Basildon town square high rise towers allowed on appeal
Four tower blocks consisting of nearly 500 new flats will be built in Basildon after an inspector overturned the council’s
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Queensway tower block designs branded “ugly” and likened to Soviet era buildings
Initial designs for tower blocks in the £575million Queensway regeneration in Southend have been branded “ugly” and likened to buildings
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Basildon Council loses fight against town centre tower blocks
Basildon Council has lost its fight against hundreds of new homes being built in Basildon town centre after an inspector
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Waltham blocks still in need of fire safety measures
More than 300 “high priority” fire safety fixes in housing blocks in Waltham Forest are still incomplete more than four
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Councillors fear residential towers could leave Basildon town centre in darkness
Councillors have criticised a developer over plans for a development which is so tall it could leave parts of Basildon
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New appeal over Basildon high-rise bid
A fresh appeal over plans for a town centre “landmark” consisting of hundreds of flats in Basildon has been launched.
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Council defends Southend tower block fire safety measures
Stringent fire safety checks have been undertaken in tower blocks, Southend Council bosses insist following criticism. A fire safety expert
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Call for sprinkler systems to be installed in Southend tower blocks without delay
A FIRE safety campaigner has called for a scheme to fit high-rise tower blocks in Southend with sprinkler systems more
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New Chelmsford lock plans “most practical, realistic and affordable solution”
A £6million plan for a single lock next to new automatic floodgates in Chelmsford, allowing boats to navigate upstream, is
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Council ready to talk after Leytonstone tower block residents stage parking protest
Tower block residents have won a stand-off against Waltham Forest Council over parking spaces after barricading their car park for
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