Medworth CHP, who are managing the Medworth Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power Project, said it has committed to a minimum 10% biodiversity net gain as part of the development.
The orchard is located to the southeast of New Drove in Wisbech and will be retained and used to improve wildlife on the site.
MVV’s managing director, Paul Carey, said: “We are working with our ecologists to develop a long-term organic management plan. We want to improve the hedgerows for wildlife, create new habitats instead of having a single crop growing, and allow the soil to recover and support a greater variety of native wildflower species.”
Medworth EfW Combined Heat and Power Project
MVV announced in February this year that it had been awarded development consent for its Medworth project.
In May, an environmental permit was issued by the Environment Agency. Since then, work has begun to prepare for the start of construction.
The original project proposal was for a facility with a maximum gross capacity of 58MW and a maximum operating capacity of 625,600 tonnes per annum.
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