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

CSTP13 – EMERGENCY SERVICES AND UTILITIES

The Council will work with partners to ensure the adequate provision of emergency services and utilities to meet existing and future needs. The Council will ensure that:

  • Proposals for development will not be permitted unless the Council is satisfied that any consequential loss or impact on utility infrastructure or emergency services is fully mitigated.
  • The Council will aim to facilitate co-location of services especially within community hubs where opportunities arise.
  • The Council will ensure that services are easily accessible to minimise response times for the local community within Thurrock.
  • The Council and partners will work with the Essex Local Resilience Forum in order to ensure that emergency services are able to reach all members of the community within Thurrock.
  • The Council will work with partners to ensure that facilities and services are located and designed to be resilient to flood risk and other emergencies to ensure continuity of service in times of flood.
  • Proposals for development will not be permitted unless the Council is satisfied that mechanisms to ensure the co-ordinated and timely delivery of utility infrastructure has been put in place.
  • Proposals for development must provide for the phased delivery of any necessary new infrastructure linked to the phasing of development, particularly water supply and waste water treatment.

Key Schemes

A) Emergency Services

  • New police facilities at Purfleet.
  • New ambulance station will be required to meet the needs of the growing population.
  • Longer term relocation of Grays Fire Service station to a new location closer to Junction 30/31.

B) Utilities

  • New waste water sewer serving Purfleet and West Thurrock Area - already planned by Anglian Water Services and due to be built during by 2015.
  • Potential upgrades to Tilbury Sewage Treatment Works to treat and discharge additional waste water flow generated by development.
  • Proposed new power station at existing location in Tilbury.

C) Funding and Developer Contributions

  • Where new or improved utilities or services are required to serve the proposed development, which are unfunded by other means, the Council will require contributions in accordance with Policy CSSP3, Policy PMD16 and the Developer Contributions SPD.

Key Diagrams and Maps

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