Planning application
North West Of Mepal AD Plant Iretons Way Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Construct an extension to existing anaerobic digester plant including: 8 x digesters, 4 x post digesters with 4 x technical buildings, 2 x pump buildings and 10 x feed hoppers, 1 x gas entry unit, 2 x process gas upgrade areas, 2 x separation bunkers, 1 x straw processing building, 1 x dry digestate storage building, 2 x flare stacks, 1 x site office and 2 x balancing ponds (part retrospective)
As published by the council, reference F/YR25/0905/F
Application record
- Reference
- F/YR25/0905/F
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Pending consideration
- Received
- 24 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 2 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Chatteris North And Manea
- Parish
- Manea Parish Council
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Sep 2025
Received by Fenland
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2 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Fenland took a median of 75 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Arthur Consultancy Services Agent, registered in Loughborough
Active · incorporated 2021 · Loughborough
3 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
148 documents on file for this application
- CCC LEAD LOCAL FLOOD AUTHORITY
- PUMP FAILURE REPORT
- DIRTY WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- SUMMARY TO LLFA OF CHANGES
- CCC FLOOD RISK TEAM
- DRAINAGE TECHNICAL NOTE
- EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- CCC LEAD LOCAL FLOOD AUTHORITY
- EMAIL TO AGENT WITH UPDATE AND QUERIES
- FDC TREE CONSULTANT
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION ASSESSMENT
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION
- EXISTING AND AVAILABLE ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRENCHING AREA SITE PLAN
- PRE-DEVELOPMENT LEVELS SITE PLAN
- FLOOR LEVEL 150MM ABOVE GROUND LEVEL RESPONSE 1
- FLOOR LEVEL 150MM ABOVE GROUND LEVEL RESPONSE 2
- RESPONSE TO LLFA COMMENTS
- LPA COMMENTS AND RESPONSES
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- CAMBS FIRE & RESCUE
- CAMBRIDGESHIRE CONSTABULARY
- BRITISH HORSE SOCIETY
- NATURAL ENGLAND
- FDC ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- CCC HIGHWAYS
- MEPAL PARISH COUNCIL
- EAST CAMBS DISTRICT COUNCIL
- CCC LEAD LOCAL FLOOD AUTHORITY (LLFA)
- CHATTERIS TOWN COUNCIL
- CCC TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT TEAM
- ANGLIAN WATER
- CCC COUNTY PLANNING, MINERALS & WASTE
- COVERING LETTER
- HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY BRIEFING NOTE CROP RESIDUES USED AS FEEDSTOCKS IN ANAEROBIC D
- PROPOSED SITE BLOCK PLAN TRACKING M2A
- PROPOSED SITE BLOCK PLAN TRACKING M2
- EBOX PROPOSED ELEVATIONS AND FLOOR PLANS
- PROCESS/GAS UPGRADE AREA 1 EQUIPMENT PLAN COLOUR
- PROPOSED OVERALL SITE BLOCK PLAN PLANNING MARKUP
- PIPE BRIDGE 1 AND 2 PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- PIPE BRIDGE 3 PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- PROCESS AND STORAGE FFL SECTION PLANNING RESPONSE
- BUILDINGS FFL SITE PLAN
- ADDENDUM TO THE FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT & SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- HIGHLIGHTED PLANNING STATEMENT
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- EMAIL FROM AGENT WITH FURTHER DETAILS
- HSE COMMENTS
- UK POWER NETWORKS
- ECOLOGY OFFICER COMMENTS
- EMAIL TO AGENT WITH QUERIES
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COMMENTS
- FDC ARBORICULTURAL OFFICER
- MEPAL PARISH COUNCIL
- EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
- FDC ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- FORTREY'S HALL, ENGINE BANK NR MEPAL
- MEPAL PARISH COUNCIL
- MEPAL OUTDOOR CENTRE
- FDC ECOLOGY
- ANGLIAN WATER
- SUTTON PARISH COUNCIL
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- LLFA
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- MIDDLE LEVEL
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- MANEA PARISH COUNCIL
- GREYS FARM ACCESS ROAD FROM IRETONS WAY TO GREYS FARM HORSLEY FEN CHATTERIS
- CCC DEFINITIVE MAP TEAM
- CCC WASTE AND MINERALS
- BRITISH HORSE SOCIETY
- CCC HIGHWAYS DM TEAM
- CHATTERIS TOWN COUNCIL
- NATURAL ENGLAND
- CAMBS POLICE ? DESIGNING OUT CRIME OFFICERS
- CCC TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT TEAM
- DIRTY WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- STRAW PROCESSING BUILDING ROOF PLAN
- DRY DIGESTATE STORAGE BUILDING ROOF PLAN
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT
- ECOLOGICAL AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- ODOUR MANAGEMENT PLAN
- ODOUR ASSESSMENT
- NOISE ASSESSMENT
- NOISE MANAGEMENT PLAN
- LIGHTING IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- BNG BASELINE PLAN
- BNG POST DEVELOPMENT PLAN
- ECOLOGY REVIEW
- STRAW PROCESSING BUILDING ELEVATIONS
- DIGESTERS & TECH ROOM ELEVATIONS
- POST DIGESTERS & TECH ROOM ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING SITE ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED SITE ELEVATIONS
- STRAW PROCESSING BUILDING, STORAGE TANKS PLAN & ELEVATION
- GAS FLARES & ELEVATIONS
- SEPARATION BUNKER & ELEVATIONS
- FEEDHOPPER PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION DETAILS (SHEET 3)
- PROPOSED DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION DETAILS (SHEET 1)
- PROPOSED DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION DETAILS (SHEET 2)
- DRY DIGESTATE STORAGE BUILDING ELEVATIONS
- LANDSCAPE PROPOSALS PLAN (1 OF 2)
- LANDSCAPE PROPOSALS PLAN (2 OF 2)
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPORT
- BNG STATEMENT
- BNG SUPPORTING STATEMENT
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- DIGESTERS & TECH ROOM PLAN VIEW
- POST DIGESTERS & PUMP ROOM PLAN VIEW
- STRAW PROCESSING BUILDING FLOOR PLAN
- GAS ENTRY UNIT FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- SITE OFFICE FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- DRY DIGESTATE STORAGE BUILDING FLOOR PLAN
- AS BUILT SITE LAYOUT
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN (OVERALL SITE)
- PROCESS/GAS UPGRADE AREA 1 EQUIPMENT LAYOUT
- UPGRADE AREA 1 LOCATION PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- PROCESS/GAS UPGRADE AREA 2 PLAN
- UPGRADE AREA 2 LOCATION PLAN & ELEVATIONS
- COMPRESSOR UNIT FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- CO2 SKID FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- BIOGAS SKID FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- HP CHP CARBON DIOXIDE COMPRESSOR BUILDING FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- MAIN CONTROL ROOM FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- ELECTRICAL CABIN FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- MEMBRANE UNIT FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY (PART 9)
- SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY (PART 8)
- SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY (PART 7)
- SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY (PART 6)
- SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY (PART 5)
- SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY (PART 4)
- SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY (PART 3)
- SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY (PART 2)
- SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY (PART 1)
- FLOOR AREA CALCULATIONS
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- RENEWABLE ENERGY STATEMENT
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