Southend
Millions awarded to Southend in levelling-up bid
Wednesday 10 November 2021
Southend has won £19.9 million from the government’s Levelling Up Fund. The award follows a successful bid by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and the money will be targeted at Leigh Port, the Cliffs Pavilion and safety measures on the wider seafront and in the town centre. The port work will entail the building of quay-wall frontage, […] Read more >
Planning consultancy will consider ‘art of the possible’ at sites across Southend
Wednesday 16 September 2020
A planning consultancy is to assess the development potential of sites across Southend-on-Sea. Troy Planning + Design has been appointed by the borough council to “consider the art of the possible” at 10 sites, most of which are owned by the local authority. A consultancy statement said: “Our work is feeding into a strategic assessment […] Read more >
Southend project for 1,600 homes in town centre: this could be genuine regeneration
Monday 25 February 2019
And now for something completely different: a large housing development that doesn’t entail the loss of swathes of Essex countryside. The Queensway area of Southend is being targeted in a project that can be genuinely labelled ‘regeneration’ as it seeks to build some 1,600 homes, of which 500 will be affordable. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is […] Read more >