Planning inquiries

If a planning application is refused, the applicant may decide to make a planning appeal to the Planning Inspectorate. The Planning Inspectorate is a UK government agency that deals with planning appeals, national infrastructure planning applications, examinations of local plans and other planning-related and specialist casework in England.

Appeals may be considered by either written representations, a hearing or a public inquiry. A public inquiry is the most formal type of planning appeal. Each side presents their case to the Inspector and can cross-examine the other's expert witnesses.

Planning inquiry – land south of Marsh Farm, Fobbing

The Planning Inspectorate's full decision is provided below.

Planning inquiry APP/M1595/W/23/3328712 – Appeal Decision (PDF 700KB)

You can download a list of the agreed core documents for this inquiry, along with the documents themselves, below. Reference numbers in the file names of documents have a zero added in front of single digits. They are the same documents as those in the List of Core Documents, but the zeroes were added to make sure documents are listed in the same order.

Planning inquiry APP/M1595/W/23/3328712 – List of Core Documents (PDF 273KB)

A – Planning application documents and drawings:

• documents A – all files

B – Application consultation responses (statutory consultees and residents):

• documents B – statutory consultee responses
• documents B – public responses

C – Planning appeal:

• documents C – all files except C12, which is still to be confirmed)

D – National planning policy, guidance and legislation:

• documents D01 – GOV.UK: Planning Practice Guidance
• documents D – all other files

E – Local planning policy, guidance and documents:

• documents E01 – saved policies of the Thurrock Borough Local Plan 2012 (adopted September 1997)
• documents E02 – Thurrock Local Development Framework Core Strategy and Policies for Management of Development (as amended) (adopted January 2015)
• documents E – all other files

F – Landscape:

• documents F09 – Thurrock Integrated Landscape Character Assessment part 1, introductory chapters and appendices, October 2018 (part of evidence to support the Local Plan)
• documents F – all other files

G – Green belt:

• documents G – all files

H – Heritage:

• documents H – all files

I – Relevant decisions, legal judgements and officer reports:

• documents I – all files

Other documents:

• proposed inspection programme and running order (PDF 51.3KB)
• Inspectors' site visit (PDF 2.85MB)
• #ID1 - Final - Fobbing Appellant Opening (PDF 206KB)
• #ID2 - Thurrock BC - Fobbing Solar Farm - Opening Submissions (LPA) (PDF 244KB)
• #ID3 - Appeal - land northwest of Hall Farm Church Street Alfreton (PDF 245KB)
• #ID4 - InspQ re C16 Further Note on Flood Risk Sequential Note (PDF 439KB)
• #ID5 - InspQ re C17 Technical Note Queries Response (PDF 2.09MB)
• #ID6 - Gunthorpe Road Appeal Decision referred to in ID5 (PDF 170KB)
• #ID7 - LEMP Fobbing Solar Farm 1.6 Final (PDF 5.76MB)
• #ID8 - Photomontages VPA (PDF 13MB)
• #ID9 - Wider Landscaping Plan (PDF 2.31MB)
• #ID10 - Rayleigh Offer Summary25 (PDF 174KB)
• #ID11 - Suggested planning conditions (DOCX 42.3KB)
• #ID12 - Closing submission on behalf of the Local Planning Authority (PDF 270KB)
• #ID13 - Closing submission on behalf of the appellant (PDF 399KB)