Thousands of homes on vast weapons testing site would help meet 23,500 target THE vast weapons testing site at Shoebury and Foulness should be considered for unlocking to help in the mission to build 23,500 new homes, a leading councillor has suggested.
Southend Tory leader Tony Cox is calling for a series of sites to be considered for development, including revisiting previous plans to build on part of Ministry of Defence site. He spoke after 2.2 miles of greenbelt land was included in a consultation pinpointing where Southend Council can build enough homes to deliver a 23,500 homes target imposed by Government. Senior council leaders said it is unlikely the MoD would give up the land, but Mr Cox insisted the site must be looked at, as well as the Seaway car park on the seafront.
SOUTHEND was left gridlocked as families flocked to the seaside to bask in the overdue warm weather. Traffic delays stretched for more than a mile from Eastern Esplanade, in Southend, to Western Esplanade with the area heavily congested causing vehicles to move at a snail’s pace. The stop-start traffic was reported from Westcliff to the pier as people travelled to the seafront. The AA warned: Stop-start traffic on Western Esplanade both ways from the Westcliff Beach to the Southend Pier. Holiday traffic. Delays caused by people travelling to the beachfront during the bank holiday weekend. Gridlock at #Southend seafront today due to the volume of people visiting the town.