Policy information sourced from Thurrock Core Strategy and Policies for Management of Development
CSTP10 – COMMUNITY FACILITIES
Existing Facilities
The Council will safeguard existing community facilities and will only allow their loss in circumstances where appropriate facilities of equal or better quality will be provided as part of the development.
The Council and partners will promote higher levels of active participation of existing community facilities through campaign awareness, education and community engagement.
New or Improved Facilities
The Council will support the provision of high quality, accessible community facilities to serve new and existing communities, regenerate areas and raise the profile of Thurrock as a destination for culture and the arts.
The Council will encourage the development of multi-functional community facilities as an integral part of all major development in the Borough.
Key Projects
The Council will work with relevant partners to deliver the following projects:
- Multi-functional Hub Community Centres at centres such as Chadwell St Mary and Purfleet.
- The Royal Opera House Production Park, High House Farm, Purfleet.
- National Skills Academy for Creative and Cultural Skills (Purfleet).
- The modernisation of libraries and community centres.
- Facilities for performing and visual arts and museums.
- Tourism, Festivals and Attractions to support Regeneration areas and town centres and other Thurrock assets including Coalhouse Fort, Tilbury Fort, Thames riverfront and the RSPB Nature Reserve.
- Community facilities identified for Lakeside and set out in the relevant Development Plan Documents.
- A strategic approach to the provision of new and enhanced places of worship within the Borough, in response to planned population growth and identified need. The identification of appropriate sites will be linked to regeneration areas and other broad locations, colocated with other facilities.
The sites will be included in the Adopted Sites Specific Allocations and Policies DPD and identified on the Proposals Map.
Funding and Developer Contributions
Proposals for new development will be required to contribute towards the community needs generated by the development and address the identified deficiencies in the locality that they may generate or exacerbate.
Key Diagrams and Maps
Key Diagram
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