THURROCK Council's cabinet is planning what is likely to be one of their last decisions next week - selling off more of the borough's assets.

At the meeting on Wednesday, 18 March senior Labour councillors will be asked to sanction the sale of a number of plots of land.

They include:

• Land at 560 London Road, Grays

• 8 Linford Road, Chadwell St Mary

• Land adjacent to Tilbury Manor School, Tilbury

• Land at A13 Corringham and Land East of One Tree Hill

• Land at the Corner of Calcutta Road & St Chads Road, Tilbury

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• Land at The Manorway, Stanford-le-Hope

• Land at the East Side of South Hill & Land at North Hill

• Land to the North of London Road, Purfleet

• Land at 88 Baker Street, Orsett

Money raised from the sales will be set against the council's huge debt, currently hovering around the £1 billion mark - caused largely by the catastrophic borrow to invest policy and subsequent borrowing to fund the interest on the original debt.

In the coming financial year the council anticipates another £70 million of borrowing, just to stand still. 

In a report to cabinet, properties up for sale are described 'a varied portfolio of non-operational land and non-operational property assets'. 

One of the plots up for sale is the former housing office on Linford Road, Chadwell St Mary, which is currently let to Dominoes Pizza.

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Other land for sale around the Manorway in Stanford and Corringham has previously been featured on Nub News as part of a wider sell-off of assets by the council.

Next week's meeting is likely to be the last of the civic year, which ends with all out elections on 7 May. The ruling Labour group is widely expected to lose control of the council with a significant upsurge in local support for Reform UK.