Purfleet Riverside Regeneration

A neglected piece of space located along the southern point of the Mardyke River in Purfleets that acts as not only a boundary between Rainham and Purfleet but Havering and Thurrock as well. It is also evident that the site acts as a social and economic divide.

As with many industrial towns Purfleet suffers from a lack of investment and in particular a lack of high quality public open space. However Purfleet is part of the governments Sustainable Communities Agenda and they predict that the towns population will nearly triple in size by 2021.

My proposal reflects on information provided by Thurrocks Thames Gateway Development consultant Steve Plumb, Thurrocks Biodiversity Action Plan, the history of the area and my own observations and research.

The proposal looks at the concepts of play, growth and community.