Floor
space— 30,000 sqm
(Commercial)
Jobs – 1,140 + net additional
Homes— 3,500
INVESTMENT— £600m +
The proposal will provide a new
heart for Purfleet, arranged around a public square with cafes and
shops, a new railway station development and public transport
interchange. The square is designed to be the heart of the
community with a vibrant atmosphere, where people can feel safe to
enjoy its mixture of shops, cafes, leisure and community
facilities, day and night.
The total area being transformed by
the plan is 59 hectares (approximately 146 acres), the equivalent
of roughly 81 football pitches. If approved, the plan will see some
major enhancements to the area including:
- New village centre focused around a newly created public
square, surrounded by cafes, shops and community facilities
- Dedicated commercial and employment areas, away from the
village centre, designed to attract more businesses, investment and
create up to 1,140 net additional jobs
- New primary school for 630 pupils, with playing fields and a
direct route from the public square
- New, larger health and community centre providing a wider range
of health and social care
- New supermarket and retail areas
- Relocated rail station entrance and new public transport
interchange
- New and improved routes between areas of Purfleet, enabling
people to move around the centre more easily by foot, bicycle and
car
- Segregated routes for industrial lorries and residential
traffic
- Around 3,500 homes of varying size and design, 70% private and
30 % affordable, based around central green spaces and parks for
all to enjoy
- Newly accessible river front and public riverside space
- Leisure areas including woodland, playing fields and
parks.
KEY OBJECTIVES
Provide a new heart for the Purfleet, arranged around a public
square with cafes and shops, a new railway station development and
public transport interchange.
PARTNER ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation— Land
Assembly
- Developer—to be confirmed
KEY DATES
Treasury approval, 2009 Planning Application, 2011 Land
Assembled, 2011 Start on site, 2011/2012