4:33pm Tuesday 16th March 2010
By John Geoghegan
PLANS proposing the transformation of empty office blocks into new homes and shops are to be unveiled on Thursday.
Victoria Avenue in Southend, which at one time offered employment to about 15,00 people, could soon undergo a massive transformation.
Renaissance Southend working with Southend Council will unveil outline proposals and ideas showing how the entire area could be transformed into a mix of housing, shops and new offices.
They say the designs will blend in sympathetically with nearby buildings creating jobs and new town centre homes.
The plans are being exhibited to residents and businesses until the end of the month to get their views and input to help decide the future of the area.
The concepts will be unveiled at a public consultation exhibition to be held at the Victoria Shopping Centre in the High Street from Thursday until March 30.
Residents and traders will be given the opportunity to have their say and put forward their own ideas which will be used to develop a draft plan for the area.
The exhibition will be open from 10am – 4pm on Thursday and Friday, from Monday to Saturday and on the following Monday and Tuesday. The exhibition will be open from 10am – 7pm on Wednesday, March 31.
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