Options E23 and E24 (Tithe Park) are the most sustainable options when considered against the other alternatives (Options E19 - E22).

Although we would anticipate the employment land on Tithe Park being located to the west of the Tithe Park site, adjoining Southend and not to the north as indicated in Options E23 and E24.

The Tithe Park site is available, deliverable, and suitable for development. It is owned solely by our clients and can be brought forward for development at short notice. To our knowledge there are no major obstacles to development of the site, which is currently in an agricultural use, but, in the past has been the subject of brickearth extraction, which has reduced its agricultural quality.

By virtue of its location, the development of Tithe Park for employment purposes will have a lesser impact on the landscape and openness of the green belt than the other options around Great Wakering because Tithe Park adjoins Southend to the south and west, and Poynters Lane to the north. Defensible green belt boundaries can be provided whereas the other potential sites are more open in aspect and this development could therefore have a greater impact on the green belt.

Furthermore the other potential sites are situated in close proximity to the Local Wildlife Site at Great Wakering, whereas Tithe Park is some distance from this.
Local shops and services are within easy distance of Tithe Park and can provide services for prospective employees. These include the amenities at Great Wakering (Co-op supermarket, pubs, restaurants etc.) and the shopping and associated facilities at the Asda superstore, Southend.
Residents of Great Wakering will be easily able to access the site as it is located within a c.800 metre walk (10 minutes). However, the site will also be more accessible to those commuting from outside Great Wakering by public transport because Shoeburyness Railway Station is closer to Tithe Park than Great Wakering, cycling, and there are bus stops situated.