Residents see £250m future for their estate

5:10pm Wednesday 20th March 2013 in Local News

Excited - councillor Phill Turner, Mary Gibbons from Swan Housing, and council leader Tony Ball Excited - councillor Phill Turner, Mary Gibbons from Swan Housing, and council leader Tony Ball

DOZENS of residents ceased the chance to view plans for the next phase of the £250million regeneration of Craylands estate.

The Norwich Walk section of the run-down housing estate is set to be given a new lease of life as work will finally get underway next month to tear down the older homes and build 204 new properties.

Detailed proposals for 14-acre section, which constitutes phase 1c to 1f of the overall scheme, went on public display at Basildon’s Adult Community Learning College, in Churchill Avenue on Saturday.

Residents flocked to the college keen to quiz Swan Housing and Basildon Council on the plans which have been plagued by delays - with the ultimate question on everyone’s minds being “when will my house be knocked down?”

Antony Fama, 26 of Southwark Path, said: “To be honest I’m still a bit confused about which stage my house comes under, I think it would have been better to actually list all the addresses in each section rather than colour-coding them.

“At the end of the day everyone just wants to know when their home is next because personally it’s not too nice living here at the moment as there are a lot of problems. I lived here years ago and Craylands has always been like that.

“But hopefully improving the look of the estate and building on the community spirit here will really change things and make people take more pride in living here.”

Workers are already on site and are expected to start demolition work in April.

This phase of the revamp is expected to be finished by March 2015, with other parts of the estate to be rebuilt afterwards.

Emeline Snazell, 35, of Rochester Way, said: “It is long overdue these plans and I really do feel for some residents who are still having to wait whose properties are in dire need of renovation.

“Hopefully once it is all finished it will look nicer and people will be encouraged to maintain their properties well and come together more as a community. And if they change the name of the estate I think that will really help us lose that bad reputation and move on.”

The next sections on the cards for regeneration will be the Chichester Close and Jordan Way areas which form phase 2a and 2b of the proposals.

However, details of that phase have yet to be released.
 

Comments (10)

5:15pm Wed 20 Mar 13

Howard Chase says...

where are they putting the giant statue of Tony Ball?
where are they putting the giant statue of Tony Ball? Howard Chase

5:17pm Wed 20 Mar 13

kevst183 says...

" ceased the chance" ????????????
" ceased the chance" ???????????? kevst183

5:20pm Wed 20 Mar 13

The Stinker Returns says...

yes, I noticed that. SEIZED.
yes, I noticed that. SEIZED. The Stinker Returns

5:41pm Wed 20 Mar 13

Nebs says...

£250,000,000.
204 homes.
You do the maths.
£250,000,000. 204 homes. You do the maths. Nebs

5:52pm Wed 20 Mar 13

Howard Chase says...

Nebs wrote:
£250,000,000.
204 homes.
You do the maths.
they gotta spend a few quid buying out the owner occupiers, then knock all the old places down, line a few pockets, buy a few tons of pies and a few hundred crates of ale. All adds up
[quote][p][bold]Nebs[/bold] wrote: £250,000,000. 204 homes. You do the maths.[/p][/quote]they gotta spend a few quid buying out the owner occupiers, then knock all the old places down, line a few pockets, buy a few tons of pies and a few hundred crates of ale. All adds up Howard Chase

7:09pm Wed 20 Mar 13

Carnabackable says...

When's the Maggie Thatcher statue being put in, as whilst I like fine art 190 grand seems a little dear............
When's the Maggie Thatcher statue being put in, as whilst I like fine art 190 grand seems a little dear............ Carnabackable

7:17am Thu 21 Mar 13

notinwestcliffanymore says...

turd polising at it s finest.
turd polising at it s finest. notinwestcliffanymore

8:52am Thu 21 Mar 13

Mr. Pedantic says...

Howard Chase wrote:
Nebs wrote: £250,000,000. 204 homes. You do the maths.
they gotta spend a few quid buying out the owner occupiers, then knock all the old places down, line a few pockets, buy a few tons of pies and a few hundred crates of ale. All adds up
Poorly written/read/underst
ood article?

The cost of £250M is for the full re-generation see the following extract from the original planning application......

Partial demolition and redevelopment to provide up to 1400 new dwellings (of which up to 750 net new dwellings) together with a local centre comprising up to 6 Class A retail units, community uses, education use, health use, associated roads, car parking and landscaping with all matters reserved apart from access.

This story relates to one phase of the overall plan and is for 204 of the 1400 homes.
[quote][p][bold]Howard Chase[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Nebs[/bold] wrote: £250,000,000. 204 homes. You do the maths.[/p][/quote]they gotta spend a few quid buying out the owner occupiers, then knock all the old places down, line a few pockets, buy a few tons of pies and a few hundred crates of ale. All adds up[/p][/quote]Poorly written/read/underst ood article? The cost of £250M is for the full re-generation see the following extract from the original planning application...... Partial demolition and redevelopment to provide up to 1400 new dwellings (of which up to 750 net new dwellings) together with a local centre comprising up to 6 Class A retail units, community uses, education use, health use, associated roads, car parking and landscaping with all matters reserved apart from access. This story relates to one phase of the overall plan and is for 204 of the 1400 homes. Mr. Pedantic

11:17pm Thu 21 Mar 13

Nebs says...

Mr. Pedantic wrote:
Howard Chase wrote:
Nebs wrote: £250,000,000. 204 homes. You do the maths.
they gotta spend a few quid buying out the owner occupiers, then knock all the old places down, line a few pockets, buy a few tons of pies and a few hundred crates of ale. All adds up
Poorly written/read/underst

ood article?

The cost of £250M is for the full re-generation see the following extract from the original planning application......

Partial demolition and redevelopment to provide up to 1400 new dwellings (of which up to 750 net new dwellings) together with a local centre comprising up to 6 Class A retail units, community uses, education use, health use, associated roads, car parking and landscaping with all matters reserved apart from access.

This story relates to one phase of the overall plan and is for 204 of the 1400 homes.
Fair enough, I stand corrected. Lets change it to....
£250,000,000.
1,400 homes.
You do the maths.
[quote][p][bold]Mr. Pedantic[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Howard Chase[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Nebs[/bold] wrote: £250,000,000. 204 homes. You do the maths.[/p][/quote]they gotta spend a few quid buying out the owner occupiers, then knock all the old places down, line a few pockets, buy a few tons of pies and a few hundred crates of ale. All adds up[/p][/quote]Poorly written/read/underst ood article? The cost of £250M is for the full re-generation see the following extract from the original planning application...... Partial demolition and redevelopment to provide up to 1400 new dwellings (of which up to 750 net new dwellings) together with a local centre comprising up to 6 Class A retail units, community uses, education use, health use, associated roads, car parking and landscaping with all matters reserved apart from access. This story relates to one phase of the overall plan and is for 204 of the 1400 homes.[/p][/quote]Fair enough, I stand corrected. Lets change it to.... £250,000,000. 1,400 homes. You do the maths. Nebs

11:10am Fri 22 Mar 13

Mr. Pedantic says...

Nebs wrote:
Mr. Pedantic wrote:
Howard Chase wrote:
Nebs wrote: £250,000,000. 204 homes. You do the maths.
they gotta spend a few quid buying out the owner occupiers, then knock all the old places down, line a few pockets, buy a few tons of pies and a few hundred crates of ale. All adds up
Poorly written/read/underst ood article? The cost of £250M is for the full re-generation see the following extract from the original planning application...... Partial demolition and redevelopment to provide up to 1400 new dwellings (of which up to 750 net new dwellings) together with a local centre comprising up to 6 Class A retail units, community uses, education use, health use, associated roads, car parking and landscaping with all matters reserved apart from access. This story relates to one phase of the overall plan and is for 204 of the 1400 homes.
Fair enough, I stand corrected. Lets change it to.... £250,000,000. 1,400 homes. You do the maths.
I like a challenge!

£250,000,000 total cost

£20,000,000 guestimated cost of local centre, retail units etc

Therefore the total cost for 1400 new homes is £230,000,000.

That works out at an average of £164,286 per home.

Not sure if that's good or bad - what do you think?
[quote][p][bold]Nebs[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Mr. Pedantic[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Howard Chase[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Nebs[/bold] wrote: £250,000,000. 204 homes. You do the maths.[/p][/quote]they gotta spend a few quid buying out the owner occupiers, then knock all the old places down, line a few pockets, buy a few tons of pies and a few hundred crates of ale. All adds up[/p][/quote]Poorly written/read/underst ood article? The cost of £250M is for the full re-generation see the following extract from the original planning application...... Partial demolition and redevelopment to provide up to 1400 new dwellings (of which up to 750 net new dwellings) together with a local centre comprising up to 6 Class A retail units, community uses, education use, health use, associated roads, car parking and landscaping with all matters reserved apart from access. This story relates to one phase of the overall plan and is for 204 of the 1400 homes.[/p][/quote]Fair enough, I stand corrected. Lets change it to.... £250,000,000. 1,400 homes. You do the maths.[/p][/quote]I like a challenge! £250,000,000 total cost £20,000,000 guestimated cost of local centre, retail units etc Therefore the total cost for 1400 new homes is £230,000,000. That works out at an average of £164,286 per home. Not sure if that's good or bad - what do you think? Mr. Pedantic

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