£250m plans for Craylands approved (From Echo)
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200 victorian-style homes destined for ‘beechwood village’
11:00am Wednesday 15th February 2012 in News By Emma Palmer
Traditional feel - Beechwood village
MORE than 200 picturesque Victorian-style homes are destined for Basildon after plans for the £250million regeneration of the Cray-lands Estate were approved.
The approval by councillors means the developer, Swan Housing, can create the new homes, shops, a community hall and village green.
The latest proposals are for 206 homes to be built within the central core of the estate, between Craylands and Lincoln Road.
The developer said the properties would benefit from “art and craft” and “Victorian’” influences, with design features including stone door surrounds, projecting window sills, bow windows and bonnet dormers.
The flats, houses and maisonettes, were due to have a plainer look, but Swan Housing changed the plans to give the estate a more traditional feel.
The ten-year scheme to totally revamp Craylands was first agreed in outline form in 2006.
Once completed, it will see 1,310 homes built on the estate and the nearby Fryerns School site. The area has been renamed Beechwood Village.
These latest plans, a mixture of social and private housing, were welcomed by members of Basildon Council’s development control committee.
Frank Tomlin, councillor responsible for housing, said: “This phase of the regeneration will deliver much better quality housing to central Basildon and improve the landscape of the area dramatically.
“The design of the new homes is more traditional and will be pleasing in appearance, adding character and creating a development with its own sense of identity.”
In addition to the homes, a stretch of land to the west of Craylands and Peterborough Way will be used as a village green to be enjoyed by residents for leisure and social activities.
Three new shop outlets and a community hall will also be built as part of the new phase of plans.
Mark Thompson, Swan Housing Association’s deputy chief executive, added: It’s very good news the plans have been accepted by the council.
“It affects how the newly-regenerated estate will look and feel for residents.
“The Craylands regeneration is a long-term project.
“It is really important the plans we have in place remain relevant and adaptable, in order to deliver the sustainable regeneration of the area.”
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Nebs
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12:14pm Wed 15 Feb 12
Taxpayingidiot
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12:29pm Wed 15 Feb 12
Love Nebs comment !!!!!!!!!!!
The Cater Wood Creeper
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12:44pm Wed 15 Feb 12
Taxpayingidiot wrote:they'll prbably move the same people back in so that instead of looking like a hellhole of a 60's sink estate with all sorts of crap just dumped outside people's front doors it'll soon have old furniture and matresses and half dismantled cars all over th efront gardens of a modern neo-Victorian estate
Looks nice !!!! Are the same old crap people going to be moved back in ? Love Nebs comment !!!!!!!!!!!
Taxpayingidiot
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12:45pm Wed 15 Feb 12
We only want roofs, they dont have to be fancy just pointy to keep the rain off which may help with the damp problems and clear up the mould coming through the ceiling.
oh one more thing stop putting the rent up and then refuse to do anything about repairs.
yours truelly :
Mouldy Damp head your future court case cough cough
The Cater Wood Creeper
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12:47pm Wed 15 Feb 12
wrote:....but you can roll it in glitter.
VANGE LES
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2:19pm Wed 15 Feb 12
'The latest proposals are for 206 homes to be built within the central core of the estate, between Craylands and Lincoln Road.'
Between Craylands and Lincoln Road isn't just the central core, its the complete estate.
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4:30pm Wed 15 Feb 12
VANGE LES wrote:Just checked that on Google maps-you are so right! How come they can get 500 homes on the old swimming pool site but only 206 on Craylands? Obviously earmarked for the workers from the nearby incinerator plant, or perhaps additional 2nd or maybe 3rd houses for our much revered Tory council Cabinet. Although I have to add, we had a council cabinet in my mum's council house kitchen when I was a lad, that was rotten too, so nothing changes does it?
Quote from the article :
'The latest proposals are for 206 homes to be built within the central core of the estate, between Craylands and Lincoln Road.'
Between Craylands and Lincoln Road isn't just the central core, its the complete estate.
Sarfchurch67
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6:01pm Wed 15 Feb 12
Nebs wrote:I think the village green is so the local community can come together............
A village green. That's handy. More space for future housebuilding.
.......and empty their dogs.
perini
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8:55pm Wed 15 Feb 12
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10:42pm Wed 15 Feb 12
perini wrote:There are only two cars in the artist's impression. Perhaps the fuel will be gone by the time these are built?
..and parking spaces for the extra 412 cars that will appear?
Brunning999
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8:04am Thu 16 Feb 12
Another welfare dependent no go area.
The Cater Wood Creeper
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9:41am Thu 16 Feb 12
VANGE LES wrote:I think they are taking into consideration the development on the former Fryern's School playing field - the one so poetically named 'Beechwood Village' which is part of the development as a awhole and is what the redeveloped estate will be called. This could then, be described as 'the central core' by them, I guess.
Quote from the article : 'The latest proposals are for 206 homes to be built within the central core of the estate, between Craylands and Lincoln Road.' Between Craylands and Lincoln Road isn't just the central core, its the complete estate.
Watch out that piece of green space outside, so far, the perimeter fences of the development -the bit to the west of where the oldest school buildings were. Nice bit of land for more new houses.....
Don't tell 'the three stooges', a.k.a. messrs Blake, Ball and Tomlin it's there
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3:40pm Thu 16 Feb 12
Brunning999 wrote:You would have to ask the Bankers! I just wish that you would all stop hacking away at people like our ex soldiers, injured whilst doing more for our country than any of us. They now live on benefit, as do pensioners whose bosses robbed them of their pensions, the men whose wives run of and leave then with the children to support etc. etc.
Will someone please tell me WHY is it the less you do for this country the more money you get thrown at you.
Another welfare dependent no go area.
Why not adjust your comment to attack the ones who can't be bothered to work rather than the plethora that have no choice!
The Cater Wood Creeper
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4:17pm Thu 16 Feb 12
If you want your say on the proposals for the regeneration of the Town Centre, get yourself down to the Eastgate Mall, outside Starbucks tomorrow and each day until the 18th Feb. Also 25th Feb and 3rd March from 10AM - 4PM
Sporting Village 6th/7th (4PM - 9PM) and 17th March (10AM - 4PM)
Brunning999
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5:37pm Thu 16 Feb 12
Last Poster wrote:I will adjust my figures then just for you lets me suggest we should support the old the ill and the working tax paying non scrounging poorly paid minority of 60% and the other 40% of lazy benefit welfare brain washed idle, gambling, smoking, Sky TV watching, baby making anti social low life parasites should be made to work.
Brunning999 wrote:You would have to ask the Bankers! I just wish that you would all stop hacking away at people like our ex soldiers, injured whilst doing more for our country than any of us. They now live on benefit, as do pensioners whose bosses robbed them of their pensions, the men whose wives run of and leave then with the children to support etc. etc.
Will someone please tell me WHY is it the less you do for this country the more money you get thrown at you.
Another welfare dependent no go area.
Why not adjust your comment to attack the ones who can't be bothered to work rather than the plethora that have no choice!
Hope that works
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7:43pm Thu 16 Feb 12
Brunning999 wrote:Sounds like you are going in the right direction, but I think you let your comment down when you mentioned the word "Washed" even if you were only referring to their brains.
Last Poster wrote:I will adjust my figures then just for you lets me suggest we should support the old the ill and the working tax paying non scrounging poorly paid minority of 60% and the other 40% of lazy benefit welfare brain washed idle, gambling, smoking, Sky TV watching, baby making anti social low life parasites should be made to work.
Brunning999 wrote:You would have to ask the Bankers! I just wish that you would all stop hacking away at people like our ex soldiers, injured whilst doing more for our country than any of us. They now live on benefit, as do pensioners whose bosses robbed them of their pensions, the men whose wives run of and leave then with the children to support etc. etc.
Will someone please tell me WHY is it the less you do for this country the more money you get thrown at you.
Another welfare dependent no go area.
Why not adjust your comment to attack the ones who can't be bothered to work rather than the plethora that have no choice!
Hope that works
I have been a socialist all my working life, but feel a little sad that the safety net has become a hidey-hole for the "I have no pride. I'm glad to live of the backs of others and then insult them when I pass them in the street." And the same goes for the underclass as well!
katch22
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2:00pm Sat 18 Feb 12
The Cater Wood Creeper wrote:They wont be able to attend they will all be watch Eastenders, Corrie, BB or on here moaning about Travellers!
People of Basildon.
If you want your say on the proposals for the regeneration of the Town Centre, get yourself down to the Eastgate Mall, outside Starbucks tomorrow and each day until the 18th Feb. Also 25th Feb and 3rd March from 10AM - 4PM
Sporting Village 6th/7th (4PM - 9PM) and 17th March (10AM - 4PM)
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11:16pm Sat 18 Feb 12
katch22 wrote:talking about travellers........ :)
The Cater Wood Creeper wrote:They wont be able to attend they will all be watch Eastenders, Corrie, BB or on here moaning about Travellers!
People of Basildon.
If you want your say on the proposals for the regeneration of the Town Centre, get yourself down to the Eastgate Mall, outside Starbucks tomorrow and each day until the 18th Feb. Also 25th Feb and 3rd March from 10AM - 4PM
Sporting Village 6th/7th (4PM - 9PM) and 17th March (10AM - 4PM)
katch22
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4:05pm Sun 19 Feb 12
Last Poster wrote:Travellers wouldn't attend as its none of their business, they only deal with their own business and not others. They support their old, ill, poor and strive to be overlooked as much as possible by society to avoid hate and persecution.
katch22 wrote:talking about travellers........ :)
The Cater Wood Creeper wrote:They wont be able to attend they will all be watch Eastenders, Corrie, BB or on here moaning about Travellers!
People of Basildon.
If you want your say on the proposals for the regeneration of the Town Centre, get yourself down to the Eastgate Mall, outside Starbucks tomorrow and each day until the 18th Feb. Also 25th Feb and 3rd March from 10AM - 4PM
Sporting Village 6th/7th (4PM - 9PM) and 17th March (10AM - 4PM)
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