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Allowed7 July 20263370672

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

Planning appeal 3370672 at Veolia E S Uk Ltd, Pitsea Hall Lane, Pitsea, Basildon, SS16 4UH (Essex County Council) was allowed on 7 July 2026 by Inspector Normington S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The need for green waste composting and wood waste processing in the County and nearby areas.

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
Postcode
SS16 4UH

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 6 of the Essex and Southend-On-Sea Waste Local Plan 2017Policy 10 of the Essex and Southend-On-Sea Waste Local Plan 2017Policy 10 of the Basildon District Local PlanPolicies BAS C1, BAS C2 and BAS C7 of the Basildon District Local PlanPolicies BAS GB1, BAS C2 and BAS C7 of the Basildon District Local Plan
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 155Paragraph 143Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 57

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