®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 'Roseheath', Southend Road , Fobbing, Nr Basildon, Essex , SS17 9EY
Planning appeal 3364012 at Land Adjacent to 'Roseheath', Southend Road , Fobbing, Nr Basildon, Essex , SS17 9EY (Thurrock Borough Council) was allowed on 8 October 2025 by Inspector Housden C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would comprise grey belt land with particular reference to whether the effect of the proposed development on the Thames Estuary and Marshes Special Protection Area and Ramsar site provides a strong reason for refusing or restricting the proposed development.
construction of 3no. new dwellings with private amenity space and off street car parking and alterations to highway
- Authority
- Thurrock Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Housden C
- Postcode
- SS17 9EY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would comprise grey belt land with particular reference to whether the effect of the proposed development on the Thames Estuary and Marshes Special Protection Area and Ramsar site provides a strong reason for refusing or restricting the proposed development
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
What decided it
The site comprises grey belt land and meets all criteria under paragraph 155 of the Framework, making the development not inappropriate in the Green Belt, with the Essex Coast RAMS mitigation payment ensuring no adverse effect on the SPA and Ramsar site.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CSTP19 of the Thurrock Core Strategy and Policies for Management of Development (2015)Policy PMD6 of the Thurrock Core Strategy and Policies for Management of Development (2015)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 143Paragraph 155Paragraph 110
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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