Outline planning permission was secured for c. 40,000 sq. metres of employment floorspace on a Green Belt site in South Essex. Thurrock Planning Committee supported the employment benefits of the site; the defensible boundaries of the site; its strategic positioning and that the site was identified in emerging planning policy.

The site is well positioned next to the Strategic Highway Network (the M25 and A13 corridors). The site is also situated with close proximity to London Gateway Port and the Port of Tilbury.

Since securing planning permission the site has been acquired by Segro, who are developing as a design and build opportunity for an Ocado fulfilment centre. The site also has the potential to provide up to 1,500 full time jobs.