LONDON, Dec. 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news:
The application wassubmittedto the Planning Inspectorate by the Department for Transport DfT, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Defra and His Majesty's Revenues and Customs HMRC on20 June 2025and accepted for examination on28 July2025.
The proposed development includes buildings,goodsvehicle parking spaces, entry lanes, refrigerated semi-trailers, staff car parking spaces, access, site infrastructure, utilities, hardstanding, landscaping and ancillary facilities and associated works; and ongoing use of the site for an Inland Border Facility and Border Control Post, operating 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
The decision to approve was made following aninquiryduring which the public, statutory consultees and interested parties were given the opportunity tomake representations.
The decisionnotice including a statement setting out the reasons for the decision can be found on theCrown Development Applications project page.
Notesto editors
The governmenthasimplementedtwo new routes by which Crown bodies can apply for planning permission for development on Crown land in England.
OneCrown Development routeallows planning applications for Crown developments which are considered of 'national importance' to besubmittedto the Planning Inspectorate directly instead of to local planning authorities.
Applications taken through this route aredeterminedon the basis oftheir planning merits, withdue considerationof local and national planning policy.Comprehensive engagement takes place with local communities and local planning authorities throughout the decision-making process.
This process is led by an independent PlanningInspector,or a panel of planning Inspectors, appointed by the Secretary ofState.
Crown land is defined in section 293 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as land in which there is a Crown interest or a Duchy interest.
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