Veolia E S Uk Ltd, Pitsea Hall Lane, Pitsea, BASILDON, SS16 4UH

the retention of the open windrow green waste composting facility and shredding of oversized green waste and lateral extension of the site to facilitate the introduction of waste wood shredding operations and the retention of existing associated buildings and i nfrastructure

Authority: Essex County Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: minerals-waste · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Normington S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The need for green waste composting and wood waste processing in the County and nearby areas
Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
The effect of the proposed development on public access, safety and the amenity of users of the areas of the restored landfill that would be permissible to be accessed by the public
The effect of any delay to the restoration of the part of the landfill site proposed to be occupied by the green waste composting and wood waste processing facility on biodiversity interests
The effect of any delay to the restoration of the part of the landfill site proposed to be occupied by the green waste composting and wood waste processing facility on public access of the overall Pitsea Landfill Site with particular regard to the effect on wider views and the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The demonstrable need for green waste composting capacity in south/southeast Essex, combined with the absence of suitable alternative sites and the site's qualification as grey belt land not inappropriate for development under paragraph 155 of the Framework, outweighed the minor and temporary harm to landscape character and appearance.

The benefits of the appeals proposals in maintaining operational capacity for green waste management in southern Essex and Southend-on-Sea outweighed the minor and temporary harm that would be caused to the character and appearance of the area

Framework references: 155, 143, 110, 115, 57

Plan policies cited: Policy 6 of the Essex and Southend-On-Sea Waste Local Plan 2017, Policy 10 of the Essex and Southend-On-Sea Waste Local Plan 2017, Policy 10 of the Basildon District Local Plan, Policies BAS C1, BAS C2 and BAS C7 of the Basildon District Local Plan, Policies BAS GB1, BAS C2 and BAS C7 of the Basildon District Local Plan

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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