Planning appeal decision
Land North of Towers Road, Grays, Thurrock, Essex, RM17 6UQ
Planning appeal 3333648 at Land North of Towers Road, Grays, Thurrock, Essex, RM17 6UQ (Thurrock Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 July 2024 by Inspector Hall C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impact of the development on the availability of employment land within the Borough.
Erection of single dwelling house with associated parking and private amenity space
- Authority
- Thurrock Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hall C
- Postcode
- RM17 6UQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The impact of the development on the availability of employment land within the Borough
What decided it
The proposal would be detrimental to the availability of employment land within the Borough and would conflict with Policy CSTP6 which seeks to safeguard Secondary Industrial and Commercial Land.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CSTP6Policy CSTP6.2(III)Policy CSTP6.4
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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