While council members have revealed attempts to block the Dry Street estate , Redrow 's housing development plan promising 725 new homes in the town centre , have increased regeneration costs by £ 3 m to a total of £ 9.15 m . The regeneration of Basildon is expected to include the building of a new South Essex College , moving the library and improvements to public spaces . Since then two things have changed – firstly, we have seen four years of legal delays due to challenges, and during that time construction market costs have gone up significantly, by around 30 per cent. Essex County Council has provided a £ 1.75 m grant for this development .
While council members have revealed attempts to block the Dry Street estate , Redrow 's housing development plan promising 725 new homes in the town centre , have increased regeneration costs by £ 3 m to a total of £ 9.15 m . The regeneration of Basildon is expected to include the building of a new South Essex College , moving the library and improvements to public spaces . Essex County Council has provided a £ 1.75 m grant for this development .