Northfleet Harbourside Called-in Inquiry Begins

This week, a four-week public inquiry opens into the called-in application for the Northfleet Harbourside mixed-use redevelopment in Gravesham, Kent. The scheme includes up to 3,500 homes, commercial space, a new hotel and a new stadium for Ebbsfleet United Football Club. Three Rule 6 Parties - Kent County Council (as Mineral Planning Authority), the Port of London Authority and Britannia Refined Metals Ltd (a local commercial operator) - object to the scheme on numerous grounds, including minerals wharf safeguarding and the agent of change principle. Gravesham Borough Council supports the application, citing unmet housing need and regeneration benefits.

Rupert Warren KC and Joel Semakula appear for the Applicant.

Russell Harris KC and Robert Walton KC appear for the Port of London Authority.