New Towns Taskforce - CPRE Essex

Southend council leader’s withdrawal warning over possible new town

Sunday 21 September 2025

A potential new town in south Essex could be scuppered if it is deemed not to meet Southend’s infrastructure needs. The scheme for 10,000 new homes in the Green Belt was put forward in a joint expression of interest to the government’s New Towns Taskforce by Southend-on-Sea City Council, Rochford District Council and landowners. However, […] Read more >

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