GA car park row goes to High Court

A row over a station car park, which includes a retaining wall that has been likened to the Berlin Wall, is set to be heard in the High Court in what has been described as a national test case about building projects in rural areas. Dedham Vale Society (DVS) in Essex is contesting the Planning Inspectorate’s decision to not allow Tendring District Council to take enforcement action against Greater Anglia over the car park extension at Manningtree station. Completed in 2020, 236 spaces were added, along with a steel retaining wall and high-intensity lights. GA said it had been able to “rely on permitted development rights” to build the extension without going through the planning process. The car park backs onto the St Edmund Way pilgrimage footpath in the Dedham…

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