Authority Monitoring Report for the Local Plan 1St April 2013 to 31 St March 2014

Thurrock Borough Council

Authority Monitoring Report For the Local Plan 1st April 2013 to 31 st March 2014

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CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION 1

LOCAL PLAN PROGRESS 2

CONTEXT 5

POLICY PERFORMANCE AND EFFECTS 11

LONDON GATEWAY LOGISTICS PARK LOCAL DEVELOPMENT ORDER (LDO) 34

APPENDIX

INTRODUCTION

This is Thurrock Council’s tenth annual report. This Authority Monitoring Report covers the period 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014.

Section 35 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 required that every local planning authority submitted an Annual Monitoring Report to the Secretary of State by the 31st December every year. The Localism Act 2011 and Town and Country Planning Regulations 2012 set out revised requirements for monitoring. Local planning authorities are still required to publish information monitoring progress on the implementation of their Local Development Scheme and planning policies included in their development plan documents at least on an annual basis, however the requirement to submit the Annual Monitoring Report to the Secretary of State by 31 December has been removed Act and the document renamed the Authority Monitoring Report (AMR).

The Localism Act 2011 also created the duty to co-operate which places a legal duty on local planning authorities and other specified organisations to co-operate with each other to address strategic issues relevant to their areas. The Regulations require the AMR to give details of what action the Council has taken relating to the duty to co-operate.

This Report is also written against a local background whereby, on 12 February 2014, Cabinet authorised the preparation of a new Local Plan for Thurrock to replace the Adopted Core Strategy. This will in turn mean that the scope and nature of future AMRs will be revised to reflect the programme for preparing the new Local Plan and its future policy aims, objectives and outcomes.

SCOPE AND STRUCTURE OF THE AUTHORITY MONITORING REPORT (AMR)

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

1. An overview of the progress with Local Plan preparation, including a report on activity relating to the duty to cooperate.

2. The Thurrock Context. Contextual indicators establish the social, environmental and economic circumstances of the Borough.

3. An analysis of policy performance and effects utilising a range of indicators. These include Core Output and Local Output and Significant Effects Indicators that are tailored to particular local circumstances as well as the achievement of sustainable development objectives. While the Core Output Indicators and the national indicator set have now been withdrawn by DCLG, it is considered that the Core Output Indicators guidance still provides a useful basis for the monitoring report and they remain in use for the Council’s own monitoring purposes.

The adopted Contextual and Core Output Indicators are listed in Chapter 7 of the Adopted Core Strategy.

In the following sections of this Report, the indicators refer to any relevant policies in the Local Development Documents (LDD) and to saved policies from the Thurrock Borough Local Plan 1997. The saved policies from the Thurrock Borough Local Plan and the Essex County Council First Review Minerals Local Plan are set out in Appendix 7 of the Adopted Core Strategy.

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LOCAL PLAN PROGRESS

Thurrock Local Plan

The Regulations require the AMR to provide information about the timetable specified in the Local Development Scheme (LDS) for the preparation of the Local Plan and Supplementary Planning Documents. It must also specify the stage the document has reached in its preparation and, if the document’s preparation is behind the timetable, the reasons for this.

2013 LDS

The former LDS was approved by the Council in April 2013. This made provision for the following Development Planning Documents (DPDs).

• Thurrock Site Allocations Local Plan (SALP) • Core Strategy and Policies for the Management of Development Focused Review: Consistency with National Planning Policy Framework DPD • Core Strategy and Policies for the Management of Development Focused Review: Broad Locations and Strategic Sites DPD • Core Strategy and Policies for the Management of Development Focused Review: Policy CSTP7 Network of Centres and, Land at Arena Essex, North of A1306, West Thurrock DPD • Minerals and Waste Local Plan • Gypsy and Travellers Local Plan

The adoption by the Council of a new LDS on 12 February 2014 meant that, with the exception of the Core Strategy Focused Review: Consistency with the National Planning Policy Framework, the ongoing production of all of the other DPDs referred to above will now be merged with the preparation of a new Local Plan for the Borough.

The Core Strategy Focused Review: Consistency with the National Planning Policy Framework was considered by an Inspector at an Examination in Public on 8th April 2014 and is now progressing to Adoption.

2014 LDS

Thurrock’s currently adopted Plan is the ‘Core Strategy and Policies for Management of Development’ (Core Strategy), which was adopted in December 2011. On 12 February 2014, Cabinet authorised the preparation of a new Local Plan for Thurrock and on the 9th April 2014 approved the publication of a new LDS. This came into effect on the 1st May 2014 and committed the Council to preparing the following Local Plan documents to replace the Core Strategy:

• Thurrock Local Development Scheme 2014-2017 • Thurrock Statement of Community Involvement (First Revision) • Thurrock Local Plan • Thurrock Local Plan Policies Map

In addition to the production of these Local Plan documents, the Council will also continue to progress the preparation of a number of Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) during the period covered by the LDS. These include the following:

• Developer Contributions SPD

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• Design and Standards SPD • Green Grid SPD • Lakeside Delivery and Implementation SPD • Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging Schedule.

As required by the regulations the LDS sets out a high level programme, including key milestones, for preparing the new Local Plan. The full timetable to 2018 is reproduced at the end of this section.

However, since the LDS was published in April, the Government has announced a further delay in making a decision on the route and location of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing. This has implications for the programme for preparing the Local Plan and will necessitate an amendment to the timetable set out in the LDS to allow the statutory plan- making process to properly reflect the planning, transport and environmental issues and opportunities arising from a future Government decision on the scheme.

Duty to Cooperate

The Localism Act (2011) and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) created a legal duty on local planning authorities, county councils and prescribed public bodies to “engage constructively, actively and on an ongoing basis” with each other, in the preparation of Local Plans and other planning policy documents relating to sustainable development, that cover strategic matters. This is known as the ‘Duty to Cooperate’.

The Council is undertaking a Duty to Cooperate Protocol. The purpose of this is to set out how Thurrock Council intends to cooperate with other local authorities and other public bodies in the preparation of the Local Plan and other planning documents covering strategic matters. This will ensure that cross-boundary issues are considered and planned appropriately and that we produce effective policies that meet future needs of the area. This will be reported to Cabinet in early 2015.

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Thurrock Local Development Scheme Timetable

Q1 = Jan/Feb/Mar, Q2 = Apr/May/Jun, Q3 = Jul/Aug/Sep, Q4 = Oct/Nov/Dec

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Local Development Adoption Scheme

Statement of Community SCI PubC. Adoption Involvement SUB - Pub ED&T I&OPubC. PP DP-Pub C PP E I P EIP/IR Adoption Con Thurrock Local Plan SUB - Pub PP DP-Pub C PP E I P EIP/IR Adoption Policies Map Con Community Infrastrucutre Levy (CIL)

SCI PubC = Statement of Community Involvement Public Consultation

ED&T =Evidence Development and Testing

I&O PubC. = Issues and Options Public Consultation

PP = Plan Preparation

DP-PubC = Draft Plan Public Consultation

SUB-PubCon = Submission Public Consultation

EIP = Examination in Public

EIP/IR = Examination in Public/ Inspectors Report

THURROCK CONTEXT

This section sets out the key contextual characteristics 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 160,849 (ONS Mid-Year Population Estimates 2013). 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, South Ockendon and Tilbury, together with a number of villages in the Green Belt. Thurrock also has the developing community of Chafford Hundred 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. The construction of a major port and employment development at the former Shell Haven refinery site is now underway.

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 also passes through the Borough and the C2C Railway links London (Fenchurch Street) to Southend, with seven stations in the Borough. The existing Port of Tilbury provides international connections for both passengers and freight.

Thurrock has more than 70% of its land in the Green Belt. Some of the Green Belt throughout Thurrock is also of considerable nature conservation and landscape value. The Borough has sites of international and national importance for nature conservation including a Ramsar site and 12 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). There are 7 Conservation Areas and 239 Listed Buildings.

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CONTEXTUAL INDICATORS

Contextual indicators are used in order to establish the social, environmental and economic circumstances of the Borough. These are listed in Chapter 7 of the Adopted Core Strategy.

DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE

CON1 a): Population of Thurrock - Total

In 2013, there were 160,849 people residing in Thurrock (Source: ONS Mid-Year Population Estimates 2013).

CON1 b ): Population of Thurrock - by ag e

The age breakdown of the total 2013 population was estimated to be: Persons Persons Persons Persons 65 years and All Ages 0-15 years 16-64 years over 160,849 33,271 (20.7%) 105,763 (65.7%) 21,815 (13.6%)

(Source: ONS Mid-Year Population Estimates 2013)

CON1 c): Population of Thurrock - by gender

Of the 160,849 people residing in Thurrock in 2013, approximately 79,332 (49.3%) were male and approximately 81,517 (50.7%) were female (Source: ONS Mid-Year Population Estimates 2013).

CON1 d): Population of Thurrock - by ethnic minority

In 2011, Thurrock had a similar proportion of men and women from minority ethnic communities than nationally:

• Ethnic minorities made up 14.1% of the population in 2011, compared with 14.5% across the country as a whole, with Black/African/Caribbean/Black British; African being the largest group at 6.2% (Source: ONS, 2011 Census).

Population Projections

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) projections indicate that Thurrock's population will grow to 198,700 by 2031. This would be an increase of approximately 40,400 population (25%) when compared with the estimated 2011 population.

(Source: ONS 2012-based Sub-National Population projections) http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77- 335242

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(Source: ONS 2012-based Sub-National Population projections)

CON2: Household type

In 2011, there were 62,353 households in Thurrock. Of these:

16,368 (26.3%) were one person 41,175 (66.0%) were one family 4,810 (7.7%) were all other households (Source: ONS, 2011 Census).

According to the most recent household projections, the number of households in Thurrock will increase from 62,600 households in 2011 to 71,600 by 2021. This forecast increase of 10% compares to an increase of 12.0% in Essex and is the same as the forecast percentage increase across England as a whole.

(Source: CLG 2011-based Interim Sub-National Population projections) https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-household-projections

SOCIO-CULTURAL ISSUES

CON4: Deprivation levels in Thurrock

Thurrock has an overall index of multiple deprivation of 19.45, which ranks the Borough 143 rd out of 354 across England in 2010 (1 being the most deprived). This is nineteen places lower (less deprived) than from the 2007 survey (124 th ).

Thurrock has only 5 of its 95 Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) within the 10% most deprived in England and Wales (Source: Communities and Local Government Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010).

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ECONOMY

CON5: Employment rate in Thurrock

The economically active population in Thurrock in 2014 was 88,500 (79.5% of the working age population).

82,100 (73.8% of the working age population) were in employment and 6,600 (7.4% of the working age population) were unemployed.

(Source: Nomis) https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/la/1946157204/report.aspx?#tabempunemp )

CON6 : Average Earnings of Employees

The gross weekly pay of all full time employees working in Thurrock was £518.10 in 2011. No more recent data is available.

(Source: Nomis) https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/la/2038431778/subreports/ashew_time_series/re port.aspx?

Employment in Thurrock – Sectors & Occupations

There were an estimated 58,800 jobs in Thurrock in 2014, of which 38,000 were full time. Thurrock has a distinctive jobs profile in terms of employment opportunities, with wholesale and retail being the largest sector of employment in 2014.

Employees Jobs by Industry i n Thurrock 20 14 Thurrock Great Thurrock East (employee Britain (%) (%) jobs) (%) Primary Services (agriculture and mining) 0 0.1 0.3 0.3 Energy and Water 1,100 1.9 0.9 1.1 Manufacturing 3,200 5.4 8.8 8.5 Construction 2,700 4.6 4.8 4.4 Services 51,700 88.0 85.2 85.7 Wholesale and retail 17,500 29.8 17.7 15.9 Transport storage 8,300 14.1 4.7 4.5 Accommodation and food services 3,700 6.2 6.3 7.0 Information and communication 700 1.1 3.5 4.0 Financial and other business services 7,800 13.2 22.2 21.8 Public admin, education & health 12,100 20.6 26.6 28 Other services 1,700 3.0 4.2 4.6 TOTAL 58,800 100.0 100.0 100.0

(Source: ONS business register and employment survey) http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/la/1946157204/report.aspx?town=thurrock#tabjobs

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House Prices

The average house price in Thurrock in August 2014 was £159,154. This was an increase over the previous year and compares with an average of £177,824 nationally.

(Source: HM Land Registry) http://landregistry.data.gov.uk/app/hpi

CON7: All age all cause mortality rates

The chart below shows the overall mortality rate in Thurrock from 2000 – 2010 which refers to directly standardised death rates per 100,000 population deaths of all ages and all causes. In 2010, Thurrock had 612.6 per 100,000 male deaths and 466 per 100,000 female deaths.

(Source: Health and Social Care Information Centre https://indicators.ic.nhs.uk/webview/ )

The table above indicates that the all age, all cause mortality rate has been falling for both males and females since 2000. This has fallen at a faster rate for males than females. However, the mortality rate for males is still larger than for females.

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ENVIRONMENT

Conservation Areas

There are seven conservation areas within Thurrock. The Council continues to research and identify other potential conservation areas.

Conservation Area Date Designated Horndon-on-the-Hill September 1969 Corringham June 1973, extended 1986 Orsett September 1975 Fobbing June 1976 Purfleet October 1985 West Tilbury July 1991 East Tilbury March 1993 (Source: Thurrock Council) https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/conservation-and-preservation

Biodiversity

The Borough has a number of sites designated for their wildlife importance. Thurrock’s designated wildlife sites include:

Designation Number of Sites Ramsar 1 Special Protection Site (SPA) 1 Sites of Special Scientific Importance (SSSI) 12 Local Wildlife Sites (LWS) 70 Local Nature Reserves 2 Green Flag Parks 3

Further information relating to biodiversity indicators is given under Environmental Quality in the section on Policy Performance.

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POLICY PERFORMANCE AND EFFECTS

This section of the AMR assesses to what extent policies in the Local Plan are being implemented or where policies are failing to be implemented. Progress is reported against a set of indicators that form part of the adopted LDF Core Strategy. These include Core Output and Local Output and Significant Effects Indicators that are tailored to particular local circumstances as well as the achievement of sustainable development objectives. While the Core Output Indicators and the national indicator set have been withdrawn by DCLG, they remain in use for the Council’s monitoring purposes.

The Indicators are listed under the following headings:

• Housing • Environmental quality • Socially Inclusive Communities • Minerals • Transport and Access • Waste • Employment & Retail

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.

HOUSING

H1: Plan period and housing targets

Relevant Policies: Local Plan Saved Policy H3 - Redevelopment of Non-Residential Land for Housing LDF Core Strategy Policy CSSP1 - Sustainable Housing and Locations CSTP1 - Strategic Housing Provision LDF Site DPD Policy SAP1 - Land for Housing Development

The Plan period and the overall housing targets are shown in the table below:

Start of P lan period End of Plan period Total housing Source of plan Required Target 01/04/2001 31/03/2026 23,250 (18,500 Adopted LDF Core 2001 to 2021 plus Strategy and RSS 4,750 to 2026 and beyond)

H2(a): Net additional dwellings – in previous years H2(b): Net additional dwellings – for the reporting year

Relevant Policies: as in H1above

There were 323 net additional dwellings during 2013/14. 6,303 net additional dwellings have been completed between 1 st April 2001 and 31 st March 2014. This is an average build rate of 485 over this period. This is below the annual average provision of 950 dwellings per annum that is required to meet the LDF dwelling provision targets. The annual figures are shown in the chart below:

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H2(c): Net additional dwellings – in future years H2(d): Managed delivery target

Relevant Policies: as in H1above

Housing requirement to 2026

The Adopted Thurrock Council Core Strategy sets out a requirement for 23,250 dwellings to be built between 2001 and 2026.

Taking the 6,303 completions 2001 to 2014 into account, a further 16,947 units still need to be built by 2026 in order to meet the housing target. This equates to an annual build rate of 1,412 units per annum.

The Five Year Supply of Sites for Housing

As Thurrock has been unable to meet the housing delivery rates required by the NPPF, the Council is now required by the NPPF to identify a five year land supply plus 20% buffer with a view to increasing the availability of land in the short term to meet future identified housing requirements.

The 5-Year Housing Supply target using the residual method is 7,060 (this being 5 times 1,412). The five year requirement with a 20% buffer is 8,472.

The Assessment of the supply of sites

From the SHLAA pool of sites, the identified five year supply of deliverable sites in the current year 2014/15 is 488. If realised, this would represent the highest number of completions 2005/06.

The identified five year supply of deliverable sites is 4,219. This is an average of 843 dwelling completions per annum and is a level of house building that would be comparable to that seen before the economic recession. However, the level of under build seen during the recession

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meant that the residual requirement has increased. Consequently, the identified five year supply represents 60% (or 3.0 years of supply) of the five year requirement. When the 20% buffer is taken into account, the supply represents 50% (or 2.5 years of supply) of the five year requirement.

The components of the supply are shown in the table below.

Net additional dwellings in the next 5-years

5-Year Supply

2014/15 2015/ 2016/ 2017/ 2018/ 2019/ 5-Year current 16 17 18 19 20 TOTAL year Large Sites With Permission # 45 6 834 705 565 538 539 31 81 Small Sites With Permission 30 37 16 27 1 0 81 TOTAL With Planning Permission 486 871 721 592 539 539 32 62 Large Sites Without Permission # 0 105 229 24 8 17 6 145 903

Small Sites Without Permission 2 11 29 2 7 5 54

TOTA L Without Planning 2 116 258 25 0 18 3 150 95 7 Permission TOTAL ON ALL SITES 488 987 979 842 72 2 689 4,219

# Large sites with an estimated capacity of 10 or more dwellings

A schedule of the sites that are considered to be deliverable within 5 years is shown in Appendix 1.

The main source of information for this assessment is the Thurrock SHLAA. This was published in March 2010 and had a base date of December 2009. The baseline was updated in further SHLAA work produced in conjunction with the Further Issues and Options LDF Site DPD, which was published for public consultation in March 2012. As such, this assessment is heavily based on the pool of sites that were identified and assessed in conjunction with that work. This evidence is out of date and is to be updated during 2015. The Council will conduct a new “Call for Sites” in order to identify sites that have the potential to be developed within the Plan period. This will be the preface for the new SHLAA. This exercise will fully assess any new sites coming forward and provide a full reassessment of the deliverability of the previously identified sites.

In the interim, the Council’s annual monitoring has updated the development progress on sites and also identified any new sites receiving planning permission. The assessment of the supply of sites also takes account of information from the local development and construction sector in respect of their current estimates of future housing completions and phasing of development on their sites.

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Housing Supply to the end of the Plan period

In addition to the identified five year supply of deliverable sites, the dwelling capacity that has been identified from the SHLAA pool of developable sites in years 6 to 15 is in the order of 11,500 dwellings.

Current year 2013/14 488 Deliverable Sites Year 1 to 5 4,219 Developable Sites Year 6 to 15 12,555 Total 16,952

The identified dwelling capacity is equal to the overall requirement of 16,947 dwellings. As stated above, additional sites will be evaluated and the identified capacity will be fully reassessed as part of the process of producing the new Technical Evidence for the Local Plan Review.

Housing Trajectory

The Housing Trajectory shows: 1. Dwelling completions since 2001 2. Dwelling completions identified in the current year 2014/15 3. Dwelling completions identified on deliverable sites in the first five years 4. Dwelling completions identified on developable sites up to and beyond the end of the current plan period in 2026.

For the deliverable sites, the phasing shown is on an annual basis. For the developable sites in the later periods, these are shown as an annualised average.

The level of net additional housing expected to come forward in future years is shown in the Housing Trajectory chart and table shown on the following pages and in the tables shown in Appendix 2.

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HOUSING TRAJECTORY CHART Net Additional Dwellings in Previous Years and Projected for the Next Fifteen Years

HOUSING TRAJECTORY TABLE Net Additional Dwellings in Previous Years and Projected for the Next Fifteen Years

Projected Dwelling Completions Dwelling Completions to Date Yr 0 Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr 11 2001/ 2002/ 2003/ 2004/ 2005/ 2006/ 2007/ 2008/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2012/ 2013/ 2014/ 2015/ 2016/ 2017/ 2018/ 2019/ 2020/ 2021/ 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025/ 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Dwellings Completed 906 957 477 1,167 739 413 161 130 88 288 343 311 323 Identified for completion 488 987 979 842 722 689 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 Cummulative Completions 906 1,863 2,340 3,507 4,246 4,659 4,820 4,950 5,038 5,32669 5,6 5,980 6,303 6,791 7,778 8,757 9,599 10,321 11,010 12,2353,460 1 14,685 15,910 17,135 18,360 Plan Target 925 925 925 925 925 925 925 925 925 925 925 925 925 925 925 925 925925 925 925 950 950 950 950 950 Cummulative Target 925 1,850 2,775 3,700 4,625 5,550 6,475 7,400 8,325 9,250175 10, 11,100 12,025 12,950 13,875 14,800 15,725 16,650 17,57518,500 19,450 20,400 21,350 22,300 23,250 Monitor - No. dwellings above or below cumulative development plan target -19 13 -435 -193 -379 -891 -1,655 -2,450 -3,287 -3,924 -4,506-5,120 -5,722 -6,159 -6,097 -6,043 -6,126 -6,329 -6,565265 -6, -5,990 -5,715 -5,440 -5,165 -4,890 Residual Delivery Target 930 931 930 950 940 950 978 1,024 1,076 1,138 1,195 1,256 1,3281,412 1,496 1,547 1,610 1,706 1,847 2,040 2,203 2,448 2,855,670 3 6,115

Number of years left in Plan(s) 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

H3: New and converted dwellings – on previously developed land

Relevant Policies: as in H1above

308 (95.4%) of the 323 dwelling completions that took place in 2013/14 were on Previously Developed Land (PDL). The Local Plan target is to allocate at least 85% of new housing development in the 5-year period for 2011-2016 inclusive to PDL locations.

H4: Net additional pitches (Gypsy and Traveller)

Relevant Pol icies: Local Plan Saved Policy H13 - Mobile Homes and Caravans Used as Dwellings LDF Core Strategy Policy CSTP3 - Gypsies and Travellers CSTP4 - Travelling Showpeople LDF Site DPD Policy SAP2 - Gypsy and Travellers Sites

There were 3 authorised public and private sites in Thurrock in 2013. These were

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

There is also a private site at Herd Lane, Corringham. No count of gypsy caravans has been carried out since 2008.

H5: Gross affordable housing completions

Relevant Policies: Local Plan Saved Policy H5 - Affordable Housing LDF Core Strategy Policy CSTP2 - The Provision of Affordable Housing

76 affordable houses were completed during 2013/14. These were on the following sites:

Land at Thurrock Technical College, Wood View, Grays Green Plus Ltd, Arisdale Industrial Estate, South Ockendon Fox and Goose, 584 London Road, West Thurrock Land Adjacent Victor Pyrate, Arisdale Industrial Estate, South Ockendon A Stone's Throw Public House, 92 South Road, South Ockendon

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The table below shows the proportion of affordable housing completions on sites liable to affordable housing provision under planning policy:

Affordable Hou sing completions Affordable Total D wellings on Sites % Housing Liable to Affordable Affordable Housing Provision 2009/2010 29 45 64.4 2010/2011 57 232 24.6 2011/2012 28 332 8.4 2012/2013 138 363 38.1 2013/2014 76 266 28.6

Note: The figures shown relate to those given under indicator H2(b) above (Net additional dwellings – for the reporting year) . These figures are not necessarily the same as the figures recorded for NI155.

LDF policy provides that the Council will seek the minimum provision of 35% of the total number of residential units built to be provided as Affordable Housing.

H6: Housing Quality – Building for Life Assessments

Relevant Policies: LDF Core Strategy Policy CSTP1 - Strategic Housing Provision

Policy PMD2 of the Council’s Adopted Core Strategy and Policies for Management of Development DPD requires developers to consider the Building for Life criteria set out by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) in designing residential development and confirms that the Council will use the criteria to evaluate the proposals. Where the Council considers that the proposed development site has the potential to meet all the criteria, the Council will require residential development to meet the ‘silver’ standard, and from 2016, the ‘gold’ standard. Building for Life was relaunched in September 2012. ‘Building for Life 12’ contains a different ‘traffic light’ rating system. The Council has yet to decide how to respond to the new standard and, pending a decision about how to proceed, has not required any scheme to meet the ‘silver’ standard.

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Additional Indicator : Percentage of new dwellings completed, by density

Relevant Policies: Local Plan Saved Policy None LDF Core Strategy Policy CSTP1 - Strategic Housing Provision

In 2013/14 there were 266 dwellings built on sites of 10 dwellings or more. The range of density of these is shown in the table below which shows the density of development completed in the last five years.

Adopted LDF Policy CSTP1 provides that a density of at least 60 dwellings per hectare would be appropriate in urban locations with high public transport accessibility. In suburban locations, a density range of between 30 and 70 dwellings per hectare would be more appropriate.

Density of new dwellings completed

less than 30 between 30 and above 7 0 dwellings per 70 dwellings per dwellings per hectare hectare hectare April 09/April 10 0 (0.0%) 23 (40.4%) 34 (59.6%) April 10/April 11 0 (0.0%) 92 (38.0%) 150 (62.0%) April 11/April 12 0 (0.0%) 157 (52.7%) 175 (42.3%) April 12/April 13 14 (3.9%) 201 (55.4%) 158 (43.5%) April 13/April 14 11 (4.1%) 173 (65.0%) 82 (30.8%)

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.

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EMPLOYMENT & RETAIL

Indicator BD1: Total amount of additiona l employment floorspace – by type.

Relevant Policies: Local Plan Saved Policy 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 LDF Core Strategy Policy CSSP2 - Sustainable Employment Growth CSTP6 - Strategic Employment Provision LDF Site DPD Policy SAP4 - Industrial and Commercial Areas SAP5 - Land for Industrial and Commercial Development

There was a net increase of employment floorspace during 2013/14 of 2,805 square metres. The floorspace completions for the last four years are shown in the table below.

Business (B1 -B8) Floorspace Change (square metres) Monitoring General Split Light Warehousing Year Industrial unknown Total Industrial (B1) (B8) (B2) (B1/ B2/ B8) 2010/2011 0 4,300 4,454 208 8,962 2011/2012 193 0 -2,995 0 -2,802 2012/2013 299 16,080 2,365 0 18,744 2013/2014 2,988 -5,059 4,106 770 2,805

19,705 square metres of employment floorspace was developed on five separate sites during 2013/14. However, these gains were largely offset by general industrial floorspace lost as a result of demolition and change of use on two other sites. The largest of these was Thermalite Ltd, Motherwell Way, West Thurrock.

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BD2: Total Amount of employment floorspace on previously developed land – by type.

Relevant Policies: as in BD1 above

All of the Floorspace Change (square metres) recorded during the year 2012/13 was on previously developed land.

BD3: Employment land available – by type.

Relevant Policies: as in BD1above

The chart below shows the take up of land available for new industrial and commercial purposes since 2001. The employment development that took place during 2013/14 was on existing employment sites, so no land available for new development was taken up.

The Development of Land Available for Industrial/Commercial Purposes Since 2001 (ha)

The amount of land that was considered to be readily available, or which was available but subject to constraints (hectares) in April 2014 was 379.8 hectares. The available sites are those listed under LDF Site DPD Policy SAP5 – Land for Industrial and Commercial Development.

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The amount of land that has historically been available is shown in the chart below.

There has been an increase in the amount of land that is immediately available. The largest change was owing to the clearance of the former Shell Haven oil refinery site from 2007. This is now in the process of re-development for a Port and business development. The amount of land available showed a small further increase in 2012 because of changes in the sites allocated in the LDF.

Additional Indicator : Losses of employment land

Relevant Policies: as in BD1above

No land that is allocated for employment uses was developed for non-employment uses during the last five years.

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BD4: Total amount of floorspace for ‘town centre uses’.

Relevant Policies: Local Plan Saved Policy SH1 - Major Retail Developments SH3 - Grays Shopping Centre – Additional Retail Floorspace SH6 - Existing Town Centres – Additional Retail Floorspace SH8 - New Local Shopping Facilities LDF Core Strategy Policy CSTP7 - Network of Centres CSTP8 - Vitality and Viability of Existing Centres LDF Site DPD Policy SAP8 - Retail Development SAP6 - Mixed Use Development Areas

The amount of floorspace developed for town centre uses over the last five years is shown in the Table below.

Town Centre (A1 -A5) Floorspace Change (square metres) Financial & Restaurant & Cafés, Monitoring Professional Shops Drinking Establishment & Year Services Total (A1) Hot Food Take-away (A2) (A3, A4 & A5)

2009/2010 1,761 335 942 3,038 2010/2011 2,407 0 35 2,407 2011/2012 3,769 11 69 3,849 2012/2013 2,111 -63 2,368 4,416 2013/2014 1,642 84 -236 1,490

The majority of the completed floorspace over this period was in the Lakeside Shopping Centre and Retail Areas and often as a result of changes of use and/or the installation of mezzanine floors.

BD5: Number of VAT registrations for businesses

Relevant Policies: LDF Core Strategy Policy CSTP6 - Strategic Employment Provision

VAT registered business stock in the Borough increased steadily from 2,940 businesses in 2001 to 3,620 in 2007 (Source: NOMIS ). This represented a growth of 23.1%. There is no further published information since 2007. However, there has been a global economic restructuring that has affected parts of Thurrock’s economy. The indications from regional forecasting are that the local economy will continue to grow over the long-term period to 2021 with retail, transport and communications, health and public administration being the key growth sectors.

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SOCIALLY INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES

SIC6: Adult participation in sport

Relevant Policies: LDF Core Strategy Policy CSSP4 - Sustainable Green Belt CSTP9 - Well-being : Leisure and Sports CSTP10 - Community Facilities

The sports participation indicator measures the number of adults (aged 16 and over) participating in at least 30 minutes of sport at moderate intensity at least once a week.

Adult participation i n 30 minutes, moderate intensity sport Thurrock England 2008/2009 30.8% 35.7% 2009/2010 32.6% 35.3% 2010/2011 33.3% 34.8% 2011/2012 30.7% 36.0% 2012/2013 31.8% 35.2% (Source: Sport England) http://www.sportengland.org/media/162197/02_1x30_table_aps7q2.xls

SIC9: a) Working age population qualified to at least Level 2 or higher b) Working age population qualified to at least Level 3 or higher c) Working age population qualified to at least Level 4 or higher

Relevant Policies: LDF Core Strategy Policy CSTP10 - Community Facilities CSTP12 - Education and Learning

The table below indicates the number of working age males and females that are qualified at various levels.

Proportion of working age population qualified in Thurrock To Level 2 or higher To Level 3 or higher To Level 4 or higher 2008/09 54.3 36.3 18.6 2009/10 58.0 37.0 17.7 2010/11 56.2 33.9 16.2 2011/12 62.0 41.7 21.9 2012/13 62.8 43.6 24.7 (Source: Thurrock Council Performance Data Tables)

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TRANSPORT AND ACCESS

Information for the following indicators, T1 – T5, is no longer collected. The most recently available data for each is shown below.

T1: Access to services and facilities by public transport, walking and cycling

Access to Post 16 education opportunities by public transport, walking and cycling (%) 2008/09 86.5 2009/10 100.0 2010/11 100.0 2011/12 98.5 (Source: NI175i)

The 2011/12 figure exceeded the target of 91.0%.

Access to Basildon Hospital by public transport, walking and cycling (%) 2008/09 90.5 2009/10 97.5 2010/11 100.0 2011/12 93.0 (Source: NI175ii)

The 2011/12 figure equalled the target of 93.0%.

Access to Access to GP Surgery within 30 minutes by public transpor t, walking and cycling (%) 2008/09 99.5 2009/10 98.0 2010/11 97.0 2011/12 98.0 (Source: NI175iii)

The 2011/12 figure exceeded the target of 96.0%.

No figures are available since 2011/12 as this indicator is no longer reported.

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T2: Number of pr imary school children travelling to school by car

Relevant Policies: LDF Core Strategy Policy CSTP14 - Transport in the Thurrock Urban Area CSTP15 - Transport in Greater Thurrock CSTP16 - National and Regional Transport Networks

No figures are available after 2011 as this indicator is no longer reported.

Number of primary school children travelling to school by car (%) 2008/09 34.4 2009/10 32.8 2010/11 24.2 (Source: NI198a)

T5: Reductions in CO2 emissions by sector

Relevant Policies: LDF Core Strategy Policy CSSP3 - Sustainable Infrastructure CSTP14 - Transport in the Thurrock Urban Area CSTP15 - Transport in Greater Thurrock CSTP16 - National and Regional Transport Networks CSTP17 - Strategic Freight Movement and Access to Ports CSTP25 - Addressing Climate Change CSTP26 - Renewable or Low-Carbon Energy Generation

Reductions in CO2 emissions by sector 2008/09 20130 2009/10 20290 (Source: NI185)

Data for this indicator is no longer collected as a result of the abolition of the National Indicator Set and a move to locally driven performance datasets.

T6: People killed or seriously injured in Road Traffic Accidents

Relevant Policies: LDF Core Strategy Policy CSTP14 - Transport in the Thurrock Urban Area CSTP15 - Transport in Greater Thurrock CSTP16 - National and Regional Transport Networks CSTP17 - Strategic Freight Movement and Access to Ports

People killed or seriously injured in Road Traffic Accidents 2009/10 67.0 2010/11 62.0 2011/12 65.0 2012/13 68.3 2013/14 70.0 (Source: NI47 Proxy)

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T7: Local bus passenger journeys originating in Thurrock

Bus usage in Thurrock is shown in the table, below:

Number of local bus passenger journeys originating in the authority area undertaken each year (millions) 2008/09 4.10m 2009/10 4.11m 2010/11 4.22m 2011/12 4.38m 2012/13 4.25m 2013/14 4.59m (Source: NI177)

The recent recorded increase in passenger journeys is attributed to improved local bus service to include additional bus stops which are installed along some key bus routes within the Borough

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ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

E1: Number of planning permissions granted contrary to Environment Agency advice on flooding and water quality grounds.

Relevant Policies: LDF Core Strategy Policy CSTP13 - Emergency Services and Utilities CSTP27 - Management and Reduction Of Flood Risk PMD15 - Flood Risk Assessment

There were no applications in Thurrock granted contrary to Environment Agency advice on flood risk or water resources in 2013 to 2014.

The emerging LDF Policy sets out the broad principles for the management of flood risk at all stages of the planning process.

E2: Change in areas of biodiversity importance

Relevant Policies: Local Plan Saved Policy LN15 - Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation LN16 - Areas of Local Nature Conservation Significance and Ecological Corridors LDF Core Strategy Policy CSSP5 - Sustainable Greengrid CSTP18 - Green Infrastructure CSTP19 - Biodiversity CSTP20 - Open Space PMD7 - Biodiversity and Development

There has been no change in the areas of biodiversity importance, as shown below.

Green Infrastructure Value and Quality

Designated Areas Area (hectares) Change 31.03.2013 to 01.04.2014

Ramsar Thames Estuary Marshes – 1site 5,553.6 No change

SPA Mucking Flats and Marshes- 1site 312.7 No change

SSSI - 12 sites 1,350.9 No change

Local Wildlife Sites - 70 sites 1074.1 No change

Positive management - 33 sites 655.0 No change

Local Nature Reserves - 2 sites 5.5 No change

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E3: Improving local bio diversity: active management of local sites

The number of Local Wildlife Sites in Thurrock with positive conservation management plans in place remained unchanged at 33. Local Wildlife Sites in Thurrock support a wide range of habitats including ancient woodland, hedgerows and green lanes, post industrial brownfield sites, reedbeds and chalk grassland. There are 69 designated Local Wildlife Sites in Thurrock of which 33 sites covering an area of 655 hectares, have positive conservation management plans in place.

The 33 Local Wildlife Sites with positive management plans in place are as follows:

Site Reason for Selection Area (hectares) Mardyke River flood-plain 77.6 Hall/Gravelhill Woods Ancient Wood 9.9 The Park/Coombe Wood Woodland complex 24.6 Old Hill/ Great Sutton Wood Woodland complex 13.7 Northlands Wood Woodland complex; hedgerows 19.8 One Tree Hill Grassland flora 3.3 Martinhole Meadow Old grassland 1.3 Martinhole Wood Complex Ancient Wood; hedgerow 7.0 Hawkesbury Grasslands Old grassland 13.5 Fobbing Reedbeds Reedbed 4.9 Corringham/Fobbing Marsh Coastal Grazing marsh 307.2 Manorway Fleet Reedbed Reedbed 9.5 Warwick Wood Ancient Wood 5.5 White Post Wood Ancient Wood 5.2 Oak Wood Ancient Wood 5.3 Little Dilkes Wood Ancient Wood 1.1 Warren Gorge Grassland flora: invertebrates 26.4 Clockhouse Lane/Wodham Cliff Chalk grassland flora: invertebrates 1.3 Tilbury Centre Reedbed: invertebrates 2.8 Tank Lane Chalk grassland flora: invertebrates 1.1 Belhus Park East Grassland flora 13.9 Anchor Field Invertebrates: reptiles 3.3 Blackshots Nature Area Invertebrates 18.7 Horndon Meadow Grassland flora 0.7 Linford Wood Wet woodland complex 3.2 Grovehouse Wood & Marsh Wet woodland: reedbed: Elmwood 2.3 Millard’s Garden/ Brannett’s Wood Woodland complex 20.4 Mill Wood and Cliff Ancient woodland Invertebrates 3.5 Warren Lane Grasslands Brownfield habitat: Invertebrates 1.4 Lytag Brownfield Site Invertebrates 12.4 Grays Pit Extensions Invertebrates: Wildlife corridor 5.9 Stanford Warren Wetlands Reedbed and damp grasslands 20.9 Lion Gorge Flora: Invertebrates: Bats 7.4

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E4 : Number of residents involved in the management of open space

Relevant Policies: LDF Core Strategy Policy CSSP4 - Sustainable Green Belt CSSP5 - Sustainable Greengrid CSTP18 - Green Infrastructure CSTP20 - Open Space

In 2014 there were 16 “Friends of” groups for the following open spaces:

Belhus Woods Country Park Hardie Park, Stanford Blackshots Langdon Hills Country Park Bulphan Parker Road Chafford Gorges Nature Park Rainbow Road Coalhouse Fort RSPB, Rainham, Wennington and Aveley Marshes Coalhouse Fort Park South Ockendon Rec. Davy Down Riverside Park Thurrock Thameside Nature Park Dilkes Park Tilbury Fort

E5: Number of parks achieving Green Flag status

Relevant Policies: LDF Core Strategy Policy CSSP5 - Sustainable Greengrid CSTP18 - Green Infrastructure CSTP20 - Open Space

In 2014 there were 3 sites. These had a total area of 513.9 hectares. This was a reduction of 4.4 hectares from the previous year, owing to the loss of Green Flag status for the Grays Beach site. The maintenance of Green Flag Status is a LDF Core Strategy indicator under Policy CSTP20.

E8 : Renewable Energy Generation

Relevant Policies: LDF Core Strategy Policy CSTP25 - Addressing Climate Change CSTP26 - Renewable or Low-Carbon Energy Generation

No additional renewable energy capacity was added in 2013.

E10: Adapting to climate change

Relevant Policies: LDF Core Strategy Policy CSTP25 - Addressing Climate Change CSTP26 - Renewable or Low-Carbon Energy Generation

As a measure of action against climate change, Thurrock Council has reached Level 2. This means that the authority has identified effective adaptation responses to address the risks and opportunities, explicitly related to other council strategies, plans and operations. The target is to reach Level 3, whereby the authority has developed an adaptation action plan to deliver steps to achieve the existing objectives, and partnership arrangements in light of projected climate change.

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WASTE & MINERALS

WM1: Production of primary land won aggregates by mineral planning auth ority

Relevant Policies: Local Plan Saved Policy Essex County Council Minerals Local Plan policies LDF Core Strategy Policy CSTP32 - Safeguarding Mineral Resources

It is not possible to disclose the total figure for primary land won aggregates as Thurrock has two fully working quarries and there is client confidentiality to consider.

WM2 : Production of secondary and recycled aggregates by mineral planning authority

Relevant Policies - Local Plan Saved Policy Essex County Council Minerals Local Plan policies LDF Core Strategy Policy CSTP31 - Provision Of Minerals CSTP32 - Safeguarding Mineral Resources

The number of secondary operations may mean that disclosure of the figures is not possible.

WM4 : Amount of municipal wast e arising, and managed by management type by waste planning authority

Relevant Policies - Local Plan Saved Policy Essex County Council Minerals Local Plan policies LDF Core Strategy Policy CTP29 - Waste Strategy

In 2013/14 there were 77,527 tonnes of municipal waste arising. Of this, 23.3% was sent to landfill. The remainder was sent for recycling, reuse or composting. The proportion that was landfilled was an increase on the previous year. The reduction of municipal waste landfilled is a Core Strategy indicator under Policy CSTP20.

Amount of municipal waste arising, and managed by management type (tonnes)

Category 2011/12 % 2012/13 % 2013/14 %

Municipal Waste 19,716 28.3 12,920 18.5 18,098 23.3 Landfilled Total Municipal Waste 69,613 100.0 69,912 100.0 77,527 100.0 Collected (tonnes) (Source - NI 193 Thurrock Council Environment, Waste & Recycling Department)

WM5 : Maintenance of a 7 year minerals land bank

Relevant Policies - Local Plan Saved Policy Essex County Council Minerals Local Plan policies LDF Core Strategy Policy CSTP31 - Provision Of Minerals CSTP32 - Safeguarding Mineral Resources

For reasons of client confidentiality, it is not possible to disclose the capacity figures.

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WM6 : Residual household wa ste recycled and composted

Relevant Policies - Local Plan Saved Policy Essex County Council Minerals Local Plan policies LDF Core Strategy Policy CTP29 - Waste Strategy

In 2012/13 there were 67,197 tonnes of household waste arising. Of this, 43.0% was sent for recycling, reuse or composting.

Percentage HH waste sent for Reuse, Recycling or Composting (tonnes)

Category 2011/12 % 2012/13 % 2013/14 %

HH waste sent for 28,254 42.4 28,868 43.0 29,921 40.9 recycling, reuse or composting Total HH Waste 66,614 100.0 67,197 100.0 73,111 100.0 Collected (Source - NI 192 Thurrock Council Environment, Waste & Recycling Department)

WM7 - Reduction of municipal waste land filled

Relevant Policies - Local Plan Saved Policy Essex County Council Minerals Local Plan policies LDF Core Strategy Policy CTP29 - Waste Strategy

The year on year reduction in landfill was 9.8% - See WM4 above.

Waste disposal and recovery installations

The European Community Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) provides an overarching legislative framework for the management of waste across Europe. The Directive requires Member States to draw up waste management plans and for those plans to contain specific information including details of major disposal and recovery installations. Those requirements have been transposed in England through regulations.

DCLG guidance for local planning authorities on implementing the planning requirements of the Directive states that Waste Planning Authorities should provide this information on a proposals map or as part of their local waste plan. Where this is not the case steps should be taken to provide this information. The guidance states that unless included as part of the local waste plan this information should be set out in an authority’s Monitoring Report. The Council does not have an adopted waste plan. Consequently the details are set out in this AMR at Appendix 2. This information has been provided by the Environment Agency.

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INDICATORS WHERE DATA IS NOT AVAILABLE

The indicators in these lists have not been included in the main part of the AMR as there is no data available to report on.

Data for the following indicators is no longer collected as a result of the abolition of the National Indicator Set and a move to locally driven performance datasets.

CON3 - Percentage of residents who feel safe during the day and night (reducing gap between best 5 and worst 5 wards)

H7 - New developments achieving BREEAM very good or excellent or Code for Sustainable Homes Level 3 - 6

H9 - Previously developed land that has been vacant or derelict for more than 5 years

E12 - Tackling fuel poverty - people receiving income based benefits living in homes with a low energy efficiency rate

T3 - Number of secondary school children travelling to school - car share

T4 - Working age people with access to employment by public transport (and other specified modes)

T8 - Number of single Occupancy cars per consented development

SIC4 - Participation in culture- use of public libraries

SIC5 - Number of tickets sold for arts and heritage events

SIC7 - Access to primary care- ability to book a GP appointment

SIC8 - Reduction in worst performing neighbourhoods - the number of working people claiming benefits

SIC10 - Number of primary fires and related fatalities and non-fatal casualties, excluding precaution checks

WRC3 - Flood and coastal erosion risk management

WM3 - Capacity of new waste management facilities by waste planning authority

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LONDON GATEWAY LOGISTICS PARK LOCAL DEVELOPMENT ORDER (LDO)

Background

The London Gateway Logistics Park Local Development Order (LDO) was made by Thurrock Council and came into force on the 7th November 2013. The LDO was subject to an agreement pursuant to Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and Section 120 of the Local Government Act 1972 (the S106 Agreement).

Clause 8.3 of Schedule 2 of the S106 Agreement requires the London Gateway Companies to provide to Thurrock Council with an Annual Monitoring Report (AMR), setting out the status of the development permitted pursuant to the LDO on the anniversary of its coming into force.

The AMR is required to report on the following matters: • The total number of jobs on-site at the development; • The nature of enterprises present at the development; • The extent of employee car usage at the Development and the number of parking spaces; • The provision for operational lorry parking; • Information on HGV movements and the proportion of them that relates to the port; • The number of rail movements; • Information as to sustainable buildings; and • Such other additional information as is agreed between the parties.

Development Status

The status of development permitted pursuant to the LDO at the 7th November 2014 (1st Anniversary) is reported in the Table overleaf.

Over the course of the initial year since the making of the LDO Prior Notifications relating to three elements of the overall logistics park development have been submitted and confirmed by the Local Planning Authority. A further fourth Prior Notification has been submitted and awaits determination. These four Prior Notifications relate to a total of 65,496sq.m of commercial floor-space within two B8 warehouse buildings along with the associated common site infrastructure which services these building plots including road and footway/cycleway access, drainage and services. The permitted floor-space represents 10.4% of the overall allowable within Use Class B8 and therefore suggests that the logistics park is on course to deliver the level of B8 floor-space envisaged by the LDO over its 10 year lifespan.

It is also notable that, in relation to the Common User Facility (CUF) building, construction commenced within 3 months of the provision of suitable design drawings. This represents a substantial reduction in comparison with the standard planning process (i.e. full or Reserved Matters Application with attached pr commencement conditions). It is further to be noted that the LG Companies are now receiving significant interest from a number of parties seeking to establish commercial development on the logistics park site. Many such parties cite the process of obtaining consent pursuant to the LDO as offering significant benefits over the normal planning process.

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Development Permitted Pursuant to the London Gateway Logistics Park Local Development Order (LDO) as at 7th November 2014

Status of Consent Status of Development Employment Levels

Development Nature of Development Pre- Pre- Pre- Consented Construction Date of Operational Current Status Construction Operational Notification Notification Notification Development Commenced first Floorspace Employment Employment Submitted Reference Confirmed Floorspace operation (Gross Internal Area) Infrastructure Common infrastructure corridors comprising roads, 03/04/2014 14/00368/ 01/05/2014 N/A 01/05/2014 N/A N/A Under 75 N/A Phase 1 shared use footways/cycleways, landscaping, LDOPND Construction drainage, and service ducts

Common User B8 warehouse and ancillary office accomodation 23/04/2014 14/00441/ 20/05/2014 36,088sq.m 15/07/2014 N/A 0 Under 70 N/A Facility with associated parking, loading and unloading LDOPND Construction areas, site access and circulation roads, footways, refuelling and vehicle wash facilities, plant rooms incorporating substations, drainage, landscaping and ground-raising

Prologis B8 warehouse and ancillary office accomodation 12/08/2014 14/00937/ 29/08/2014 29,408sq.m N/A N/A 0 Permitted but N/A N/A with associated parking, loading and unloading LDOPND not yet areas, site access and circulation roads and commenced footpaths, plant deck, electrical infrastructure, drainage, landscaping and ground raising

Electrical Electrical Infrastructure comprising 2 x primary 17/11/2014 14/01262/ Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A PNF awaiting N/A N/A Infrastructure - substations, 3 x street lighting substations and 10 x LDOPND determination confirmation Phase 1 ring main units, with associated ground-raising and access and service infrastructure

Permitted Parking Sustainable Transport - Operational Staff Sustainable Transport - Sustainable Buildings Levels Movements Freight Movements

Development Nature of Development Lorry Car Public Walk/ Car Single Synergy Rail Transhi Targetted Achieved Target Achieved Parking parking Transport cycle Share Occupancy with Transport pment BREEAM BREEAM Proportion Proportion Car Use Port Rating Rating of of Renewables Renewables

Infrastructure Common infrastructure corridors comprising roads, 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Phase 1 shared use footways/cycleways, landscaping, drainage, and service ducts

Common User B8 warehouse and ancillary office accomodation 112 286 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Very Good N/A 11.20% N/A Facility with associated parking, loading and unloading areas, site access and circulation roads, footways, refuelling and vehicle wash facilities, plant rooms incorporating substations, drainage, landscaping and ground-raising

Prologis B8 warehouse and ancillary office accomodation 75 234 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Very Good N/A 1% N/A with associated parking, loading and unloading areas, site access and circulation roads and footpaths, plant deck, electrical infrastructure, drainage, landscaping and ground raising

Electrical Electrical Infrastructure comprising 2 x primary 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Infrastructure - substations, 3 x street lighting substations and 10 x Phase 1 ring main units, with associated ground-raising and access and service infrastructure

Appendix 1 - Deliverable Sites that are likely to come forward within 5-Years April 1st 2015 to 31st March 2020

Reference: Site address: Dwelling Current FIVE YEAR SUPPLY capacity Year April 2014 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Year /15 /16 /17 /18 /19 /20 1 to 5

0 - 5 Years

AVE05 Aveley Football Ground, Mill Road, Aveley 110 10 40 40 20 110

AVE10a 28 Purfleet Road, Aveley. RM15 4DL. 17 17 17

AVE30 Aveley Village Extension, South of Aveley Bypass, 340 150 135 55 190 Aveley

AVE35 28 High Street, Aveley, RM15 4AD 3 3 3

AVE43 38 Mill Road, Aveley, RM15 4SL 4 4 4

AVE44 Land To Rear Of 110 High Street, Aveley 1 1 1

BEL03 The Culver Centre, Daiglen Drive, South Ockendon 183 40 50 50 43 183

BEL04 Whiteacre, Daiglen Drive, South Ockendon 15 15 15

BEL06 Knightsmead School, Fortin Close, South Ockendon 22 22 22

BEL15 Broxburn Drive North, South Ockendon 6 6 6

BEL16 North of Faymore Gardens, South Ockendon 7 7 7

BEL17 Dilkeswood Centre, Darenth Lane, South Ockendon 15 15 15

BEL23 86 Humber Avenue, South Ockendon 2 2 2

BEL24 6 High Road, North Stifford, Grays 1 1 1

BEL25 Bentons Farm, Mollands Lane, South Ockendon 11 11 11

CNS04 South Bungalow, Hogg Lane, West Thurrock 2 2 2 Reference: Site address: Dwelling Current FIVE YEAR SUPPLY capacity Year April 2014 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Year /15 /16 /17 /18 /19 /20 1 to 5

CNS05 34 Warren Terrace, Arterial Road, North Stifford, Grays, 2 2 0 RM16 6UT

CNS09 Water Tower, Guardian Avenue, North Stifford, Grays 1 1 0

CNS13 Land Rear Of 78-131, Dudley Close, Chafford Hundred, 8 8 8 Grays

CNS14 Former Ardale Site Extension, Harrington Crescent, 14 14 14 North Stifford, Grays

COF35 Pump House, Church Road, Corringham 2 2 2

CSM15 Rear of 1-39 St Johns Road, Chadwell St Mary 20 20 20

CSM18 246 Heath Road Chadwell St Mary, RM16 3AP 3 3 0

CSM24 Land rear of St Johns Way, Chadwell St Mary 20 25 25

CSM35 Oxford Avenue, Chadwell St. Mary 4 4 4

CSM40 109 - 111 Riverview, Chadwell St. Mary 2 2 0

CSM41 Riverview Methodist Church, River View, Chadwell St 8 8 8 Mary, RM16 4BJ

CSM47 The Greyhound, Heath Road, Chadwell St Mary 4 4 4

EAT08 Bata Field, East Tilbury 299 60 60 60 60 59 299

EAT12 Land Adj Farm Road, East Tilbury 2 2 2

EAT28 The Old School, Rectory Road, West Tilbury 2 2 0

GRI04 Former Belmont Allotment Site, Grays 80 30 30 20 80

GRI29 59-65 High Street, Grays 35 35 35

GRI30 'Changes' Health & Fitness Club, 76 High Street, Grays, 41 41 41 RM17 6HU Reference: Site address: Dwelling Current FIVE YEAR SUPPLY capacity Year April 2014 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Year /15 /16 /17 /18 /19 /20 1 to 5

GRI31 Land East of West Street, South Grays 30 10 10 10 30

GRI33 Argent Street / Thames Road, Grays (Council owned 28 28 28 portion)

GRI34 Lion (of Grays) Ltd, 85 London Road, Grays, RM17 5XX 24 24 24

GRI47 10 High Street, Grays, RM17 6LU 3 3 0

GRI53 Seabrooke Rise (ex garages), Grays 53 53 53

GRI54 Land To Rear Of 3A - 3B Derby Road, Grays 2 2 2

GRI55 The Tops Social Club, Argent Street, Grays 16 8 8 16

GTH03 223A Lodge Lane Grays 1 1 1

GTH07 Treetops School, Dell Road, Grays 72 30 42 72

GTH12 Scout Hut & Function Hall, Grays Park, Bridge Road, 15 15 15 Grays

GTH28 46 Lucas Road, Grays, RM17 5AJ 2 2 0

GTH36b Land at Junction Dell Road and Orsett Road, Grays 25 25 25 (greenfield portion)

GTH43 Grove Road, east of no. 54, Grays 7 7 7

GTH44 Masonic Hall, Lenthall Avenue, Grays 30 30 0

GTH45 28 Hampden Road, Grays 2 2 0

GTH49 Land Rear Of 89 To 99 Connaught Avenue, Grays 3 3 3

HOM03 Land West of Morley Hill 19 19 19

HOM16 183 Southend Road, Stanford-Le-Hope 2 2 2

HOM19 Hazelmere, Central Avenue, Stanford Le Hope 1 1 0 Reference: Site address: Dwelling Current FIVE YEAR SUPPLY capacity Year April 2014 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Year /15 /16 /17 /18 /19 /20 1 to 5

LTB08 Land at Thurrock Technical College, Wood View, Grays 305 110 100 95 195

LTB11 Land To Rear Of 128 And 130, Blackshots Lane, Grays 1 1 1

LTR06 Garden Centre, Chadwell Road, Grays 24 24 24

LTR20 41 - 43 Southend Road, Grays, RM17 5NJ 3 3 3

LTR21 15 - 17 Southend Road, Grays, RM17 5NH 1 1 0

LTR23a Retail Units Corner Broadway and Whitehall Lane, Little 7 7 7 Thurrock, Grays

LTR27 Arthur Court, Arthur Street, Grays 4 4 0

LTR29 7 Rectory Road, Grays, RM16 8BA 2 2 2

LTR31 Regency Ceilings, Depot Rear Of St Johns Hall, College 4 4 4 Road, Grays

OCK01 Former Congregational Church, North Road, South 15 15 15 Ockendon

OCK03d Green Plus Ltd, Arisdale Industrial Estate, South 14 14 0 Ockendon

OCK03e Former Ford Motor Company, Arisdale Avenue, South 185 60 65 60 185 Ockendon

OCK05 R/O 32/42 Anton Road, South Ockendon 12 12 12

OCK26 Anton Road North, South Ockendon 12 12 12

OCK30 Derry Avenue Car Park, South Ockendon 25 25 25

OCK35 Land Rear Of 10 - 8 Orchard Close, South Ockendon 1 1 1

OCK36 28 Avontar Road, South Ockendon, RM15 5AX 1 1 1

ORS03 Dahlia Cottage, Kirkham Shaw, Horndon On The Hill 3 1 1 2 Reference: Site address: Dwelling Current FIVE YEAR SUPPLY capacity Year April 2014 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Year /15 /16 /17 /18 /19 /20 1 to 5

ORS05a Wynstay (Plot 2), Stanley Road, Bulphan 1 1 1

ORS14 Southfields, Land Adjoining Essay Villa, Grosvenor 5 5 5 Road, Orsett

ORS20 Baker Street Garage, Baker Street, Orsett 1 1 0

ORS40 Sandown Nurseries, Sandown Road, Orsett, RM16 3DD 7 7 7

ORS44 Barringtons Farm, Brentwood Road, Orsett 1 1 0

ORS66 Tan-y-Bryn, Hillcrest Road, Horndon-on-the-Hill 1 1 1

ORS67 Hill View, Stanford Road, Orsett 4 4 0

ORS68 Kemps Farm, Dennises Lane, South Ockendon, RM15 18 18 18 5SD.

ORS71 Portland Lodge, Brentwood Road, Bulphan 3 3 3

SCH03 Bannatynes Health Spa, Howard Road, Chafford 140 20 60 60 140 Hundred, Grays, RM16 6YJ

SEC07 The New Pompadour, St Johns Way, Corringham, SS17 24 24 24 7NA

SEC08 Land to Rear of 1 St James Avenue East, Stanford Le 1 1 0 Hope, SS17 7BB

SEC14 Bracelet Close, Corringham 12 12 12

SEC16 First Floor, Grover House, Grover Walk, Corringham 9 9 9

STC21 10 High Road, North Stifford, Grays 1 1 1

STW01 Land adjacent to A13/ A1014, Stanford-le-Hope 153 35 35 35 35 13 153

STW08 Rear of 43 King Street, Stanford 14 14 0

STW09 1/2, Southend Road, Stanford Le Hope, SS17 0PQ 17 17 17 Reference: Site address: Dwelling Current FIVE YEAR SUPPLY capacity Year April 2014 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Year /15 /16 /17 /18 /19 /20 1 to 5

STW11 R/O 42 King Street, Stanford-Le-Hope 22 22 22

STW18 Tanglewood, Billet Lane, Stanford Le Hope 16 16 16

STW24 Land Rear Of 42-44 Fairview Avenue, Stanford Le Hope 2 2 2 (Car Park and Pubs)

STW25 Land at St Cleres golf club Stanford-le-Hope 350 50 50 50 50 50 50 250

STW34 Stanford Road (rear of Oxford Road cul-de-sac), 14 14 14 Stanford

STW38 Leos, 8 Rayleigh Road, Stanford Le Hope, SS17 0NE 1 1 1

STW39 1 Fairview Avenue, Stanford Le Hope, SS17 0DW 1 1 0

STW45 Cabborns Crescent, Stanford-le-Hope 5 5 5

TRV09 Units 2,3,5,7, Lansdowne Road, Tilbury 23 23 0

TRV09a Units 2,3,5,7, Lansdowne Road (Remainder), Tilbury 15 15 0

TRV21 Site at the corner of Brennan Road and London Road, 47 47 47 Tilbury

TRV32 Tilbury Market, Calcutta Road, Tilbury 35 35 35

TRV48 162 Dock Road, Tilbury, RM18 7BS 1 1 0

TSC05 New Calcutta Club, 46 - 48 Calcutta Road, Tilbury 20 20 20

TSC11 St Chads School, St Chads Road, Tilbury 130 40 40 50 130

TSC14 108 Christchurch Road, Tilbury, RM18 7RD 1 1 1

WTS01 MOT Centre, Tank Hill Road, Purfleet 150 50 50 50 150

WTS18 Re-Development Site (remainder), Schoolfield Road, 55 55 55 West Thurrock Reference: Site address: Dwelling Current FIVE YEAR SUPPLY capacity Year April 2014 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Year /15 /16 /17 /18 /19 /20 1 to 5

WTS18a The New Venue, Flint Street, West Thurrock 28 28 28

WTS30 William Ball Site, West Thurrock 140 50 50 40 90

WTS31 Acorn Trading Estate (First phase), Gumley Road, Grays 236 50 93 93 236

WTS46 Land Including Church Cottage/ Bungalow, Church 2 2 2 Hollow, Purfleet

WTS48 Harlow Cottage, The Dipping Bungalows, Off London 7 7 7 Road, Purfleet

WTS59 Purfleet Centre - Phase 1 (Site includes WTS04, 800 200 300 300 800 WTS06, WTS08 and WTS12)

Phase Total 4753 488 987 979 842 722 689 4219

David Bull - Director of Planning & Transportation, Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 6SL