Help shape our future plans for Bevan House, Keir Hardie House and Morrison House

October 2021

Thurrock Council is asking residents of Bevan House, Keir Hardie House and Morrison House to get involved and provide your views on the future of these buildings.

We would like to know whether you think we should invest more to extend the life of the tower blocks for another generation, or if you think we should start to consider wider regeneration of the area, including options to demolish the tower blocks and build new homes.

This consultation is running separately to the upcoming external refurbishment works on the buildings. These essential works are needed to improve insulation and ventilation, and to replace parts of the buildings that have reached the end of their life. More information about these refurbishment works will be provided in the coming months, after surveys have been completed.

What this consultation is about?

We want to know learn from residents what it is like to live in Bevan House, Keir Hardie House and Morrison House. 

 High-rise buildings have a different set of challenges to other types of homes. We know from speaking to residents that there have been issues with condensation and damp.

The upcoming refurbishment and any future works should help improve the overall weatherproofing of the buildings, as well as the outside appearance, but they won’t improve the overall layout of the buildings or the inside of your properties.

A regeneration project could look to re-plan this area and provide lower height homes with easier access to gardens and green spaces. Brand new homes also have much better energy efficiency standards, helping to reduce fuel costs. All essential maintenance works will still take place but non-essential works could be replaced with wider regeneration plans if feedback suggests this is the preferred option.

This is your opportunity to help shape the future of your community. We want to have an open conversation with you to understand what matters most to you and your aspirations for the future. We are keen to hear from as many existing residents as possible.

The feedback received during this consultation will help to inform our future decisions about Bevan House, Keir Hardie House and Morrison House.

To be clear, this is a conversation about the long-term future of the area and does not affect the essential refurbishment works we will start this year.

If we do decide to consider options for a regeneration project, we will want to work very closely with existing residents so that we can develop plans together. There would be more consultation before any plans move forward.