THURROCK MP Jen Craft and Thurrock Council’s portfolio holder for growth, Cllr Lee Watson, joined a panel representing builders and landowners last week in a bid to share messages about homes growth in the region.
It was hosted by Thurrock Residential Developers’ Partnership (TRDP), a limited company which is solely owned by businessman Ian Anderson, a prominent figure in housing and industrial developments across the borough over the past decade.
Its partner members include housebuilders, landowners and development companies Apex Platinum, Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes, Gleeson Land, Hill Residential Ltd, Iceni Projects, Mulberry Land and Taylor Wimpey. The partnership is chaired by Thurrock Council’s former planning director Andy Millard.
The purpose of the event, called ‘Spotlight on Thurrock’ and held at and in collaboration with South Essex College in Grays, was described as highlighting ‘future benefits to the borough that sustainable housing growth unlocks – including infrastructure improvements, skills development and increased job opportunities’.
It is the first of a number planned by TRDP to bring together different members of the community from across Thurrock.
Chaired by Ray Houghton of BDW Homes, Spotlight on Thurrock featured a panel of speakers, including Ms Craft, Stuart Rimmer, Interim Director of Skills and Employment at Thames Freeport, Frances Moffett-Kouadio, Strategic Investment Director at Thames Estuary Growth Board, Cllr Watson, and Jayne Sheehan, Vice Group CEO of Innovation and Employment Engagement, South Essex Colleges Group.
Discussions centred on sustainable housing growth, the role of infrastructure plays in strengthening communities, and the importance of upskilling the local workforce to create job opportunities.
Nice to know your house was built by murders hope you have told people not to expect health care when they move in I bet they have they own undertakers as well