Southend has just been awarded Government grants worth £13m to help boost housing, jobs, to cut congestion and make the borough more accessible.

Hollybrook, the owner of the former College site in London Road, has submitted a revised planning application for permission to develop the site for 560 student flats, 312 parking spaces and 800sqm of commercial space.

Following confirmation of project funding through the Government’s Thames Gateway Growth Fund, Renaissance Southend, in consultation with Southend Borough Council, has appointed Landscape Architects to lead on preparing design schemes for two of the town centre’s most important public spaces; the Seafront from the Pier to the old Corporation Jetty, and ‘the Victorias’ encompassing Victoria Roundabout, Queensway, London Road and Victoria Circus.

The September edition of the Renaissance Southend Newsletter is now available.