Public notice

Planning application reference: 22/01370/FUL.

Location: Land adjacent Watts Wood including Mardyke Farm, Ship Lane and Broomhill, Arterial Road, Purfleet-on-Thames, RM19 1YX.

On 5 October 2022, MD Star Ltd. applied to Thurrock Council for full planning permission comprising the demolition of existing buildings / structures and provision of an employment hub comprising of 44,463 square metres (gross internal area) of general industrial (Use Class B2) / logistics floorspace (Use Class B8) with ancillary development. Proposals also include:

• the creation of a new boardwalk adjacent to the Mardyke
• upgrades to Public Footpath 149
• a new community and workplace hub
• a new roundabout junction on Ship Lane
• hard and soft landscaping
• outdoor recreational facilities

An Environmental Statement has been submitted in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. Members of the public may inspect the planning application, plans, Environmental Statement and all other documents submitted with the application on the council's website at www.thurrock.gov.uk/search-planning-records

The Environmental Statement is available to purchase for £300 (hard copies) or free of charge (electronic copies). The Non-Technical Summary is available to purchase for £10 hard copy or free of charge (electronic copies). Copies can be requested from:

Iceni Projects, Da Vinci House, 44 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH
Email: impactmanagement@iceniprojects.com

Anyone who wishes to make representations about this application should write to the council at the address below or make comments online within 21 days of the date of this notice.

Assistant Director of Planning, Transport and Public Protection
Thurrock Council
Civic Offices
New Road
Grays
RM17 6SL