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Dismissed20 March 20263368934

Curtis Farm High Road, Fobbing, Stanford-Le-Hope, SS17 9JJ

Planning appeal 3368934 at Curtis Farm High Road, Fobbing, Stanford-Le-Hope, SS17 9JJ (Thurrock Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 March 2026 by Inspector Steen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

creation of new access road

Authority
Thurrock Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector
Steen A
Postcode
SS17 9JJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • Whether the new access road would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of Fobbing Conservation Area and whether it would affect the setting of the listed buildings at Fisher's Cottage, cart lodge and barn
  • The effect of traffic and parking relating to the junction of the new access road with High Road, Fobbing on the safe and efficient operation of the highway network in the vicinity of the appeal site
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal's status as inappropriate Green Belt development causing harm to openness, combined with less than substantial but material harm to heritage assets that was not outweighed by modest public benefits, rendered the appeal dismissible.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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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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