Appeal: Blood bank redevelopment approved despite local objections

A developer’s unpopular plans to build 86 flats at the site of a former NHS blood centre in Essex have been approved following a week-long inquiry, after an inspector deemed the density of the scheme acceptable.
In 2019, it applied for permission to clear the site and build four residential blocks of up to five storeys, to provide 86 flats.
However, the council's emerging local pl.....Sign Up or Login to read full article
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