Cumming Group EMEA is providing project management, cost management & CDMA services on the redevelopment of the former Coryton oil refinery site in Thurrock, known as ‘Thames Enterprise Park’.

The 412-acres of brownfield regeneration comprises 3.7 million sq ft of advanced logistics, advanced manufacturing and next generation energy technology uses. The scheme will create up to 5,500 jobs.

The joint venture between our client ALMCOR and Greenergy, has secured outline planning from Thurrock Council which is one of the most significant brownfield regeneration projects in the South-East of England.

The £1.2Bn development is expected to add more than £350 million per year to the local economy ultimately growing to more than £3.5 billion, with the first plots expected to be ready for development during 2023.

With sustainability at its core, the development will comprise state-of-the-art construction to the highest standards of energy efficiency.  It will help occupiers to deliver on ESG requirements and feature next generation energy technologies that contribute to the decarbonisation agenda.

Rupert Wood, Head of Strategic Land at ALMCOR, speaking on behalf of Thames Enterprise Park, said:

“This is an important milestone for the project. Thames Enterprise Park is a once-in-a-generation regeneration project and we are very pleased to secure the support of Thurrock Council’s planning committee.  The project will create 5,500 jobs and will play a transformational role for Thurrock and for Thames Freeport, bringing this former employment site back into use with up to 3.7m sq. ft of modern, sustainable business space.  It will also create one of the most significant employment-led regeneration projects in the South-East of England.”

Thames Enterprise Park is part of the Thames Freeport (the UK’s leading Freeport) and the site will provide significant additionality for the Thames Freeport to achieve its full potential.

The plans will put Thames Enterprise Park at the heart of the decarbonisation agenda and help occupiers looking for solutions in the face of the energy transition and the climate change challenge.

More on Thames Enterprise Park at https://thamesenterprisepark.com/