Sustainable Communities

The Sustainable Communities Executive has been established as a programme board of Shaping Thurrock since September 2005.

The overarching aim of the board is to consider the sustainability and community regeneration needs of Thurrock and advise the Shaping Thurrock Board on its direction, progress impact and achievement.  In particular the Executive will seek to secure sustainable new and existing communities in Thurrock, which have:

  • A flourishing local economy to provide jobs and wealth;

  • Strong leadership to respond positively to change;

  • Effective engagement and participation by local people, groups and businesses, especially in the planning, design and long term stewardship of their community and an active voluntary and community sector;

  • A safe and healthy local environment with well-designed public and green open space;

  • Sufficient size, scale and density and the right layout to support basic amenities in the neighbourhood and minimise use of resources (including land);

  • Good public transport and other transport infrastructure both within the community and linking it to urban, rural and regional centres;

  • Buildings that can meet different needs over time and that minimise the use of resources;

  • A well integrated mix of decent homes of different types and tenures to support a range of household sizes, ages and incomes;

  • Good quality local public services, including education and training opportunities health care and community facilities, especially for leisure;

  • A diverse, vibrant and creative local culture, encouraging pride in the community and cohesion within it:

  • A sense of place;

  • The right links with the wider regional, national and international community.

For further information please contact Lois Bowser