Here are the latest planning applications submitted to Southend Council, featuring proposals for new homes, extensions, conversions, and changes to local amenities. Among the applications is plans to ...

Many landmark buildings, much-loved venues and long-standing eyesores across Southend have been razed to the ground over the years to make way for new developments - some welcomed by residents ...

Controversial plans for a 10,000-home new town between Southend and Rochford could be ... Construction worker dies after incident on Essex building site Rayleigh and Wickford MP Mark Francois ...

Environmental campaigners have called for new homes to be built on car parks and brownfield sites in Southend rather than ...

The first flights departing from easyJet's new hub at London Southend airport took off this week, bound for new destinations including Palma, Malta and Pisa. The new base at London Southend is now ...

A Southend Tory councillor is under fire after threatening to “name and shame” councillors who do not back a campaign ...

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