WHY WEST HORNDON?
Thurrock Borough Council is looking for options for growth, and the land to the south of West Horndon provides a great opportunity to accommodate some of this growth, with the ability to provide the infrastructure that new and existing communities need upfront as part of our plans.
WEST HORNDON STATION
West Horndon Railway Station provides a key focal point for economic growth within the A127 Southern Growth Corridor. Our planned improvements to the station would bring benefits to Brentwood too.
Sustainable travel will also be enhanced with the opportunity to form a new multi-modal transport hub using the existing and under-utilised station.
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
West Horndon was identified as a potential new settlement in Thurrock Council’s Issues and Options Consultation (Dec 2018) as part of the Local Plan process.
The 2020 South Essex Strategic Growth Locations Study reviewed land availability and development constraints across South Essex, considering potential locations for urban extensions and new communities. The study identified West Horndon, along with one other location, as having the best scope for strategic growth.
Since then, between December 2023-February 2024, Thurrock Borough Council consulted upon the Regulation 18 version of the emerging Local Plan. Within the draft Proposals Map, land to the south of West Horndon was identified as an ‘Opportunity Area’ with the potential to deliver around 2,000 new homes.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
We have been working on this project for many years and have a good understanding of the challenges and opportunities Thurrock faces, both now and in the future. We have taken the time to get to know the community and landscape at West Horndon, to make sure we understand what good growth in the area could look and feel like.
Our work on the project will take the Council’s and other developers’ plans into account, ensuring a joined-up approach which benefits West Horndon and Thurrock more widely.
Our work on the project will take the Council’s and other developers’ plans into account, ensuring a joined-up approach which benefits West Horndon and Thurrock more widely.