Forth Ports has submitted a planning proposal to Thurrock Council to expand the port of Tilbury and its industrial complex at the site.
The company is looking to redevelop a 100-acre brownfield site situated adjacent to Tilbury2 (T2). The size of 70 football pitches, Tilbury3 (T3) would form part of the Thames Freeport in order to benefit from tax incentives to bring investment, trade and jobs to the area.
Within Forth Ports’ proposals for T3 are plans to accommodate a range of activities including industrial storage, warehousing and processing. This section of brownfield land is part of the old power station site and allows T2 and T3 to share the same vehicle access.
If the planning proposal is approved, the port will submit a detailed planning application and will offer up information regarding the layout, scale and appearance information in further detail, along with building on the current environmental impact assessment (EIA) submitted with the outline consent application.
“This is an exciting time for the port of Tilbury as we submit our plans for Tilbury3 which form part of our growth investment strategy to expand our operations in support of our customer’s growth markets in renewable power, recycling and logistics, said Stuart Wallace, ceo of Forth Ports Group.
In January 2025, HLPFI reported that the port of Tilbury had invested in a third LHM 550 mobile harbour crane (MHC) from Liebherr.
