Housing completions
These housing statistics cover the period between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2018.
Housing completions 2017/18
There were 855 net additional dwellings that were completed during the year. 820 of these completions were new build, with the remaining 35 being small redevelopments, changes of use or conversions. The completions by ward were:
| Ward | Completions |
|---|---|
| Aveley and Uplands | 9 |
| Belhus | 33 |
| Chadwell St Mary | 36 |
| Chafford and North Stifford | 0 |
| Corringham and Fobbing | 14 |
| East Tilbury | 180 |
| Grays Riverside | 82 |
| Grays Thurrock | 77 |
| Little Thurrock Blackshots | 64 |
| Little Thurrock Rectory | 0 |
| Ockendon | 19 |
| Orsett | 14 |
| South Chafford | 0 |
| Stanford East and Corringham Town | 33 |
| Stanford-le-Hope West | 116 |
| Stifford Clays | 0 |
| The Homesteads | 0 |
| Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park | 0 |
| Tilbury St Chads | 128 |
| West Thurrock and South Stifford | 50 |
| Total | 855 |
Thurrock housing completions 2006 to 2018
New and converted dwellings on previously developed land
592 (69.2%) of the 855 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 ('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
161 affordable houses were completed during 2017/18. 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 23.2%.
Affordable homes are being provided as part of the development taking place on the following sites:
- 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 ('The Boulevards')
- former St Chad's School, St Chad's Road, Tilbury ('St Chads')
- former Treetops School, Dell Road, Grays ('Treetops')
- former gas works site, London Road, Grays ('Urban Central')
Windfall completions
Over the last 5 years, an average of 51 dwelling completions per year have 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 |
|---|---|
| 2017 to 2018 | 37 |
| 2016 to 2017 | 45 |
| 2015 to 2016 | 99 |
| 2014 to 2015 | 5 |
| 2013 to 2014 | 71 |
| Average 2013/14 to 2017/18 | 51 |
Density of completed dwellings
In 2017/18 there were 776 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 31 (4.0%) | 580 (74.7%) | 165 (21.3%) |