Borough Council Annual Monitoring Report

For the Local Development Framework 2006

Cabinet version

CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION 1

LDS IMPLEMENTATION 4

CONTEXT 9

CORE OUTPUT INDICATORS 16

LOCAL / SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS INDICATORS 32

APPENDICES 33

INTRODUCTION

THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT (AMR)

The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 introduces a new system for the preparation of development plans in England. The government has introduced the reforms:

o To speed up preparation of plans o To ensure that plans are monitored and reviewed and kept up to date, and o To achieve more effective involvement with the community.

Under this new legislation Structure Plans, Local Plans and Unitary Development Plans will be replaced by new types of development plan. At the regional level there will be a Regional Spatial Strategy for the East of England. At local level there will be a portfolio of Local Development Documents known collectively as a Local Development Framework (LDF). The development plans contained in the LDF will set out the policies and proposals to guide the development and use of land in the Borough up to 2021. The first stage is the Local Development Scheme (LDS) (available at http://www.thurrock.gov.uk/planning/strategic/). This is a programme for the preparation of the new Local Development Documents.

Section 35 of the 2004 Act requires every local planning authority to make an annual report to the Secretary of State containing information on the implementation of the of the LDF. The Act requires this Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) to set out information about progress on the LDS and the extent to which the policies set out in local development documents are being achieved.

The key monitoring tasks that this report should undertake are set out in Regulation 48 of The Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004 and by PPS12 Local Development Frameworks. The key tasks are to :

(i) whether the timetable and milestones for the preparation of documents set out in the local development scheme have been met or progress is being made towards meeting them or, where they are not being met or not on track to being achieved, the reasons why;

(ii) whether policies and related targets in local development documents have been met or progress is being made towards meeting them or, where they are not being met or not on track to being achieved, the reasons why;

(iii) what impact the policies are having in respect of national and regional targets and any other targets identified in local development documents and not covered by (ii) above. Local Planning Regulation 48(7) specifically requires information to be provided on net additional dwellings and local planning authorities should produce housing trajectories to demonstrate how policies will deliver housing provision in their area.

(iv) what significant effects implementation of the policies is having on the social, environmental and economic objectives by which sustainability is defined and whether these effects are as intended;

(v) whether the policies in the local development document need adjusting or replacing because they are not working as intended;

(vi) whether the policies need changing to reflect changes in national or regional policy;

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 1 THE SCOPE OF THIS AMR

This Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) is the second produced under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill 2004, and covers the period 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006.

At present, the statutory plan in force in Thurrock is the adopted Thurrock Borough Local Plan 1997. The Thurrock Unitary Development Plan was placed on Deposit in March 2003 but, following advice from the Government Office for the Eastern Region (GO-East), the Council suspended work on this plan. Work has begun on the LDF but, as yet, there are no relevant Development Plan Documents that have progressed beyond the Issues Options (Regulation25) Stage. Therefore this AMR concentrates on two things :

(i) the monitoring of LDF progress in terms of key milestone targets set out in the LDS. Future AMRs will be able to focus on monitoring of LDF policies as they are produced and adopted.

(ii) the monitoring of saved policies in the Thurrock Borough Local Plan (adopted 1997).

While the end-date of adopted Local Plan was 2001, the policies contained in the Plan (and the County Council First Review Minerals Local Plan) are the saved development plan policies for a three-year period from the commencement of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. The schedule located at Appendix 1 identifies the status of the saved development plan policies after this three-year period. This shows which policies will be either ‘replaced’ or ‘merged’ or eventually ‘deleted’. For the avoidance of doubt all policies are saved for this three-year period and those identified for deletion will not be deleted until that time, namely, September 2007. However the Council’s programme for preparation of its various local development documents extends beyond this three year period. The Council will wish to seek formal agreement from government to extend the period in which a number of the cited policies will continue to be saved.

THE STRUCTURE OF THIS AMR

The monitoring data contained within this report is broken down into four sections;

1. An introduction, setting out key contextual characteristics of the Borough. Contextual indicators establish the social, environmental and economic circumstances of the Borough.

2. An overview of the progress in implementing the Local Development Framework. This includes programmed timeframes and targets set out in the LDS.

3. An analysis of policy performance and effects utilising Core Output Indicators. The quantifiable physical activities that are directly related to the implementation of planning policies are measured using the national LDF core output indicators.

4. An indication of how Local Output Indicators may be tailored to particular local circumstances in future AMR’s and how the achievement of sustainable development objectives may be measured utilising Significant Effects Indicators.

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 2 Wherever a saved policy relates to a Core Output Indicator, any relevant policies are listed under the indicator. While all of the saved policies are currently being implemented, many do not have a specifically measurable component and do not necessarily relate well to the indicators. An assessment will be made of the longer term value of these policies and new policies will be incorporated into future DPD’s (see Appendix 1).

INFORMATION SOURCES

A number of sources were used for collecting the contextual and monitoring data. They include information produced by the Thurrock Strategic Planning Department for the Department’s AMR, for the East of England Regional Assembly (EERA) AMR 2004, for the Sustainability Appraisal/ Strategic Environmental Assessment that is being produced alongside the LDF and for “Planning Fact Sheets”.

Other information includes the “Thurrock Local Transport Plan”, produced by the Highway’s Department. Corporate documents, produced by the Council’s Corporate Improvement & Development Team, include the “Thurrock Profile”, Best Value Performance Indicators and the Community Strategy (ASPIRE).

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 3 LOCAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME (LDS) IMPLEMENTATION

THE TIMETABLE

The full timetable to 2010 is reproduced overleaf. The timetables for each Local Development Document contain the following key milestones:

1. Evidence gathering 2. Prepare Issues and Options in consultation 3. Public Participation on Preferred Options 4. Representations on Preferred Options 5. Preparation of submission DPD 6. Submission of DPD 7. Representations on Submitted DPD 8. Pre-Examination Meeting 9. Independent Examination 10. Binding Report 11. Adoption 12. Monitoring and Review

PROGRESS REGARDING THE ACHIEVEMENT OF LDF MILESTONES

This section covers progress regarding the achievement of LDF milestones to December 2006. The progress that has been made to date for each Local Development Document includes :

Local Development Scheme

o The LDS was submitted to Government Office in March 2005, as scheduled, and published in April 2005. A revised LDS was submitted to the Government Office in December 2005. Following consideration by the government office and further agreed changes the revised LDS was published in August 2006. A further revision to the LDS (see below) is proposed to be submitted to government early in 2007.

Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)

o An informal (Regulation 25) Consultation for the preparation of the Statement of Community Involvement was completed in May/June 2005. This involved consultation of key statutory bodies and other stakeholders by questionnaire survey.

o The draft (Regulation 26) version of the SCI was approved by Cabinet and public consultation undertaken in February to March 2006, in accordance with the revised LDS. The consultation involved public exhibitions and meetings with identified stakeholder including hard to reach groups.

o In June 2006 following consideration of representations received on the draft SCI the Council agreed recommended amendments and the Submission version of the Statement of Community Involvement. .Submission of the SCI (Regulation 28) to the Secretary of State and a six week period of public consultation took place during July and August 2006 in accordance with the revised LDS timetable.

o Preparations for the Examination of the SCI have slipped slightly. The primary reason for this slippage is an ongoing failure to recruit key staff on a permanent or temporary basis.

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 4 Development Plan Documents (DPD’s)

o The ongoing completion of existing and commissioning of new background technical studies identified in the LDS has taken place. There have also been ongoing discussions with key stakeholders regarding the issues for the Core Strategy DPD and Site Allocations and Policies DPD.

o Following advice from the Government Office and consideration of the LDS programme, the Council has streamlined the number of Development Plan Documents in order to avoid significant slippage and resource implications. This has involved the merging of the Core Strategy DPD with the Policies for Control of Development DPD. The two proposed Area Action Plans for Lakeside and are currently abandoned. The timetable for production of DPDs was also amended in the revised LDS. To reflect slippage in the draft East of England Plan, staffing and resource implications as identified in last year’s AMR.

Core Strategy and Policies for Control of Development and Site Allocations and Policies

o Following approval by Cabinet in June 2006 an eight week public consultation took place in July and August on Issues and options (Regulation 25) for the Core Strategy and Policies for Control of Development DPD and Site Allocations and Polices DPD. Extensive public consultation including local community forums, hard to reach groups and other stakeholders took place during this period. Consultation was undertaken jointly with the refresh of the Community Strategy.

o Continuing consultation and engagement including workshops and seminars is currently taking place. The Council have produced a sites manual for consultation containing all currently identified proposals for sites.

o The preparation and consultation on the Preferred Options DPDs will not meet the timetable as proposed in the revised LDS following advice from the Government Office on the need for further frontloading of consultation at issues and options stage (see below).

Minerals and Waste

o The timetable for the Minerals and Waste DPD was extended in the revised LDS order to reflect the slippage in the programme of the other DPDs including the Core Strategy. Thurrock Council with acting as consultants is preparing an Issues and Options paper for public Consultation under Regulation 25 together with ongoing engagement of operators and evidence gathering on sites and capacity in accordance with the revised LDS.

Sustainability Appraisal/ Strategic Environmental Assessment

o A Scoping Report was adopted in November 2005. This followed the selective consultation of 67 key agencies, forums and involved the use of workshops.

o An “Interim” Sustainability Appraisal was undertaken at Issues and Options stage of the Core Strategy and Site Allocations DPD. This included public consultation for a six week period during August and September 2006 and documents were made available at the same locations as the Issues and options documents.

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 5 Appropriate Assessment

o An Appropriate Assessment Screening Report has also been prepared during 2006 as the first stage of assessing potential impact the LDF policies and proposals on sites of international designation for nature in and adjoining the borough.

Annual Monitoring Report

o This second AMR to the Government Office has been submitted before 31st December 2006 to meet statutory requirements.

CONTINGENCIES AND FUTURE TIMETABLE

The Council has been attempting to resolve its staffing problems during 2006 with the employment of additional agency staff to cover for vacant permanent posts subject to available resources. This has enabled the Local Development Documents to be progressed largely to the schedule as set out in the revised LDS. The Council is continuing to attempt to recruit full time staff to fill vacant post and replacements for staff who leave. Council officers are keeping the Government office informed on progress on this matter.

Following Consultation the Government Office have advised the Council to undertake additional frontloading at the issues and options stages of the Core Strategy and Polices for Control of Development and Site Allocations and Polices DPDs. This is in order to take account of a number of factors including :  Consult on feedback from earlier consultation including additional new sites put forward;  Examine the broad locations for growth in more detail including sites within these areas;  Need to take account of evidence from remaining technical studies;  Take account of Secretary of states Proposed modifications to the draft East of England Plan;  To reflect the refresh of the Community Strategy which is currently being prepared;  Examine further some Development Control matters.

The Council therefore in discussion with the Government office intends to slip the programme for the preparation of the Core Strategy and Polices for Control of Development and Site Allocations and Polices DPDs by a number of months that will be set out in a further revision to the Local Development scheme.

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 6 TECHNICAL STUDIES

There are a number of Technical Studies that have been produced in order to provide evidence for the LDF that are set out in the Local Development Scheme. The studies produced to date consist of:

 Urban Capacity Study (2005).  Landscape Capacity Study (2005).  Infrastructure Study (2006).  Employment Study (2005).  Employment Land Review (2006).  Housing Needs(2004).  Open Space Needs Assessment Study (2006)  Biodiversity Study (2006).  Thames Gateway South Essex Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (2006).

Additional technical studies are being carried out as follows :

 Gypsies and Travellers Accommodation Assessment (including Travelling Showpeople) – This study was commissioned in 2006 and following stakeholder involvement and preparation of a draft is subject to further consultation before completion in early 2007.  Retail Study – Commissioned in 2006 and due for completion in early 2007.  Waste Capacity – commissioned in 2006 and due for completion late 2006/early 2007.  Green Grid Strategy – A draft strategy has been prepared in 2006 and subject to consultation.  Urban Character Study – commissioned in 2006 and due for completion in  Minerals Capacity study – The Council is currently assessing the need to continue with this study and the need to prepare a Environmental Statement instead.  Infrastructure update and Implementation study - The Council has commissioned an update to the Infrastructure study to be completed by spring 2007.

The Council has delayed until 2007 the preparation of the following guidance:

 Use of Planning Contributions for the Provision of Transport and Community Facilities.  Urban Design Guidelines and Sustainable Forms of Development.

The Council is also given consideration to the need to produce a Green Belt Review in light of changes to the East of England Plan.

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Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 8 THURROCK CONTEXT

This section sets out the key contextual characteristics of the Borough. Contextual indicators are used in order to establish the social, environmental and economic circumstances of the Borough.

AN INTRODUCTION TO THURROCK

Thurrock is located on the north of the Thames, twenty miles east of central London and has a population of 146,700 (in mid-2005). The Borough covers 165 sq km and has a diverse range of land uses and associated environmental issues. More than half of the land in Thurrock is designated Green Belt and the Borough has over 18 miles of riverfront.

Much of the riverside area of Thurrock is highly urbanised with a mixture of industrial and residential development at the west and eastern ends of the Borough. The Borough has a number of main settlements including Grays, Stanford/Corringham, and together with a number of villages in the Green Belt. Thurrock also has the developing community of and the Lakeside Regional Shopping Centre located west of Grays and east of the M25.

Thurrock has a diverse and thriving economy with logistics and distribution and retailing as major employment sectors. A major port and employment development is proposed by P&O at the former Shellhaven refinery site the subject of which is awaiting the outcome of a decision following a Public Inquiry. The emerging Regional Planning Guidance for the East of England (RSS14) and South Essex Thames Gateway Partnership framework reinforce current trends by promoting Thurrock as a world leading logistics centre.

Thurrock benefits from a good location in terms of transport. The M25 London Orbital Motorway passes through the Borough, as does the A13 London to Southend trunk road, which connects with the M25 (Junction 30) just north of the Dartford Tunnel (Junction 31) and the Queen Elizabeth Bridge. The Channel Tunnel Rail link is near completion and passes through the Borough. The C2C Railway links London (Fenchurch Street) to Southend, with seven stations in the Borough.

Thurrock has more than 60% of its land in the Green Belt. This is area of open land much of which is of considerable nature conservation and landscape value. The Borough has sites of international and national importance for nature conservation including a RAMSAR site and 15 Sites of Special Scientific Interest. There are 7 Conservation Areas and 240 Listed Buildings.

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 9 DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE Population

 In mid-2005 there were 146,700 people residing in Thurrock, of whom 71,500 were male and 75,200 were female.  The population of Thurrock rose by 3,400 between 2001 and 2005 (Source: Office of National Statistics (ONS), 2006).

Population Projections

The ONS 2003-based draft population projections 2001-2021, indicate that Thurrock's population will grow from 143,300 in 2001 to 166,900 in 2021 - an increase of 23,600 population (16%). This projection is based upon recent trends. Draft Projections produced for EERA by Anglia Polytechnic University based upon the dwelling provision for Thurrock in the draft Regional Spatial Strategy show a similar increase. The ONS projections for Thurrock Borough are shown in the chart below:

ONS 2003-based population projections 2001- 2021

180000

170000 166,900 160,900 160000 154,700 148,800 150000 143,300 140000

130000

120000

110000

100000 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021

Ethnic Minorities

 Ethnic minorities make up 6,729 (4.7%) of the population in 2001 with Asian being the largest group at 2%. The total ethnic population in 1991 was 3,081 (2.4%). (Source: ONS, 1991 & 2001 Population Census)

Household type

In 2001, there were 58,485 households in Thurrock:

16,012 (27.4%) were one person 22,967 (39.3%) were married couple 6,242 (10.7%) were cohabiting couple 5,934 (10.1%) were lone parent 7,330 (12.5%) were all other households

(Source: ONS, 2001 Population Census)

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 10 SOCIO-CULTURAL ISSUES Crime rates

Thurrock has the highest crime rate in Essex and is well above the national average.

Indicator 03/04 04/05 05/06 Domestic burglaries per 1,000 14 8.3 11.0 households Violent crimes per year per 1,000 23.8 21.6 population in the local authority area The number of vehicle crimes per year, per 1,000 population in the local authority 24 26.7 area The percentage of people who said they 96 94 91 feel safe if alone during the day

The percentage of people who said they 51 57 50 feel safe if alone after dark (Source: Best Value (BV) indicators 126-128, 2005; QoL Survey, 2006).

Deprivation levels

Thurrock has an over all index of multiple deprivation of 21.22, which ranks the Borough 122nd out of 354 across England in 2004 (1 being the most deprived). Thurrock’s indices of deprivation for income are 104 out of 354 in England (2004). Thurrock has 18 Super Output Areas within the 10% most deprived in England and Wales (Source: ODPM Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004).

Unemployment level

Thurrock’s unemployment rate has decreased between 1999 and 2006 and is 2.5% in 2006. The unemployment figure for the East of England region was 2% in September 2006 and 2.6% for England as a whole (Source: EEAMR, 2006).

ECONOMY Economic Activity Rates

The economically active population in Thurrock in 2006 is 77,100 (Source: ONS, Official Labour Market Statistics 2006). This had increased from 76,100 in 2005 and 73,285 in 2001 (Source: ONS, 2001 Population Census). Productivity and Employment

 The majority of work available in Thurrock is either in retail or in logistics and more than half of economically active local people work in these two areas (Source: ASPIRE, 2002).  VAT registrations in 2004 were 370 (an increase of 11.5%). There were however 300 de-registrations (a decrease of 9.4%) making an increase of 70 new businesses to the existing stock (an increase of 2.1%) (Source: SEA/SA of Thurrock LDF 2005).

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 11 Employment in Thurrock – Sectors & Occupations:

Thurrock has more people employed in:

 The Transport, Storage and Communication sector accounts for 10.56% of the total number of employees (male & female), significantly higher than for Essex (7.37%)  The Wholesale/retail trade sector accounts for 21.64% of the total number of employees (male & female), significantly higher than for Essex (17.25%)  Hotels and Catering – 4.23% (Essex 3.78%)

But less people employed in:

 Real estate renting and business activities –10.5% (Essex 12.61%)  Financial inter-mediation – 7.78% (Essex 9.06%)

Thurrock is largely dependent on transport and manufacturing for its employment, despite the number of wholesale and retail firms in the Borough. Thurrock’s large transport workforce are mainly based in the Port of Tilbury, or close to the M25 which highlights Thurrock’s key location in terms of transport infrastructure (Source: Thurrock Profile 2004).

Household Income

The average gross weekly earnings in Thurrock in 2001 were £434, in 2002 were £473 and in 2003 were £474 (Source: SEA/SA of Thurrock LDF 2005).

House Price Level

There has been a steady increase in house prices, increasing by 13.7% from 2004 to 2005, with average house prices in 2005 of £172,250

House prices:

Detached £285,058 Semi-detached £193,961 Terraced £158,002 Flat/Maisonette £131,534 Overall average £169,185

(Source: HM Land Registry April – June 2006)

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 12 ENVIRONMENT

Open Space

The table below shows levels of public satisfaction with the services provided at present:

% Of residents satisfied with the cultural services for parks and open spaces 2003/04 63 2004/05 70 2005/06 67 (Source: BV119e, 2006)

Conservation Areas

There are seven conservation areas within Thurrock. The Council continues to research and identify other potential conservation areas. In 2006, the Council put Conservation Area Reviews for the existing Areas out for public consultation.

Conservation Areas Within Thurrock Location Date Designated Horndon-on-the-Hill September 1969 Corringham June 1973, extended 1986 September 1975 June 1976 Purfleet October 1985 July 1991 March 1993 (Source: http://www.thurrock.gov.uk/planning/environment)

Landscape & Nature Conservation

 Of Thurrock’s 10 designated SSSI’s, 57% are in favourable condition  Thurrock’s Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC’s) are sites valued for nature conservation in a countywide or local context. They have been split into 6 characteristic habitat types: o Woodland (23 sites covering 126.6 hectares); o Grassland (18 sites covering 721.2 hectares); o Mosaic (6 sites covering 152.2 hectares); o Freshwater (4 sites covering 52.2 hectares); o Coastal (1 site); and o Geological (4 sites).  Thurrock has two designated Local Nature Reserves, and Grove House Wood. Areas of Local Nature Conservation Significance (ALNCs) have great value in local terms, the total area covered by these sites is 193 hectares.  Thurrock has ten ecological corridors totalling 67km. These provide continuous habitats that allow plants and animals to migrate and survive in non-hostile conditions.  The Valley and have been adopted as Special Landscape Areas (SLAs) because of their landscape importance in regional or countywide context.  Thurrock has one historic park (Belhus Park designed by Capability Brown) identified by the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England.(Source: SEA/SA, 2005)

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 13 HOUSING AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT

The Council has exceeded its target with regard to the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) rating of local authority dwellings. The SAP is the Government's recommended system for energy rating of dwellings. This is in line with the Council’s commitment to creating a safer and greener environment.

The average SAP rating of local authority owned dwellings 2003/04 67 2004/05 71 2005/06 72 (Source: BV63, 2006)

Housing stock analysis is an ongoing programme of inspections to ensure that the Council has an up to date stock data base and a decent home programme based on ‘just in time’ replacement of key components and financial projections. Around 1.5% of the total non-decency figure results from tenant refusal of works.

The proportion of local authority homes which were non decent at the start of the year 2003/04 15 2004/05 9 2005/06 7 (Source: BV184a, 2006)

TRANSPORT AND SPATIAL CONNECTIVITY

Bus usage in Thurrock (4.4%) is lower than the national average (7.4%), however the table below reveals that bus numbers are increasing (16%) and the Council is on track to meet its 2010 target (Source: Provisional LTP, 2005).

Number of local bus passenger journeys originating in the authority area undertaken each year 2003/04 2.35m 2004/05 2.65m 2005/06 2.7m (Source: BV102, 2006)

‘Travel Thurrock’ (a scheme which provides free local bus travel to the over 60s and the disabled) was introduced in February 2004 and this has contributed to the increase in bus patronage. Between April 2005 – April 2006 15,828 people used this service. (Source: LTP Annual Progress Report, 2006).

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 14 100% of rural households are within 13 minutes walk of an hourly or better bus service; this is partly due to Thurrock Council’s continued support of rural services (Source: LTP Annual Progress Report, 2006).

% Of travel to work by train Thurrock 13.3% London 12.2% National average 4.1% (Source: Provisional LTP, 2006)

The proportion of those that travel to work via train varies across the Borough according to accessibility to rail services. 38.7% of the South Chafford working population travel to work by train compared to 7.4% from Chadwell St. Mary. Rail services are intrinsic for industry in the Borough; the core route through Thurrock carries 340 trains per day with 22% of this as freight.

Mode of Transport Used by School Children

% Of school children travelling by bicycle 2003/04 2% 2004/05 3% 2005/06 3%

% Of school children travelling by car 2003/04 42% 2004/05 40% 2005/06 40%

% Of school children walking to school 2003/04 48% 2004/05 48% 2005/06 48% (Source: LTP Annual Progress Report, 2006)

Spatial inequality/uneven distribution of activities

The 2004 Quality of Life Surveys found that the majority of older people continued to find it easy to access most services, with accessibility improving in most cases. The local hospital was found to be the most difficult service to access. Thurrock does not have its own hospital therefore access to hospitals outside of the Borough is of paramount importance.

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 15 CORE OUTPUT INDICATORS

A national set of LDF “core output indicators” has been produced by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM). These have been established in order to quantify physical activities that are directly related to the implementation of planning policies. These are set out in Annex B to the “Local Development Framework Monitoring: A Good Practice Guide” produced by the ODPM in March 2005. The indicators were amended in an ODPM document titled “Local Development Framework Core Output Indicators, Update 1/2005, October 2005”. The indicators are listed under the following headings :

o Business development o Waste o Housing o Flood protection & water quality o Transport o Biodiversity o Local services o Renewable energy o Minerals

In this section, the saved policies relating to each indicator are listed and all monitoring information relating to that indicator is provided. As stated above, many saved policies do not have a specifically measurable component and do not necessarily relate well to the indicators. Time-series data is shown where this is available in order to provide an indication of whether a situation is improving or getting worse. Where data is not available, or is not complete, this is stated.

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 16 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Indicator 1a. Amount of floorspace developed for employment by type.

Relevant Saved Policies: E1 Development within Primary Industrial and Commercial Areas E2 Land for New Industrial and Commercial Development in Primary Areas E3 Development within Secondary Industrial and Commercial Areas E4 Land for New Industrial and Commercial Development in Secondary Areas

The saved policies allocate land for new industrial and commercial development, but do not include targets relating to floorspace. The amount of land available for industrial and commercial purposes that developed during each of the last ten years is shown below. The overall amount of land developed during 2005/2006 was 4.8 hectares. This land was not developed for industrial/commercial purposes (see Indicator 1e - Losses of employment land, below).

The Development of Land Available for Industrial/Commercial Purposes 1996/97 - 2005/06 (ha)

50 43.2 40 s e

r 30

a 21.9 t c

e 20

H 11.5 6.3 8.3 10 5 3.4 5.3 5 4.8 0 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 / / / / / / / / / / 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 Year

The figures in Table below show the land and floorspace change on "available" (i.e. allocated) industrial sites [as well as a small number of existing industrial and commercial sites that have been re-developed]. The Table shows that no floorspace was developed on these sites for industrial/commercial purposes during 2005/2006. The allocated industrial and commercial sites are included under policies E2 and E4 above, while the existing sites are included under policies E1 and E3. The figures exclude floorspace that has been developed or re-developed within existing industrial areas and therefore do not include a large amount of re-development that has taken place there. It is intended that this exclusion will be rectified by a full development progress survey in future years.

Business (B1-B8) Floorspace developed (sq m) Floorspace developed on Monitoring Year Floorspace developed on ‘available’ sites that were ‘available’ sites Previously Developed Land October 2000/2001 149500 130800 October 2001/2002 6000 6000 October 2002/2003 1050 1050 October 2003/2004 54100 54100 October 2004/2005 2674 0 October 2005/2006 0 0

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 17 Indicator 1b Amount of floorspace developed for employment by type, in employment or regeneration areas.

Relevant Saved Policies: as in 1a above

Employment areas were shown in the Adopted Borough Local Plan under the saved policies referred to under 1a above and the floorspace developed is as shown in the above table. Regeneration Areas did not exist in the Local Plan and have not yet been established in the LDF, therefore no figures are provided.

Indicator 1c Amount of floorspace by employment type, which is on previously developed land.

Relevant Saved Policies: as in 1a above

Floor space developed on all ‘available’ sites, and on previously developed sites, is shown in the table under 1a above.

Indicator 1d Employment land available.

Relevant Saved Policies: as in 1a above

The amount of land that was considered to be readily available, or which was available but subject to constraints (hectares) is shown in the table below. This is also graphically shown in the chart. Undeveloped Land Available for Industrial/Commercial Purposes As at Available Constrained Total Available (month) (ha) (ha) (ha) October 2001 64.5 130.7 195.2 October 2002 60.0 125.9 185.9 October 2003 52.2 327.6 379.8 October 2004 86.1 282.2 368.3 October 2005 64.2 282.2 346.4 October 2006 58.0 282.2 340.2

Undeveloped Land Available for Industrial/Commercial Purposes in Thurrock 1997 - 2006 (hectares)

400 Available (ha) 350 Constrained (ha)

300 Total Available (ha)

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t 200 c e

H 150

100

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0 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 Yea2 r 2 2 2 2 2 Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 18 The Council’s objective in the saved plan was “To allocate land able to accommodate a diversity of jobs suitable for local people” (Objective 5). The allocated industrial and commercial sites were included under saved policies E2 and E4. However, additional land allocations were made in the Deposit Unitary Development Plan, March 2003. The increase in the total amount of available land during 2002/03 that is shown in the above chart take into account these additional allocations.

The Council has completed an Employment Land Review during 2006. This has confirmed that there is an adequate supply of employment land available, although much of this is constrained in some way. The results of the Study will inform policy to be included in Development Plan Documents.

Indicator 1e Losses of employment land and Indicator 1f Amount of employment land lost to residential development.

Relevant Saved Policies: as in 1a above

The amount of available industrial land that has been developed is shown below. The right hand columns show the amount of this land that was developed for non-employment uses.

The information shown here corresponds to the data shown under 1a, above. This shows the loss of allocated land under policies E2 and E4 and not the loss of land from existing sites included under policies E1 and E3.

Business (B1-B8) Uses Land Change (hectares) Land developed Land Monitoring Year Land developed Land on ‘available’ sites Lost to on ‘available’ sites Lost to Other Uses that were PDL Housing Oct 2000/Oct 01 41.6 41.6 1.6 1.6 Oct 01/Oct 02 7.8 7.8 0.5 0.5 Oct 02/Oct 03 0.5 0.5 4.5 4.5 Oct 03/Oct 04 11.5 11.5 0 0 Oct 04/Oct 05 21.0 0.9 0 0 Oct 05/Oct 06 0.0 0.0 4.8 4.8

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 19 HOUSING

Indicator 2a Housing trajectory showing:

(i) net additional dwellings since the start of the development plan document period; (ii) net additional dwellings for the current year; (iii) projected net additional dwellings up to the end of the relevant development plan document period or over a ten year period from its adoption; (iv) the annual net additional dwelling requirement; and (v) annual average number of net additional dwellings needed to meet overall housing requirements, having regard to previous year’s performance.

Relevant Saved Policies: H1 Housing Land – Structure Plan Provision H2 Housing Land – Outstanding Planning Permissions

The Table overleaf provides the figures for criteria (i) to (iv) for indicator 2a, above. The figures are provided for the period since 1996, this being the date of the present County Structure Plan. This enables comparison between Thurrock and the other Essex Districts. The projected annual completions are based upon an assessment of the dwelling numbers that are likely to come forward within the following categories. These categories were produced by the Government Office.

1. Under construction 5. Subject to S.106 negotiations 2. With full planning permission 6. With application submitted 3. With outline planning permission (REM) 7. With allocation only 4. With outline only 8. With pre-application discussions occurring

The Government Office has requested that a detailed breakdown of sites for these categories is included within this Report. These are shown at Appendix 2. It should be noted that the estimates of dwelling capacity shown for those categories subject to planning applications are based upon the number of permitted/proposed dwellings. For those categories not subject to planning applications, the projected figures also include assessments of housing capacity from an Urban Capacity Study undertaken by the Council in 2006. The Study was published in 2006 and is available at www.thurrock.gov.uk/planning/strategic/pdf/ldf_tech_urbancapacity.pdf.

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 20 The chart below plots the cumulative completions shown in the table on the following page. This shows actual completions between 1996 to 2006 and those that are projected to 2011. These are above the housing provision in the Adopted Thurrock Borough Local Plan.

Thurrock Council Housing Trajectory 1996-2011, 2006-based Showing Actual/Projected Completions Against the Adopted Local Plan Housing Provision 16,000

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Actual/Projected Cumulative Completions Development Plan allocation cumulative over 15 years

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 21 Housing Trajectory showing Actual/ Projected Dwelling Completions Against the Adopted Borough Local Plan Housing Provision

Completions Projections

1996/ 1997/ 1998/ 1999/ 2000/ 2001/ 2002/ 2003/ 2004/ 2005/ 2006/ 2007/ 2008/ 2009/ 2010/ 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

(I) & (ii) Net additional dwellings 1340 432 719 963 782 906 957 481 1169 742

(iii) Projected annual completions (site based) 735 1,046 913 1,090 1,169

Actual/Projected Cumulative Completions 1340 1772 2491 3454 4236 5142 6099 6580 7749 8491 9,226 10,272 11,185 12,274 13,443

Development Plan allocation (660 pa) cumulative over 15 660 1,320 1,980 2,640 3,300 3,960 4,620 5,280 5,940 6,600 7,260 7,920 8,580 9,240 9,900 years Annual requirement taking account of past/projected 680 452 511 814 936 1,182 1,479 1,300 1,809 1,891 1,966 2,352 2,605 3,034 3,543 completions

Note : The Annual requirement (iv) is calculated by subtracting the Development Plan allocation figure from the Actual/Projected completion figure The Table on the following page provides the housing trajectory in relation to the housing provision in the draft RSS. The figures are provided for the period since 2001, this being the base date of the RSS.

The chart below plots the cumulative completions shown in the table overleaf. The actual completions to 2006 and those that are projected to 2011 are shown to be broadly in-line with the housing provision in the draft RSS. It should be emphasised that the dwelling provision in the RSS is only a draft provision at this stage and may well change.

Thurrock Council Housing Trajectory 2001-2011, 2006-based Showing Actual/Projected Completions Against the Draft RSS Provision

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Actual/Projected Cumulative Completions Development Plan allocation cumulative over 10 years

The Thurrock trajectory shown above is close to being in-line with the draft RSS annual average provision of 925 dwellings between 2001 and 2021.

As stated above, the trajectory includes estimates of urban capacity. The Urban Capacity Study undertaken by the Council identifies a potential dwelling capacity of 18,104 between 2001 and 2021, including dwellings built between 2001 and 2004. This potential capacity excludes dwellings granted planning permission on Green Belt sites or dwelling potential from ‘Major Developed Sites in the Green Belt’ already identified in current development plans.

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 23 Housing Trajectory showing Actual/ Projected Dwelling Completions Against the Draft Regional Spatial Strategy Housing Provision

Completions Projections

2001/ 2002 2003/ 2004 2005/ 2006/ 2007/ 2008/ 2009/ 2010/ 2002 /2003 2004 /2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

(I) & (ii) Net additional dwellings 906 957 481 1169 742

(iii) Projected annual completions (site based) 735 1,046 913 1,090 1,169

Actual/Projected Cumulative Completions 906 1863 2344 3513 4255 4,990 6,036 6,949 8,038 9,207

Development Plan allocation (925 pa) cumulative over 10 925 1,850 2,775 3,700 4,625 5,550 6,475 7,400 8,325 9,250 years Annual requirement taking account of past/projected -19 13 -431 -187 -370 -560 -439 -451 -287 -43 completions

Note : The Annual requirement (iv) is calculated by subtracting the Development Plan allocation figure from the Actual/Projected completion figure Indicator 2b Percentage of new and converted dwellings on previously developed land.

Relevant Saved Policies: None

There are no saved policies in the adopted Borough Local Plan that incorporate a relevant target. However the Objective 4 of the Deposit UDP (2003) aimed to ensure that at least 85% of new housing is built on previously developed sites.

99.0% of the dwelling completions that took place in 2005/06 were on previously developed sites. Thurrock Council BVPI 106 monitors this indicator. The annual dwelling completions on previously developed sites within each ward are shown below.

Net Dwelling Completions on Previously Developed Land

Completions on Completions on all previously developed sites 2004/05 sites

April 2000/April 01 725 (92.7%) 782 April 01/April 02 819 (90.4%) 906 April 02/April 03 753 (78.7%) 957 April 03/April 04 448 (91.6%) 489 April 04/April 05 1119 (95.7%) 1169 April 05/April 06 735 (99.0%) 742

Indicator 2c Percentage of new dwellings completed, by density

Relevant Saved Policies: H8 New Housing Densities

The saved policy states that new house building should achieve an overall net density of 37 dwellings per hectare and also includes lower and upper ranges of density. In 2005/06 there were 712 dwellings built on sites that were totally completed and all of these sites were developed at a density of above 50 dwellings per hectare. The density of development completed in the last two years is shown below:

Numbers (and Percentage) of new dwellings completed, by density

less than 30 between 30 above 50 dwellings per and 50 dwellings per hectare dwellings per hectare hectare April 04/April 05 119 (27.1%) 53 (12.1%) 267 (60.8%) April 05/April 06 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 712 (100.0%)

The above figures only include developments of more than 10 dwellings. Gross site areas have been discounted in order to estimate the net developable area of the sites.

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 25 Indicator 2d Affordable housing completions.

Relevant Saved Policies: H5 Affordable Housing

The saved policy seeks an overall provision of at least 20% of the total new dwellings in Thurrock to be available either for rent for low-cost purchase. The Deposit UDP provided a 30% requirement for affordable housing as a proportion of the total units built on development of 25 or more dwellings, or one hectare or larger. The UDP policy is effectively the current policy target.

In 2005/06 there were 38 affordable dwellings were completed on two sites. These were the former Fords Parts Depot, Hogg Lane, Grays and the former DWS Body Works, Thames Road, Grays. There were also annual completions on the Dipping Site, London Road, Purfleet, but the affordable housing contribution from this was included in the 2004/05 figure.

The proportion of affordable housing in relation to the total number of dwelling completions on large sites (of 25 or more dwellings, or one hectare or larger) is shown below. While not recorded here, a greater proportion of sites with extant planning permission include a 30% provision for affordable housing. It is anticipated that these agreements will be realised in new developments in future monitoring years.

Affordable Housing completions

Affordable Total Dwellings % Affordable Housing (on large sites) April 03/April 04 35 442 7.9% April 04/April 05 111 961 11.6% April 05/April 06 38 642 5.9%

TRANSPORT

Indicator 3a Amount of completed non-residential development within Use Classes A, B and D complying with car-parking standards set out in the LDF.

Relevant Saved Policies: None directly relevant

Monitoring to be carried out once standards are established in the LDF.

Indicator 3b Amount of new residential development within 30 minutes public transport time of: a GP; hospital; a primary school; a secondary school; areas of employment; and a major retail centre.

Relevant Saved Policies: None directly relevant

Not currently monitored. Monitoring arrangements to be put in place with Thurrock Council Highways Department.

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 26 LOCAL SERVICES

Indicator 4a Amount of completed retail, office and leisure development.

Relevant Saved Policies: SH1 Major Retail Developments SH3 Grays Shopping Centre – Additional Retail Floorspace SH6 Existing Town Centres – Additional Retail Floorspace SH7 Stanford-le-Hope – Sandpits Redevelopment Area SH8 New Local Shopping Facilities No saved policy directly relevant to office development. LR1 Provision of New Indoor Sports Facilities LR2 Provision of District Sports Facilities at Blackshots LR3 Commercial Entertainment Facilities

Not currently monitored. Monitoring arrangements to be put in place during 2007 using a combination of planning application data, with Building Control records and site surveys being used to ascertain completions.

Indicator 4b Amount of completed retail, office and leisure development in town centres.

Relevant Saved Policies: as in 4a above

Not currently monitored. Monitoring arrangements to be put in place as in 4a, above.

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 27 Indicator 4c Amount of eligible open spaces managed to Green Flag Award standard.

Relevant Saved Policies: LR4 Provision of Additional Open Space LR5 Retention of Existing Open Space

In 2006 the total amount of open space managed to Green Flag Award standard was 80.9 hectares, as shown below. The authority is currently working on a green space strategy that will help to raise the quality of open spaces throughout the Borough.

Eligible open spaces managed to Green Flag Award standard

Date Site Area (hectares) April 2006 Belhus Woods Country Park 76.5 Grays Beach 4.4

Total 80.9

MINERALS

Indicator 5a Production of primary land won aggregates.

Relevant Saved Policies: Essex County Council Minerals Local Plan policies

Data to be inserted following the Cabinet meeting. Improved monitoring arrangements to be put in place with Essex County Council during 2007.

Indicator 5b Production of secondary/recycled aggregates.

Relevant Saved Policies: Essex County Council Minerals Local Plan policies

As 5a.

WASTE

Indicator 6a Capacity of new waste management facilities by type.

Relevant Saved Policies: None

Monitoring arrangements to be put in place during 2007.

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 28 Indicator 6b Amount of municipal waste arising, and managed by management type, and the percentage each management type represents of the waste managed.

Relevant Saved Policies: None

In 2005/2006 there were 72,670 tonnes of municipal waste arising. The percentage of each management type, for the last two years, is shown in the following table.

Amount of municipal waste arising 2004-2005

Category Tonnes % of total

Landfilled 62,163 84.09 Recycled 9,898 13.39 Composted 1,867 2.52

Total municipal waste arising 73,928 100.00

Amount of municipal waste arising 2005-2006

Category Tonnes % of total

Landfilled 58,499 80.49 Recycled 11,106 15.00 Composted 3,065 4.21

Total municipal waste arising 72,670 100.00

FLOOD PROTECTION AND WATER QUALITY

Indicator 7. Number of planning permissions granted contrary to the advice of the Environment Agency on either flood defence grounds or water quality.

Relevant Saved Policies: RIV8 Coastal Protection RIV10 Development Affecting Floodplains and Floodwater Storage Areas

Monitoring arrangements to be put in place during 2007, in conjunction with Development Control.

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 29 BIODIVERSITY (Section to be Updated)

Indicator 8. Change in areas and populations of biodiversity importance, including: (i) change in priority habitats and species (by type);

Relevant Saved Policies: LN12 Development Proposals and Nature Conservation LN15 Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation LN16 Areas of Local Nature Conservation Significance and Ecological Corridors LN16A Thames Foreshore Ecological Corridor- Industrialised Areas

The local Biodiversity Action Plan is currently out to consultation and local priority species and habitats are being defined as part of this process. A phase 1 habitat survey was completed during 2006 to define a baseline for future monitoring.

Indicator 8. Change in areas and populations of biodiversity importance, including: (ii) change in areas designated for their intrinsic environmental value including sites of international, national, regional, sub-regional or local significance.

Relevant Saved Policies: LN13 Development Affecting Sites of Special Scientific Interest LN14 Local Nature Reserves

Any change in area of SSSI’s is to be inserted following the Cabinet meeting.

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Indicator 9. Renewable energy capacity installed by type.

Relevant Saved Policies: BE11 Energy Efficiency

A test mast for wind turbines has been installed at the Port of Tilbury. There is a proposal for a series of wind turbines to be installed on this site awaiting permission.

Thurrock Council approved the construction of the Environment and Education centre at Rainham, Wennington and Marshes RSPB Reserve which has now been constructed. The Environment and Education centre is using a ground source heat pump which is supported by photovoltaic panels yielding 10 mWhrs/year which is providing 25% of the energy requirements for the building. The project is awaiting the outcome of its breeam assessment. If it is achieved, it will be the first excellence status in the Borough.

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 30 GYPSY AND TRAVELLER ISSUES

1. Number of authorised public and private sites (both permanent and transit) and numbers of caravans on them over the period monitored, and any changes during the period.

2. Number of unauthorised sites and numbers of caravans on them and any known changes during the period.

3. Details of any permissions granted for new public or private sites, or expansion of existing sites, during the monitoring period; and any other unimplemented permissions outstanding at the end of the period.

4. Progress of any work to assess the housing needs of Gypsies and Travellers in accordance with the requirements of housing legislation and planning policy.

5. An assessment of the use and performance of existing development plan policies on this issue.

Relevant Saved Policies: H13 Mobile Homes and Caravans Used as Dwellings H14 Travelling Showpeople’s Permanent Quarters H15 Gypsy Caravan Sites

There were 3 authorised public and private sites in Thurrock in 2006. These were

Gammon Fields, Grays, Essex, RM16 2QH Pilgrims Lane, North , Grays, Essex, RM16 5UZ Ship Lane, Aveley, RM15 4HB

The numbers of caravans counted over the last three years are shown below.

Count of Gypsy Caravans

Total Unauthorised Authorised Authorised sites: encampments sites: Council private January 2004 170 87 73 10 January 2005 139 31 98 10 January 2006 161 50 104 7

The Council has commissioned in 2006 a Gypsy and Travellers Accommodation Assessment in order to inform the LDF process. This will provide a more detailed assessment of need for Thurrock than the current Essex wide Gypsy and Travellers Study. Following stakeholder consultation, an Interim Report was prepared at the end of 2006. The Interim report will be subject to further stakeholder consultation. The Council is also assisting in providing information in the preparation of the Single Issue Review of the RSS on this matter. .

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 31 LOCAL OUTPUT INDICATORS & SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS INDICATORS

As Thurrock Council is still in the early stages of preparing its’ Local Development Framework, there are currently no policies or objectives set out in local development documents. It is intended that local output indicators will be developed and monitored as these policies and objectives emerge. The local output indicators will draw upon a variety of sources, particularly Best Value Performance Indicators (BVPI) and will address issues of local importance such as waste management and gypsies and travellers.

Similarly, the Sustainability Appraisal/ Strategic Environmental Assessment that is being produced alongside the LDF is at an early stage. The first stage of the Sustainability Appraisal included the production of the Scoping Report that covers the Core Strategy and Site Allocations and Policies Development Plan Documents. The baseline indicators that are developed for this purpose will be used to produce significant effects indicators.

MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FUTURE

This first AMR does not monitor several core output indicators and does not include local output indicators or significant effects indicators. These gaps are highlighted within this report. It is clear that these additional indicators will need to be implemented into the monitoring scheme for the future.

Thurrock Council have begun to re-design their information systems to enable on-going improvement to monitoring. Further technical developments will be required to ensure that the monitoring systems are robust and responsive to changing demands. Thurrock Council is collaborating with Essex County Council through the Essex Monitoring Group (EMG) regarding the collection and analysis of information. This should ensure that a consistent approach is taken to measuring and monitoring change..

Thurrock Council Annual Monitoring Report 2006 32 APPENDIX 1

The policies contained in the adopted Thurrock Borough Local Plan and the Essex County Council First Review Minerals Local Plan are the saved development plan policies for a three-year period from the commencement of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. The schedule overleaf identifies the status of the saved development plan policies after this three-year period. This shows which policies will be either ‘replaced’ or ‘merged’ or eventually ‘deleted’. For the avoidance of doubt all policies are saved for this three-year period and those identified for deletion will not be deleted until that time, namely, September 2007.

However the Council’s programme for preparation of its various development plan documents extends beyond this three year period. The Council will wish to seek formal agreement from government to extend the period in which a number of the cited policies will continue to be saved.

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Projected dwelling completions

Estimated Comp- total letions to Out- Out- dwelling Density 31/03/06 standing Comp- standing Site Area capacity of (dwellings (no. of capacity letions capacity Site Name/Address (hectares) site per hectare) units) 2006 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 2006/11 2011

1. Category: under construction Chafford Hundred (remainder) 146.30 5366 36.68 5113 253 253 253 0 Dipping Site, London Road, Purfleet 5.41 324 59.93 253 71 71 71 0 Esso Petroleum, London Road, Purfleet 6.46 269 41.62 269 0 0 0 Esso Petroleum, London Road, Purfleet 3.08 118 38.31 0 40 40 40 0 Esso Petroleum, London Road, Purfleet 6.17 22 3.57 0 11 11 11 0 Grays Town Wharf, Argent Street, Grays 2.32 261 112.33 156 0 0 0 Fords Parts Depot, Hogg Lane, Grays 0.90 92 101.95 14 0 0 0 Orsett Hospital, Rowley Road, Orsett, Grays 5.78 70 12.10 70 0 0 0 DWS Body Works, Thames Road, Grays 0.29 61 211.22 61 0 0 0 Esso Petroleum, London Road, Purfleet 6.46 59 9.13 59 0 0 0 66/70 Victoria Road, Stanford-le-Hope 0.17 19 111.05 19 0 0 0 Fords Parts Depot, Hogg Lane, Grays 0.90 14 15.51 14 0 0 0 Subtotal category 1 184.26 6,675 36.23 6,028 375 375 0 0 0 0 375 0

2. Category: with full planning permission (full or reserved matters covering whole site) Stella Maris, 66 Dock Road, Tilbury 0.21 40 192.12 0 40 40 40 0 Poodle Parlour, 157 Southend Rd, 0.20 15 74.52 0 15 15 15 0 Subtotal category 2 0.41 55 134.31 0 55 55 0 0 0 0 55 0

3. Category: with outline planning permission with part(s) covered by reserved matters [See Note 1] BPB/ Former Thames Board Mills, London Road, Purfleet 16.02 900 56.17 0 900 100 200 200 500 400 Fiddlers Reach, Wouldham Road, South Stifford 13.06 700 53.61 0 700 50 100 200 350 350 Re-Development Site, Schoolfield Road, 8.34 570 68.31 0 570 100 100 200 170 570 0 Corys Wharf/ Former Coalyard Site, London Road, Purfleet 7.16 504 70.37 0 504 200 100 100 104 504 0 Acorn Trading Estate, Gumley Road, Grays 2.55 200 78.38 0 200 100 100 200 0 The Manse, St Andrews Church, Calcutta Road, Tilbury 0.14 24 173.16 0 24 24 24 0 Subtotal category 3 47.28 2898 61.30 0 2,898 0 424 450 600 674 2,148 750

Note 1. The estimated total capacity shown for large sites in Category 3. are ESTIMATES and cannot be relied upon as precise figures. Estimated Comp- total letions to Out- Out- dwelling Density 31/03/06 standing Comp- standing Site Area capacity of (dwellings (no. of capacity letions capacity Site Name/Address (hectares) site per hectare) units) 2006 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 2006/11 2011

4. With outline only Subtotal category 4 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5. Category: where full, outline or reserved matters at post committee resolution subject to S.106 negotiations Askew Farm Lane, West Thurrock 14.27 300 21.02 0 300 40 130 130 300 0 High House Recreation Ground, London Road, Purfleet 9.83 220 22.39 0 220 0 220 Rear of St Johns Road, 1.13 44 39.03 0 44 44 44 0 60-62 Dock Road, Grays 0.38 32 84.01 0 32 32 32 0 Adj Bentons Farm, Mollands Lane, South Ockendon 0.38 10 26.10 0 10 10 10 0 Bannatynes Health Spa, Howard Road, Chafford Hundred, Grays 0.51 40 79.13 0 40 40 40 0 Units 14 And 15 Lansdowne Road, Tilbury 0.13 20 152.09 0 20 20 20 0 Corringham Centre Service Station, Gordon Road, Corringham 0.14 16 115.61 0 16 16 16 0 Subtotal category 5 26.77 682 25.48 0 682 86 96 150 130 0 462 220

6. Category: with application submitted [See Note2] Stanhope Industrial Park, Wharf Road, Stanford Le Hope 11.31 200 17.69 0 200 0 200 Land South West of Eastern Way and Hogg Lane, Grays 0.38 100 260.96 0 100 50 50 100 0 House, London Road, Purfleet 0.77 84 109.33 0 84 50 34 84 0 Land Off Manor Road, Grays 1.94 72 37.10 0 72 0 72 Dominoes, 76 High Street, Grays 0.16 36 228.28 0 36 36 36 0 Co-op Funeral Service, 131A Hathaway Road, Grays 0.26 24 92.13 0 24 24 24 0 Vehicle Depot, Wouldham Road, Grays 0.59 23 39.15 0 23 23 23 0 Tanglewood, Billet Lane, Stanford Le Hope 0.16 14 89.23 0 14 14 14 0 The New Rectory, Rectory Road, Orsett 0.28 12 42.77 0 12 12 12 0 Subtotal category 6 15.84 565 35.66 0 565 50 195 34 0 14 293 272

Note 2. Category 6. includes applications on some sites where residential development may not be supported by the Council/ Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation (TTGDC). It cannot be assumed that these sites will necessarily come forward for development. Projected dwelling completions

Estimated Comp- total letions to Out- Out- dwelling Density 31/03/06 standing Comp- standing Site Area capacity of (dwellings (no. of capacity letions capacity Site Name/Address (hectares) site per hectare) units) 2006 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 2006/11 2011

7. Category: allocation only [See Note 3] Titan Works, Titan Road, Grays 8.81 1100 0 1100 100 100 1,000 Former GATX Terminal (STS), Grays 13.32 887 0 887 0 887 Land north of Hillside Club, Grays 2.05 192 0 192 35 35 70 122 West of Mardyke, Adj Garrison Site, Purfleet 3.90 176 0 176 0 176 Williams/Draper Transport Depot, Grays 1.73 175 0 175 0 175 Belmont Allotments/Askew Farm, Grays 4.78 175 0 175 0 175 Hume Avenue Industrial Area, Tilbury 1.87 143 0 143 0 143 Combine Pallet, Globe Works, Grays 1.53 140 0 140 0 140 Anchor Field, West Thurrock 2.10 106 0 106 0 106 BOC Upstream site, Purfleet 1.05 104 0 104 0 104 Titan Pit South, Titan Works, Titan Road, Grays 5.02 60 0 60 0 60 Pumping Station site Manor Way, Grays 0.61 57 0 57 0 57 The Warren Outdoor Pursuits Centre, South Stifford 1.23 37 0 37 0 37 North of Tank Lane, Purfleet 0.86 36 0 36 18 18 36 0 Hogg Lane Allotments, Grays 1.16 35 0 35 0 35 Argent Street / Thames Road, Grays 0.74 31 0 31 0 31 Derry Avenue Car Park, South Ockendon 0.45 28 0 28 0 28 South of Lansdown Road, Tilbury 0.46 26 0 26 0 26 Gas PRS Site, Butts Road, Stanford-le-Hope 0.63 26 0 26 0 26 Land West of Morley Hill, Stanford-le-Hope 0.61 25 0 25 0 25 Site 1A & 1B Park Lane, Aveley 0.17 18 0 18 0 18 Blockhouse Road sites, Grays 0.42 17 0 17 0 17 Sports Facilities Site, School Lane, Orsett 0.61 16 0 16 16 16 0 Water Company Land, Lower Crescent, Linford 0.47 15 0 15 0 15 Coal/Wood Yard, Butts Road (remainder), Stanford-Le-Hope 0.47 13 0 12 0 12 Subtotal category 8 55.04 3638 66.10 0 3,637 18 34 0 35 135 222 3,415

Note 3. Category 7. includes those sites allocated in the Adopted Thurrock Borough Local Plan 1997 and Deposit UDP 2003 that are not in the above categories. Where applicable, the estimated total dwelling capacities have been revised in the light of Thurrock Council's Urban Capacity Study (2006). The following categories 8. and 9. include all the sites identified in Thurrock Council's Urban Capacity Study (2006) that are not included in the above categories. These are therefore estimates of capacity that are split between those that are known to have been the subject of discussions and those that are not.

Owing to the division of responsibilites for the determination of planning applications between Thurrock Council and TTGDC, the inclusion of sites under these categories is not considered to be sufficiently robust for them to be listed individually. The nature of discussions may be confidential.

Projected dwelling completions

Estimated Comp- total letions to Out- Out- dwelling Density 31/03/06 standing Comp- standing Site Area capacity of (dwellings (no. of capacity letions capacity Site Name/Address (hectares) site per hectare) units) 2006 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 2006/11 2011

8. Category: with pre-application discussions occurring Subtotal category 8 63.70 3855 60.52 0 3,836 0 54 163 264 340 821 3,015

9. Category: Other Windfall, including Urban Capacity Sites Subtotal category 9 27.24 1663 61.05 0 1,837 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,837

Sub Total sum sites 12 or more dwellings capacity 416 19,564 47.01 6,028 13,885 584 803 797 1,029 1,163 4,376 9,509

Sub Total sum sites 11 or less dwellings capacity 732 151 243 116 61 6 415 317

TOTAL All Sites 14,617 735 1,046 913 1,090 1,169 4,791 9,826

Net dwelling stock change 2001-2006 4255 Provision 2006-2011 4791 Residual provision 2011-2021 9826 Total supply shown above 2001-2021 if developed at rate indicated 18872

Bill Newman, Director of Sustainable Communities, Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 6SL, T: (01375) 390000 F: (01375) 652787