Wisbech incinerator decision could be delayed by pause on new permits
The pause means permits will not be issued now until 24 May
Plans to build a controversial waste incinerator plant in Wisbech could be delayed after the government paused the issuing permits for new ones.
Environment Minister Mark Spencer, who's overseeing the application for the incinerator after Environment Secretary and North East Cambridgeshire MP Steve Barclay recused himself, wrote to MPs last Thursday confirming a "short-term pause".
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) are assessing whether waste incinerators are environmentally friendly.
The pause means a permit for the Wisbech incinerator cannot be issued by 24 May, unless the pause is ended early.
Posting the letter on X, formerly known as Twitter, North West Norfolk MP James Wild said the decision was "very welcome."
The incinerator - which would be used to generate electricity - could burn 500,000 tonnes of waste based a year if granted.
Fenland District Council had previously applied for a judicial review against the incinerator before the pause on permits was issued.