Thurrock local plan blunder! We've still got a ferry....

By Nub News Reporter 19th Aug 2026

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THE veracity of Thurrock's local plan, previewed and promoted by the borough council this week, may not be quite what its creators think the document is proclaimed to be.

Hailed as the future for Thurrock, and compiled at great expense, it is up for ratification at next week's cabinet - before being put to residents for consultation.

However, it is a less than accurate document, as this passage shows:

The Tilbury to Gravesend Ferry has not run for a couple of years - and has been the centre of much comment and debate.

A fact that appears to have been missed by the expensive cohort of specialist officers brought in to plan the borough's future.

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A typical Friday afternoon journey from Gravesend to Grays today. Bus departed Gravesend 14:50 - arrived Bluewater 15:22 in time for the 15:30 X80 to Lakeside. X80 CANCELLED due to heavy traffic, so a 1 hour wait for 16:30. This left on time but was 30 mins late at Lakeside, arrived just in time to catch the 17:30 100 to Basildon. Left on time but 20mins late into Grays due to gas works on London Rd. Total journey time just over 3 hours. THIS IS WHY WE NEED THE FERRY!

I expect the specialist officers that wrote this just copied and paste from previous local plans, and none of them live in the Borough. If they do I'm frightened of the quality of these people we employ.

BRING BACK THE TILBURY/GRAVESEND FERRY ASAP

Well we wouldn't want to make them look incompetent so perhaps we should reinstate the ferry, a win win situation.

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