A long-awaited project to breathe new life into a Laindon housing estate will finally get under way after it was backed by councillors.

Phase two of a £2.1 million scheme on the Five Links estate should now start quickly, after permission was given for the redevelopment.

It was eight years ago when the initial plans were unveiled to replace 270 homes and create new access roads.

Published Tuesday August 13, 2002

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