, pasteurisation and hydrolysis process hydrolysis tank;

(l) up to 2 dewatering centrifuges/volutes;

(m) cake storage barn and silo area;

(n) either—

(i) a liquor treatment plant including a reactor, a stilling tank and a settlement tank; and/or

(ii) a nutrient recovery plant including three stripping/scrubbing columns and a feed pumping station; and/or

(iii) a hybrid liquor treatment plant and nutrient recovery plant;

(o) biogas handling equipment including up to 2 gas holders and a flare stack;

(p) boiler building and boiler stack;

(q) final effluent heat recovery and treatment plant;

(r) chemical storage and dosing plant;

(s) aviation obstruction lighting; and

(t) connections to Work Nos. 4, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 13.

Work No. 9 – GAS TO GRID OR COMBINED HEAT AND POWER (CHP)

A gas-to-grid injection unit including propane storage or a CHP engine including connections to Work No. 8 and connections to the gas and/or electricity networks.

Work No. 10 – SECONDARY TREATMENT MEMBRANE AERATED BIOFILM REACTOR (MABR)

Secondary treatment works including—

(a) up to 4 activated sludge process tanks;

(b) mixing and conditioning tank;

(d) submerged air distribution pipework;

(e) mixing and conditioning chamber;

(f) interstage pumping station; and

(g) connections to Work No. 6 and Work No. 11.

Work No. 11 – SECONDARY TREATMENT (SETTLEMENT)

Final settlement including—

(a) up to 8 final settlement tanks including sludge management system;

(b) return activated sludge pumps including chambers;

(d) pumping station;

(e) chemical storage and ferric dosing plant;

(f) distribution chamber; and

(g) connections to Work Nos. 6, 8, 10 and 13.

Work No. 12 – TREATED WATER COLLECTION CHAMBER

Treated water collection chamber and connections to Work No. 13, Work No. 14 and Work No. 31.

Work No. 13 – TERTIARY TREATMENT

Tertiary treatment works including—

(a) filtration plant;

(b) wash-water pump sets;

(d) sand washing system;

(e) backwash pumps;

(f) chemical storage and ferric dosing plant; and

(g) connections to Work Nos. 4, 6, 8, 11, and 12.

Work No. 14 – STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

Storm management plant for stormwater storage and treatment including—

(a) pumping station;

(b) storm tanks;

(d) discharge overflow pipework;

(e) screens; and

(f) connections to Work No. 16 and Work No. 12.

Work No. 15 – EARTH BUND & SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS (PV)

Landscaping and earthworks including—

(a) solar photovoltaic panels and associated mounting structures, inverters, transformers and cabling;

(b) security fencing; and

Work No. 16 – TERMINAL PUMPING STATION

A terminal pumping station including a shaft and including the following—

(a) dry weather flow pumps;

(b) storm pumps;

(d) dewatering; and

(e) connections to Work Nos. 4, 14, 27 and 35.

Work No. 17 – EXISTING RISING AND GRAVITY MAIN DIVERSIONS

Works to divert existing rising and gravity mains to Work No.18 comprising—

(a) cuttings into existing mains in under or adjacent to Cowley Road;

(b) connections from existing mains to new 750mm gravity main;

(d) installation of new 750mm gravity main;

(e) associated diversion works for existing utilities including the Fen Ditton rising main; and

(f) decommissioning works to redundant mains.

Work No. 18 – INTERCEPTION AND FIRST CONSTRUCTION SHAFT

Interception shaft to intercept incoming waste water flows from the existing Riverside tunnel and receive flows from a new 750mm gravity main within Work No. 17 with an internal diameter of up to 12.5 metres and with a depth of up to 20 metres including—

(a) ventilation stack extending up to 10 metres above the proposed ground level;

(b) vortex drop pipe;

(d) welfare and laydown area, hard standing and storage area;

(e) dewatering;

(f) security fencing;

(g) soil handling;

(h) crane working space;

(i) decommissioning works to redundant mains;

(j) local control panels;

(k) kiosks;

(l) closed circuit television cameras and columns;

(m) lightning protection infrastructure including masts, finials, earth matts and bonding;

(n) chemical storage and dosing plant;

(o) a temporary shaft associated with the construction of Work No. 27; and

(p) connections to Work Nos. 17, 26 and 27.

Work No. 19 – GATEWAY BUILDING

Gateway building including—

(a) office space;

(b) welfare facilities;

(d) rooftop solar photovoltaic panels;

(e) refuse bins;

(f) associated plant; and

(g) bicycle storage.

Work No. 20 – TEMPORARY COMPOUND AREA

Temporary compound area including welfare facilities.

Work No. 21 – TEMPORARY SITE ESTABLISHMENT

Temporary site establishment and construction works to support construction of Work Nos. 1 to 16, 27, 31, 33, 35 and 36 including—

(a) temporary site access works from Horningsea Road and to Low Fen Drove Way;

(b) working area compound;

(d) temporary lined lagoon; and

(e) hard standing, laydown and storage.

Work No. 22 – WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT CONSTRUCTION WORKS AREA

Construction and material storage area during construction of Work Nos. 1 to 16, 27, 31, 33, 35 and 36.

Work No. 23 – LANDSCAPING AND ECOLOGICAL WORKS

Permanent landscaping and ecological works, including—

(a) planting;

(b) earthworks and ground re-profiling;

(d) creation of footpaths.

Work No. 24 – LANDSCAPING AND ECOLOGICAL WORKS TEMPORARY WORK

Temporary access and working area to support and facilitate the landscaping and ecological works in Work No. 23.

Work No. 25 – TEMPORARY WORKING AREA COMPOUND

Temporary working area compound including welfare facilities.

Work No. 26 – DIVERSION OF RIVERSIDE TUNNEL

Works to divert the existing riverside sewer to connect to Work No. 18 comprising—

(a) temporary diversion works including a temporary shaft/pit and temporary overground pipes, underground pipework to connect the Riverside sewer to Work No. 18;

(b) installation of temporary pumps and power supply including generators and fuel storage;

(d) decommissioning works to the redundant sewer.

Work No. 27 – TRANSFER TUNNEL

An underground transfer tunnel between Work No. 18 and Work No. 16 installed using pipe jacking and including—

(a) a temporary construction shaft within each of the areas to which Work No. 27 overlaps with Work No. 28; and

(b) connections to Work Nos. 16 and 18.

Work No. 28 – TRANSFER TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION AREA TEMPORARY COMPOUNDS

Temporary working area compounds associated with Work No. 27, including—

(a) welfare and laydown areas;

(b) crane working space;

(d) dewatering;

(e) security fencing;

(f) mud and soil handling; and

(g) storage area.

Work No. 29 – TEMPORARY ACCESS WORKS TO WORKS 28, 34 & 36 (WEST OF HORNINGSEA ROAD)

Temporary access works from Horningsea Road to Work Nos. 28, 34 and 36 between Green End and Horningsea Road, with provision for early works access off Poplar Hall private access to facilitate creation, from the field to the west, of the new haul route access off the west side of B1047 Horningsea Road.

Work No. 30 – NETWORK RAIL MONITORING WORKS

Temporary access and monitoring of ground movement at varying depths to railway tracks on Network Rail land and other monitoring due to pipeline and tunnel crossings under the Cambridge to King’s Lynn railway line.

Work No. 31 – FINAL EFFLUENT & STORM PIPELINE

Two outfall pipes to be laid below ground for final effluent and storm water connecting Work No. 12 to Work No. 32 together with associated access and venting manholes and access works from Horningsea Road.

Work No. 32 - OUTFALL

Outfall works in connection with the discharge of final effluent and storm water to the river Cam comprising—

(a) two outfall pipes to be laid below ground for final effluent and storm water connecting to Work No. 31;

(b) ditch crossing, diversion and associated protection works;

(d) temporary working area compound;

(e) temporary cofferdam;

(f) outfall structure and associated fittings;

(g) river bed and embankment reinforcement works including dredging and scour protection measures; and

(h) temporary public right of way diversion and restoration works.

Work No. 33 – WATERBEACH PIPELINE NORTH

Up to two waste water pipelines laid underground between a point of connection with waste water infrastructure to be provided as part of the Waterbeach New Town development and Work No. 35 and Work No. 36, including—

(a) crossings of the river Cam, the King’s Lynn railway line and Low Fen Drove Way using horizontal directional drilling technique in accordance with the code of construction practice, but otherwise laid using either open cut trenching or horizontal directional drilling technique;

(b) new accesses and access improvements;

(d) horizontal directional drilling launch and exit pits;

(e) welfare, storage and laydown areas;

(f) temporary haul roads;

(g) dewatering, drainage works and restoration of existing land drainage;

(h) ditch crossing, diversion and associated protection works;

(i) mud and soil handling;

(j) associated infrastructure including air valves and other pipework fittings and fixtures;

(k) permanent accesses for future maintenance and replacement of the pipelines; and

(l) connections to Work No. 35 and Work No. 36.

Work No. 34 – WATERBEACH PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION AREA AND COMPOUNDS

Temporary construction compounds, welfare, storage and laydown areas and temporary haul roads in connection with Work Nos. 33, 35 and 36.

Work No. 35 – WATERBEACH PIPELINE SPUR TO TERMINAL PUMPING STATION

Up to two waste water pipelines laid underground between Work No. 33 or 36 and Work No. 16 to facilitate a connection between the waste water infrastructure to be provided as part of the Waterbeach New Town development and Work No. 16 including—

(a) crossings using either pipe-jacking or horizontal directional drilling technique but otherwise laid using either open cut trenching or horizontal drilling technique;

(b) new accesses and access improvements;

(d) horizontal directional drilling launch and exit pits;

(e) welfare, storage and laydown areas;

(f) temporary haul roads;

(g) construction compounds;

(h) dewatering, drainage works and restoration of existing land drainage;

(i) ditch crossing, diversion and associated protection works;

(j) mud and soil handling;

(k) associated infrastructure including air valves and other pipework fittings and fixtures;

(l) permanent accesses for future maintenance and replacement of the pipelines; and

(m) connections to Work No. 16 and Work Nos. 33 and/or 36.

Work No. 36 – WATERBEACH PIPELINE SOUTH

The provision of the Waterbeach pipeline south works as follows—

(a) up to two waste water pipelines laid between Work No. 33 and the boundary of the existing Cambridge waste water treatment works including crossings of the river Cam, the A14, Horningsea Road, Fen Road and the King’s Lynn railway line using horizontal directional drilling technique in accordance with the code of construction practice, but otherwise laid using either open cut tracking or horizontal directional drilling technique;

(b) up to two waste water pipelines laid underground and above ground within the existing Cambridge waste water treatment works;

(d) temporary shafts;

(e) horizontal directional drilling launch and exit pits;

(f) welfare, storage and laydown areas;

(g) temporary haul roads;

(h) dewatering, drainage works and restoration of existing land drainage;

(i) ditch crossing, diversion and associated protection works;

(j) mud and soil handling;

(k) associated infrastructure including air valves and other pipework fittings and fixtures;

(l) permanent accesses for future maintenance and replacement of the pipelines;

(m) connections to Work Nos. 33 and 35 and at the existing Cambridge waste water treatment works; and

(n) decommissioning of all or part of this Work.

Work No. 37 – TEMPORARY ACCESS WORKS FOR WORK Nos. 33 & 34

Temporary access works associated with Work Nos. 33 and 34 including temporary construction and commissioning dewatering and drainage works, and works to facilitate discharge into the watercourses adjacent to Bannold Drove, Burgess’s Road and Bannold Road.

Work No. 38 – NEW BRIDLEWAY

Works relating to the provision of a new bridleway including street apparatus, gates and signage.

Work No. 39 – ECOLOGICAL MITIGATION AREA

Ecological mitigation works, including—

(a) earthworks and ground re-profiling;

(b) creation of natural drainage ditches, wetland habitat and ponds;

(d) creation of maintenance access routes; and

(e) temporary welfare and laydown areas and haul roads.

Work No. 40 – DECOMMISSIONING EXISTING CAMBRIDGE WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS

Works to the existing Cambridge waste water treatment works to cease its existing operational function and to facilitate the surrender of its operational permits including—

(a) removal of pumps;

(b) isolation of plant;

(d) isolation, filling and capping of pipework;

(e) cleaning of tanks, pipes, screens and other structures, plant and machinery;

(f) works to decommission the potable water supply; and

(g) works to restrict access to walkways, plant and machinery.

Further works

In connection with Work Nos. 1 - 40 above and to the extent that they do not form any part of such work, further associated development within the Order limits comprising such other works as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of or in connection with the relevant part of the authorised development and which fall within the scope of work assessed by the environmental statement including—

(1) In connection with Work Nos. 1 – 37, 39 and 40—

(a) highways works, including diversions, kerb alterations, white lining, road markings, re-surfacing, laybys, traffic calming, vegetation clearance, traffic management and turning areas;

(b) road and traffic signage;

(d) fencing, security and safety measures including closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras and columns;

(e) access gates;

(f) drainage including attenuation tanks, manholes, highways drainage and internal road drainage, land drainage restoration and diversion, ground and surface water treatment facilities, soakaways and swales and other sustainable drainage systems;

(g) chemical dosing pipework;

(h) operational and maintenance task lighting;

(i) communication and control infrastructure;

(j) telemetry infrastructure including outstations;

(k) hard and soft landscaping;

(l) vehicle restraint systems;

(m) works within the existing sewers, chambers and culverts and other structures that comprise the existing sewerage network for the purposes of enabling the authorised development, including reconfiguring, modifying, altering, repairing, strengthening or reinstating the existing network;

(n) works within new and existing pumping stations including structural alterations to the interior fabric of the pumping station(s), works to reconfigure existing pipework, provision of new pipework, new penstock valves and associated equipment, modification of existing electrical, mechanical and control equipment, and installation or provision of new electrical, mechanical and control equipment;

(o) installation of electrical, mechanical and control equipment in other buildings and kiosks and modification to existing electrical, mechanical and control equipment in such buildings and kiosks;

(p) installation of pumps in chambers and buildings;

(q) works to trees and landscaping works not comprising development;

(r) works associated with monitoring of buildings and structures;

(s) works required for the strengthening, improvement, maintenance or reconstruction of any street;

(t) works to place, alter, remove or maintain street furniture or apparatus in a street, or apparatus in other land, including mains, sewers, drains, soakaways, pipes, cables and ducts; and

(u) works to install, divert, repair, replace, maintain and decommission gas, potable water, waste water, electricity and telecommunications services and apparatus.

(2) In connection with Work Nos. 1 – 40, temporary works relating to construction including—

(a) lighting;

(b) ramps, accesses, non-motorised links, and crossing facilities;

(d) security measures including fencing and CCTV.

(3) Within the area of such works which are 30 metres in any direction from the river Cam, works relating to the suspension of existing moorings and the relocation of boats/vessels including works to attach mooring structures and equipment to the boats/vessels.

(4) Within the inner boundary of Work No. 15—

(a) internal access and circulation roads, turning areas, hardstanding, and parking;

(b) air, steam and hot water distribution infrastructure;

(d) local control panels;

(e) programmable logic controllers;

(f) high voltage switchgears and transformers;

(g) solar photovoltaic panels;

(h) switchgear buildings, battery storage buildings and associated connections to the solar photovoltaic panels installed in connection with Work Nos. 7, 15 and 19;

(i) kiosks;

(j) gas infrastructure;

(k) closed-circuit television cameras and columns;

(l) odour ducting and treatment; and

(m) lightning protection infrastructure including masts, finials, earth matts and bonding.

(5) Works associated with decommissioning the existing Cambridge waste water treatment works including the existing outfall north of the A14 and assets in Cowley Road, and the existing Waterbeach Wastewater Treatment Works and diversions of existing utilities and services.

SCHEDULE 2 — REQUIREMENTS

PART 1 — REQUIREMENTS

1

In this Part of this Schedule—

“asset management plan” means the document of that description certified by the Secretary of State as the asset management plan for the purposes of this Order under article 51 (certification of plans etc.) or any revision to it as may be agreed from time to time with the relevant planning authority;

“biodiversity net gain report” means the biodiversity net gain report as certified by the Secretary of State as the biodiversity net gain report for the purposes of this Order under article 51 or any revision to it as may be agreed from time to time with the relevant planning authority;

“code of construction practice” means the code of construction practice Part A and the code of construction practice Part B as certified by the Secretary of State as the code of construction practice Part A and the code of construction practice Part B for the purposes of this Order under article 51 or any revision to it as may be agreed from time to time with the relevant planning authority;

“commissioning” means the commissioning process for the authorised development as described in the outline commissioning plan;

“community liaison plan” means the document of that description certified by the Secretary of State as the community liaison plan for the purposes of this Order under article 51 or any revision to it as may be agreed from time to time with the relevant planning authority;

“construction workers travel plan” means the document of that description certified by the Secretary of State as the construction workers travel plan for the purposes of this Order under article 51 or any revision to it as may be agreed from time to time with the relevant planning authority;

“construction traffic management plan” means the document of that description certified by the Secretary of State as the construction traffic management plan for the purposes of this Order under article 51 or any revision to it as may be agreed from time to time within the relevant planning authority;

“decommissioning” means the process for decommissioning the existing Cambridge waste water treatment works as described in the outline decommissioning plan;

“design code” means the document of that description certified by the Secretary of State as the design code for the purposes of this Order under article 51 or any revision to it as may be agreed from time to time with the relevant planning authority;

“drainage strategy” means the document of that description as certified by the Secretary of State as the drainage strategy for the purposes of this Order under article 51 or any revision to it as may be agreed from time to time within the relevant planning authority;

“enabling phase” means the initial phase of the authorised development comprising the carrying out of the enabling works;

“enabling works” comprise the following works as more particularly detailed in paragraph 3.1.6 and paragraph 3.4.1 of chapter 2 (project description) of the environmental statement (Document number 5.2.2 as described in column (2) of Schedule 18)— construction of a temporary construction access from Low Fen Drove Way and perimeter fencing; establishment of construction compounds and offices; construction of the permanent access road and its junction with Horningsea Road; land drainage works; provision of services; visual mitigation planting; vegetation clearance; archaeological investigations; mitigation works required by the construction environmental management plan pursuant to requirement 9(2)(a); within the boundary of the existing Cambridge waste water treatment works forming part of Work Nos. 18, 25 and 28, the establishment of construction compounds, the provision of site welfare facilities, the provision of services and the commencement of shaft construction; within the boundary of Work No. 33, the installation of up to 50 metres of the Waterbeach pipeline under and extending from both sides of the Cambridge to King’s Lynn railway line and construction compound; and any earthworks necessary in connection with (a) to (k) above;

“framework archaeological investigation mitigation strategy” means the document of that description certified by the Secretary of State as the framework archaeological investigation mitigation strategy for the purposes of this Order under article 51 or any revision to it as may be agreed from time to time with the relevant planning authority;

“lighting design strategy” means the document of that description as certified by the Secretary of State as the lighting design strategy for the purposes of this Order under article 51 or any revision to it as may be agreed from time to time with the relevant planning authority;

“odour impact assessment” means the document of that description as certified by the Secretary of State as the odour impact assessment for the purposes of this Order under article 51 or any revision to it as may be agreed from time to time with the relevant planning authority;

“operational workers travel plan” means the document of that description certified by the Secretary of State as the operational workers travel plan for the purposes of this Order under article 51 or any revision to it as may be agreed from time to time with the relevant planning authority;

“outline carbon management plan” means the document of that description certified by the Secretary of State as the outline carbon management plan for the purposes of this Order under article 51 or any revision to it as may be agreed from time to time with the relevant planning authority;

“outline commissioning plan” means the document of that description certified by the Secretary of State as the outline commissioning plan for the purposes of this Order under article 51 or any revision to it as may be agreed from time to time with the relevant planning authority;

“outline decommissioning plan” means the document of that description certified by the Secretary of State as the outline decommissioning plan for the purposes of this Order under article 51 or any revision to it as may be agreed from time to time with the relevant planning authority;

“outline operational logistics traffic plan” means the document of that description certified by the Secretary of State as the outline operational logistics traffic plan for the purposes of this Order under article 51 or any revision to it as may be agreed from time to time with the relevant planning authority;

“outline outfall management and monitoring plan” means the document of that description certified by the Secretary of State as the outline outfall management and monitoring plan for the purposes of this Order under article 51 or any revision to it as may be agreed from time to time with the relevant planning authority;

“outline soil management plan” means the document of that description certified by the Secretary of State as the outline soil management plan for the purposes of this Order under article 51 or any revision to it as may be agreed from time to time with the relevant planning authority;

“outline water quality monitoring plan” means the document of that description certified by the Secretary of State as the outline water quality monitoring plan for the purposes of this Order under article 51 or any revision to it as may be agreed from time to time with the relevant planning authority;

“phase” means the enabling phase and any subsequent phase of the authorised development as described in the latest phasing scheme approved by the relevant planning authority under requirement 3;

“preliminary odour management plan” means the document of that description certified by the Secretary of State as the preliminary odour management plan for the purposes of this Order under article 51 or any revision to it as may be agreed from time to time with the relevant planning authority;

“wildlife hazard management plan” means the document of that description certified by the Secretary of State as the wildlife hazard management plan for the purposes of this Order under article 51 or any revision to it as may be agreed from time to time with the relevant planning authority.

Time limit

2

The authorised development must not commence after the expiry of five years from the date on which this Order comes into force.

Phasing

3

(1) Save for the enabling phase, the authorised development must not be commenced until a written scheme setting out the subsequent phase or phases of construction of the authorised development and the works to form part of each phase has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

(2) The scheme submitted under sub-paragraph (1) must confirm whether the undertaker intends to construct either a CHP or gas to grid facility as part of Work No. 9.

(3) Save for the enabling phase, the authorised development must be carried out in accordance with the approved phasing scheme or any subsequently approved amendment or variation to it.

Parameters of authorised development

4

The elements of the authorised development listed in column (1) of the tables in Schedule 14 (parameters) must not exceed the maximum parameters set out for those elements in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5) of those tables as applicable.

Requirement for written approval

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(1) Where the approval, agreement or confirmation of the relevant planning authority or another person is required under a requirement that approval or confirmation must be given in writing.

(2) Where any approval, agreement or confirmation of the relevant planning authority or another person is provided that relates to more than one phase or part, such approval, agreement or confirmation is taken to be provided for all such phases or parts without the need to seek multiple approvals, agreements or confirmations for the same details.

Approved details and amendments to them

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(1) With respect to any requirement which requires details to be submitted in accordance with a document listed in requirement 1, the relevant planning authority may approve an amendment or variation to such a document in writing in accordance with sub-paragraph (3).

(2) With respect to any requirement which requires the authorised development to be carried out in accordance with the details approved by the relevant planning authority, the authorised development must be carried out in accordance with those details as approved unless an amendment or variation has previously been approved in writing by the relevant planning authority in accordance with sub-paragraph (3).

(3) Any amendments to or variations from documents or approved details must be in accordance with the principles and assessments set out in the environmental statement. Such agreement may only be given in relation to immaterial changes where it has been demonstrated to the relevant planning authority that the subject matter of the agreement sought is unlikely to give rise to any materially new or materially different environmental effects from those assessed in the environmental statement.

(4) The approved details must be taken to include any amendments that may subsequently be approved in writing by the relevant planning authority.

Detailed design

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(1) No phase of the authorised development is to commence until details of—

(a) the layout, scale, design and external appearance of any plant and buildings;

(b) the materials and finishes to be used to construct any buildings;

(d) highway design;

(e) operational lighting;

(f) a construction method statement;

(g) details of electric vehicle parking provision; and

(h) in respect of Work No. 7 and Work No. 19, details of water conservation in the building design,

relating to the works proposed in that phase have been submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority.

(2) No phase incorporating Work Nos. 4 and 8 is to commence until details of the odour control unit locations and an updated odour assessment have been submitted demonstrating—

(a) that odour concentrations at receptor locations 1 - 6, 8 and 9 listed in Table 4.7 in the odour impact assessment and identified as discrete receptors 1 - 6, 8 and 9 on Figure 4.1 of chapter 18 (odour) of the environmental statement (Document number 5.2.18 as described in column (2) of Schedule 18) will be less than 1.5 of the modelled predicted odour exposure levels of C98 OUE/m3; and

(b) that odour concentrations at receptor location 7 listed in Table 4.7 in the odour impact assessment and identified as discrete receptor 7 on Figure 4.1 of chapter 18 (odour) of the environmental statement (Document number 5.2.18 as described in column (2) of Schedule 18) and at the footpaths to be created by Work No. 23(d) will be less than 1.5 of the modelled predicted odour exposure levels of C98 OUE/m3.

(3) The details submitted must accord with the design code.

(4) The details submitted in relation to operational lighting must accord with the details set out in the lighting design strategy.

(5) Each phase must be carried out in accordance with the approved details for that phase.

Code of construction practice

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(1) Each phase must be undertaken in accordance with the code of construction practice in so far as it relates to the works proposed in the relevant phase.

(2) Where a document referred to in the code of construction practice is submitted for approval to the relevant planning authority under a requirement specified in this Part of this Schedule the submitted document must accord with details specified in the code of construction practice for that document in so far as those details relate to works proposed in the relevant phase.

Construction environmental management plans

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(1) No phase of the authorised development is to commence until a construction environmental management plan for that phase has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

(2) Any construction environmental management plan submitted for approval must incorporate the measures specified in the code of construction practice as being contained within a construction environmental management plan in so far as they are relevant to the works proposed within the phase to which the submitted construction environmental management plan relates, and—

(a) where the construction environmental management plan relates to the enabling phase, include or be accompanied by the following management plans relating to the enabling works—

(i) a detailed community liaison plan which must accord with the measures set out in the community liaison plan;

(ii) an emergency preparedness plan;

(iii) a pollution incident control plan;

(iv) a detailed wildlife hazard management plan which must accord with the measures set out in the wildlife hazard management plan relating to construction;

(v) a detailed soil management plan which must accord with the measures set out in the outline soil management plan;

(vi) a detailed construction water quality monitoring plan which must accord with the measures set out in the outline water quality monitoring plan relating to construction;

(vii) a detailed construction traffic management plan which must accord with the measures set out in the construction traffic management plan;

(viii) a detailed construction workers travel plan which must accord with the construction workers travel plan;

(ix) a noise and vibration management plan;

(x) an air quality management plan;

(xi) a site waste management plan; and

(xii) a materials management plan;

(b) where the construction environmental management plan relates to any phase other than the enabling phase, include or be accompanied by the following management plans relating to the works proposed in that phase—

(i) a detailed community liaison plan which must accord with the measures set out in the community liaison plan;

(ii) an emergency preparedness plan;

(iii) a pollution incident control plan;

(iv) a detailed wildlife hazard management plan which must accord with the measures set out in the wildlife hazard management plan relating to construction;

(v) a detailed soil management plan which must accord with the measures set out in the outline soil management plan;

(vi) a detailed construction water quality monitoring plan which must accord with the measures set out in the outline water quality monitoring plan relating to construction;

(vii) a detailed construction traffic management plan which must accord with the measures set out in the construction traffic management plan;

(viii) a detailed construction workers travel plan which must accord with the construction workers travel plan;

(ix) a noise and vibration management plan;

(x) an air quality management plan;

(xi) a site waste management plan;

(xii) a materials management plan;

(xiii) a detailed commissioning plan where the relevant phase includes commissioning which must accord with the outline commissioning plan; and

(xiv) where the relevant phase includes decommissioning, a detailed decommissioning plan which must accord with the outline decommissioning plan and which must include a timescale for completion of the decommissioning.

(3) Each phase must be carried out in accordance with the approved construction environmental management plan and associated management plans for that phase.

(4) The construction environmental management plan and associated management plans for each phase are to be kept under review and amended if necessary as construction proceeds and any amendments to the measures detailed in the approved construction environmental management plan or associated management plans must be undertaken in accordance with requirement 6.

Outfall

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(1) No phase of the authorised development comprising works within the area of Work No. 32 as shown on the works plans is to commence until a detailed construction outfall management and monitoring plan relating to the construction of works within that area has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority following consultation by the relevant planning authority with Natural England, the Environment Agency and the relevant navigation authority.

(2) The detailed construction outfall management and monitoring plan submitted for approval must accord with the measures set out in the outline outfall management and monitoring plan relating to construction and must include—

(a) details of ditch habitat creation, monitoring and maintenance measures;

(b) details of any proposed restrictions on navigation on the river Cam during construction works;

(d) details of public footpath diversions during construction and proposed reinstatement methods.

(3) The detailed construction outfall management and monitoring plan may be revised from time to time in accordance with requirement 6 following consultation with the Environment Agency, Natural England and the relevant navigation authority to reflect the requirements of any environmental permit, protected species licence or land drainage consent.

(4) Any works within the area of Work No. 32 must be carried out in accordance with the approved detailed construction outfall management and monitoring plan.

(5) The outfall forming part of Work No. 32 must not be brought into operational use until a detailed operational outfall management and monitoring plan has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority following consultation by the relevant planning authority with Natural England, the Environment Agency and the relevant navigation authority.

(6) The detailed operational outfall management and monitoring plan submitted for approval must accord with the measures set out in the outline outfall management and monitoring plan relating to the operation of the outfall and must include—

(a) details of proposal for monitoring scour and bank erosion;

(b) potential adaptive management measures in the event of erosion arising from outfall operation;

(d) details of ditch monitoring and maintenance measures.

(7) The detailed operational outfall management and monitoring plan may be revised from time to time in accordance with requirement 6 following consultation with the Environment Agency, Natural England and the relevant navigation authority to reflect the requirements of any environmental permit, protected species licence or land drainage consent.

(8) The detailed operational outfall management and monitoring plan must be implemented as approved upon commencement of operation of the outfall.

Landscape, ecological and recreational management plan

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(1) No phase of the authorised development is to commence until a detailed LERMP has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority following consultation by the relevant planning authority with Natural England and the Environment Agency.

(2) The detailed LERMP submitted for approval must accord with the measures set out in the LERMP.

(3) The construction and operation of the authorised development must be carried out in accordance with the approved detailed LERMP.

Operational workers travel plan

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(1) Prior to the operation of the authorised development a detailed operational workers travel plan must be submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority.

(2) The detailed operational workers travel plan must accord with the measures set out in the operational workers travel plan.

(3) The detailed operational workers travel plan must be implemented upon commencement of the operation of the authorised development.

(4) The detailed operational workers travel plan may be revised from time to time in accordance with requirement 6.

Archaeological investigation mitigation strategy

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(1) No phase of the authorised development is to commence until—

(a) a detailed archaeological investigation mitigation strategy; and

(b) where required by the framework archaeological investigation mitigation strategy, a written scheme of investigation,

for that phase has been submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority.

(2) The detailed archaeological investigation mitigation strategy must accord with the measures set out in the framework archaeological investigation mitigation strategy.

(3) Each detailed archaeological investigation mitigation strategy and written scheme of investigation may be revised from time to time in accordance with requirement 6.

(4) Each phase must be carried out in accordance with the approved detailed archaeological investigation mitigation strategy and written scheme of investigation for that phase.

Construction lighting

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(1) No phase is to be commenced until a detailed construction lighting design strategy for that phase has been submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority.

(2) Each detailed construction lighting design strategy must accord with the measures set out in the lighting design strategy.

(3) Each phase must be carried out in accordance with the approved detailed construction lighting design strategy.

Drainage

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(1) Save for the enabling phase, no phase is to be commenced until a detailed drainage strategy for that phase setting out the permanent drainage measures to be provided as part of that phase has been submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority.

(2) Each detailed drainage strategy must accord with the measures set out in the drainage strategy in so far as they apply to the works in the relevant phase.

(3) Each phase must be carried out in accordance with the approved detailed drainage strategy.

Contamination risk

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(1) If, during the course of construction, contamination is discovered which was not previously identified in the environmental statement, construction must cease on that localised area of land within the Order limits and the contamination must be reported in writing to the relevant planning authority within 10 working days.

(2) Prior to the recommencement of construction on that localised area of land, suitable investigation and risk based land contamination assessment for the discovered contamination must be submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority in consultation with the Environment Agency.

(3) If the risk assessment of the contamination determines that remediation of the land is necessary, a written verification scheme and programme for the remedial measures to be taken to render the land fit for the authorised development must be submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority in consultation with the Environment Agency.

(4) Remediation must be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme.

Decommissioning

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The undertaker must commence decommissioning no later than 3 months following the completion of commissioning or such longer date as may be agreed with the relevant planning authority.

Operational Asset Management Plan

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(1) Prior to the operation of the authorised development, an operational asset management plan must be submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

(2) The operational asset management plan must incorporate the measures set out in the asset management plan.

(3) The authorised development must be operated in accordance with the approved operational asset management plan.

(4) The operational asset management plan may be revised from time to time in accordance with requirement 6.

Operational logistics traffic plan

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(1) Prior to the operation of the authorised development a detailed operational logistics traffic plan must be submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority.

(2) The detailed operational logistics traffic plan submitted for approval must accord with the measures set out in the outline operational logistics traffic plan and must include—

(a) details of HGV delivery times; and

(b) HGV routeing and monitoring proposals.

(3) The detailed operational logistics traffic plan may be revised from time to time in accordance with requirement 6.

(4) The operation of the authorised development must be in accordance with the approved detailed operational logistics traffic plan.

Odour management plan

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(1) No commissioning is to take place until a detailed odour management plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority.

(2) The detailed odour management plan must be in accordance with the measures in the preliminary odour management plan and the principles and assessments set out in the relevant part of the environmental statement.

(3) The authorised development must be operated in accordance with the approved detailed odour management plan.

Carbon management plan

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(1) Prior to the operation of the authorised development a detailed carbon management plan must be submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority.

(2) The detailed carbon management plan submitted for approval must accord with the measures set out in the outline carbon management plan and must detail how the operation of the authorised development achieves carbon net zero.

(3) The detailed carbon management plan may be revised from time to time in accordance with requirement 6.

(4) The authorised development must be operated in accordance with the approved detailed carbon management plan.

Operational water quality monitoring plan

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(1) Prior to the operation of the authorised development a detailed operational water quality monitoring plan must be submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

(2) The detailed operational water quality monitoring plan submitted for approval must accord with the measures set out in the outline water quality monitoring plan relating to operation and must incorporate measures to monitor water quality.

(3) The detailed operational water quality monitoring plan may be revised from time to time in accordance with requirement 6.

(4) The operation of the authorised development must be carried out in accordance with the approved detailed operational water quality monitoring plan.

Discovery centre

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(1) Prior to the operation of the discovery centre in the gateway building, a scheme must be submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

(2) The scheme submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) above must detail how the discovery centre will operate incorporating measures for—

(a) attendance by appointment only;

(b) an education programme;

(d) management of visitor parking arrangements.

(3) The discovery centre must be operated in accordance with the approved scheme.

Operational Wildlife Hazard Management Plan

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(1) Prior to the operation of the authorised development a detailed operational wildlife hazard management plan must be submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

(2) The detailed operational wildlife hazard management plan submitted for approval must accord with the measures set out in the wildlife hazard management plan relating to the operation of the authorised development.

(3) The detailed operational wildlife hazard management plan may be revised from time to time in accordance with requirement 6.

(4) The operation of the authorised development must be carried out in accordance with the approved detailed operational wildlife hazard management plan.

Biodiversity net gain

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(1) No phase of the authorised development is to be commenced until an updated biodiversity net gain report has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

(2) The updated biodiversity net gain report submitted for approval must include—

(a) how the measures contained within it deliver and secure twenty percent biodiversity net gain for the whole of the authorised development excluding any biodiversity net gain to be provided as river units;

(b) details of measures to deliver and secure twenty percent biodiversity net gain comprising river units within or outside of the Order limits;

(c) details of the habitat management and monitoring of the biodiversity net gain for the whole of the authorised development; and

(d) an updated biodiversity metric calculation or an explanation of why a biodiversity metric calculation is not necessary.

(3) The updated biodiversity net gain report may be revised from time to time in accordance with requirement 6.

(4) The construction and operation of the authorised development must be carried out in accordance with the approved updated biodiversity net gain report.

(5) For the purposes of this requirement, “biodiversity metric calculation” means a calculation in accordance with the metric in Appendix D of the biodiversity net gain report.

Temporary stopping up of public rights of way

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No phase of the authorised development which includes the temporary stopping up of a public right of way is to commence until the undertaker has provided the relevant highway authority with a programme of stopping up for those public rights of way to be temporarily stopped up in that phase.

Bridleway

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(1) Work No. 38 is not to be commenced until a bridleway gates and signage scheme for Work No. 38 has been submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority.

(2) The bridleway gates and signage scheme must contain details of the gates and signage to be provided.

(3) Work No. 38 must be carried out in accordance with the approved bridleway gates and signage scheme.

PART 2 — PROCEDURE FOR DISCHARGE OF CERTAIN APPROVALS

Applications made for certain approvals

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