®Planning appeal decision
Former Ford Motor Company, Arisdale Avenue, South Ockendon, RM15 5JT
The erection of 94 units, comprising 88 No. 1 and 2 bed apartments, 4 No. 3 bed dwellings and 2 No. 2 bed dwellings along with associated infrastructure, works and landscaping. (Partial re-plan of phase 4 of approval 18/00308/REM Dated 12th June 2018)
- Authority
- Thurrock Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Aston R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide an acceptable quality of development, with particular regard to density and character, housing mix and type and the living conditions of existing and future occupiers in terms of access to sufficient size and quality of open space.
- Whether the proposed car parking provision would be acceptable.
- Whether the proposed affordable housing provision would be acceptable.
- If harm and conflict with the development plan is identified whether this would be outweighed by other material considerations.
What decided it
The proposal's accordance with the development plan as a whole, reinforced by the Council's substantial 5-year housing land supply shortfall which gave significant support to the scheme.
the proposal accorded with the development plan taken as a whole, and the substantial support from boosting housing supply (including affordable units) on previously developed land meant there were no material considerations indicating a decision other than in accordance with the plan
Plan policies cited: Policy CSTP1, Policy CSTP20, Policy PMD2, Policy PMD5, Policy PMD8, Policy CSTP2
Judgments cited: R (Hillside Parks Ltd) v Snowdonia 2020 EWCA Civ 1440
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.