Housing completions
These housing statistics cover the period between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017.
Housing completions 2016/17
There were 603 net additional dwellings that were completed during the year. 595 of these completions were new build, with the remaining 8 being small redevelopments, changes of use or conversions. The completions by ward were:
| Ward | Completions |
|---|---|
| Aveley and Uplands | 95 |
| Belhus | 18 |
| Chadwell St Mary | 7 |
| Chafford and North Stifford | 9 |
| Corringham and Fobbing | 0 |
| East Tilbury | 59 |
| Grays Riverside | 2 |
| Grays Thurrock | 0 |
| Little Thurrock Blackshots | 49 |
| Little Thurrock Rectory | 4 |
| Ockendon | 99 |
| Orsett | 3 |
| South Chafford | 0 |
| Stanford East and Corringham Town | 12 |
| Stanford-le-Hope West | 215 |
| Stifford Clays | 0 |
| The Homesteads | 18 |
| Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park | 1 |
| Tilbury St Chads | 0 |
| West Thurrock and South Stifford | 12 |
| Total | 603 |
Thurrock housing completions 2001 to 2017
New and converted dwellings on previously developed land
232 (38.5%) of the 603 dwelling completions that took place were on Previously Developed Land (PDL). The dwellings developed on greenfield land were on 3 large sites at:
- Aveley Village extension, south of Aveley Bypass, Aveley (marketed as 'The Village')
- Land at St Clere's golf club Stanford-le-Hope ('Stanford Park' and 'Maple Park')
- Bata Field, East Tilbury ('The Boulevards')
The Local Plan target is to allocate at least 85% of new housing development on previously developed land.
Gross affordable housing completions
142 affordable houses were completed during 2016/17. Adopted policy provides that the council will seek the minimum provision of 35% of the total number of residential units built to be affordable housing. The amount of affordable housing as a proportion of the housing completions liable to this policy was 26.3%.
Housing schemes with 100% affordable homes were completed at Bracelet Close, Corringham.
Affordable homes are also being provided as part of the development taking place on the following sites:
- Land at Thurrock Technical College, Wood View, Grays ('Quantum')
- Aveley Village extension, south of Aveley Bypass, Aveley ('The Village')
- Land at St Clere's golf club Stanford-le-Hope ('Maple Park')
- Bata Field, East Tilbury
Windfall completions
An average of 50 dwellings completions per year has come forward on sites that were not previously identified in either the Local Development Framework (LDF) Site Local Plan or the Thurrock Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA). The average level of these 'windfalls' is taken as an indication of the future windfall potential.
| Year | Windfall completions on unidentified sites |
|---|---|
| 2016 to 2017 | 45 |
| 2015 to 2016 | 99 |
| 2014 to 2015 | 5 |
| 2013 to 2014 | 71 |
| 2012 to 2013 | 31 |
| Average 2012/13 to 2016/17 | 50 |
Density of completed dwellings
In 2016/17 there were 576 dwellings built on sites of 10 dwellings or more. The range of density of these is shown in this table:
| Density of less than 30 dwellings per hectare | Density of between 30 and 70 dwellings per hectare | Density of above 70 dwellings per hectare |
|---|---|---|
| 18 (3.1%) | 534 (92.7%) | 24 (4.2%) |