Policy information sourced from Thurrock Core Strategy and Policies for Management of Development
CSTP22 – THURROCK DESIGN
The Council will promote high quality design in Thurrock and will progress opportunities to improve the quality of the environment throughout the Borough and particularly in the Regeneration Areas and Key Strategic Employment Hubs.
- Development proposals must demonstrate high quality design founded on a thorough understanding of, and positive response to, the local context.
- The Council will promote a robust design process with the use of skilled designers so that proposals achieve the best balance of physical, social, economic and environmental outcomes.
- In particular, the Council requires developers to demonstrate that their proposals are designed to respect the distinct positive characteristics of areas within Thurrock, whether urban or rural, and create a sense of place within their schemes.
- Development must provide a high standard of inclusive design so that it is accessible to all users.
- Development must be safe and secure in its design and contribute to community safety.
- The Council will encourage distinctive new designs of high architectural quality in appropriate locations.
- Development must embrace the use of high quality design including sustainable, renewable resources of energy and low-emissions technology, and enhance Green Infrastructure.
- The Council will require that developments address the particular sensitivities and capacity of the places within which they occur, including how adverse impacts are mitigated.
Pre-application discussions with developers will be encouraged to help achieve the above and to ensure that the criteria set out in Policy PMD2 Design and Layout and other related policies are met.
The Council will provide further guidance on Thurrock’s design principles in the Design and Sustainability SPD.
For more information please see the Core Strategy and Policies for Management of Development