Policy information sourced from Thurrock Core Strategy and Policies for Management of Development

CSSP2 -SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

The Council will promote and support economic development in the Key Strategic Economic Hubs that seeks to expand upon their existing core sectors and/or provide opportunities in the growth sectors.

  • The Key Strategic Economic Hubs will deliver the East of England Plan’s indicative target of 26,000 new jobs for Thurrock over the period 2001-2026 and beyond.
  • The Key Strategic Economic Hubs and other sites will supply approximately 456 Ha (gross) of employment land, including circa 245 Ha at the London Gateway development. There is sufficient previously developed land in the Key Strategic Economic Hubs to accommodate the proposed jobs numbers with the exception of the Green Belt release North of Tilbury to provide expansion land for port related development. The final site boundaries will be included in the Adopted Site Specific Allocations and Policies DPD and identified on the Proposals Map.
  • The Council will direct inward investment to the Key Strategic Economic Hubs.
  • The Council will promote Flagship Developments that will generate and provide a catalyst for securing high quality jobs in the Key Strategic Economic Hubs. The Key Economic Strategic Economic Hubs, Core and Growth Sectors and Flagship Developments are set out below.
Key Strategic Economic HubsCore SectorsGrowth SectorsFlagship DevelopmentsIndicative Job Growth
PurfleetStorage and
warehousing;
freight transport		Business
services;
recreation and
leisure; creative
industries
  • Royal Opera
    House Production
    Facility, High
    House.
2,800
GraysRetailBusiness
services;
recreation and
leisure; public
sector services
  • Thurrock
    Learning Campus;
  • Grays
    Community
    Business Centre;
  • Sustainable
    Business Centres
    and Incubators.
7,000 –
9,000
(subject to
review of
Lakeside in
Local
Development
Documents
(LDDs))
TilburyPort; logistics
and transport;
and
construction		Business
services;
environmental
technologies;
recycling; and
energy
  • Tilbury EcoQuarter;
  • Expansion of
    Tilbury Riverside
    Business Centre.
1,600 –
3,800
London GatewayPort; logistics
and transport		Environmental
technologies;
recycling; and
energy
  • Training,
    Innovation and
    Research Facility;
  • Business and
    Distribution Park.
11,000 –
13,000
Other Sites in BoroughLogistics;
freight
transport; small
business units		Business
services; small
business units;
cultural; leisure.		Not applicable1,700

The above job figures give indicative figures based upon technical studies outlined in Policy CSTP6. The figures for Lakeside Basin/West Thurrock will be subject to review and identified in the Lakeside detailed chapter within the Site Specific Allocations and Policies DPD.

The Lakeside detailed chapter within the Site Specific Allocations and Policies DPD will identify proposals to bring forward the diversification and redevelopment of the Lakeside Basin. This will include the assessment of new sites and the intensification of existing sites to provide increased employment from industry and commercial, mixed-use and retail and leisure sites. Sites will be included in the Adopted Sites Specific Allocations and Policies DPD and identified on the Proposals Map.

Policy CSTP6 sets out the Thematic Policies that address local business expansion and relocation, the future use or redundant and under-used employment sites and economic development in the Regeneration Areas and Economic Hubs.

KEY DIAGRAMS/MAPS

Broad Locations are shown on the Key Diagram and Proposals Map. Sites will be included in the Adopted Sites Specific Allocations and Policies DPD and identified on the Proposals Map.

For more information please see the Core Strategy and Policies for Management of Development