Lakeside
Setting out the vision: Our Master
Plan for Lakeside and West Thurrock was published in 2008.
Making the case for Lakeside: We
play a vital role in the future of existing sites like Lakeside. We
have developed an exciting vision for this key retail and leisure
site and are doing all we can to ensure it gets approval.
With our partners, we have set out
the case for quality expansion at Lakeside in a document which is
currently being reviewed by the East of England Regional Assembly,
which sets the overall strategy for the region. The Assembly aims
to revise the regional spatial strategy by early 2010.
Planning new homes: We have bought
a number of major sites in the South Stifford area in West
Thurrock, where we plan a riverside residential development which
will give local people the quality homes they need. These
include plans for a major residential site with over 1,200 units.
We have acquired land at Fiddlers Reach, on the riverside and
another site at Schoolfield Road in Lakeside and West Thurrock to
provide many homes closer to amenities so that residents need not
rely so much on cars. Both residential developments will produce a
number of good quality family houses and apartments. The Fiddlers
Reach site is currently being decontaminated and prepared for
development. A study is being undertaken to consider how
development on the site can be phased.