It would be nice to have it used again - calls to restore historic pier CAMPAIGNERS are calling for action to restore a historic military pier and make it safe for anglers and families to use. At 380ft long, the MoD’s Barge Pier, at Shoebury Garrison, has a long way to go to rival the Southend landmark just a few miles away. However, residents believe the pier - with an 84ft wide pierhead - has plenty of room for walkers and anglers. But sadly the structure is no longer safe. The pier, most recently used for a display of remembrance poppies, has been fenced off from the public, but there are calls for it to be preserved rather than be left to crumble into the sea.
It would be nice to have it used again - calls to restore historic pier CAMPAIGNERS are calling for action to restore a historic military pier and make it safe for anglers and families to use. At 380ft long, the MoD’s Barge Pier, at Shoebury Garrison, has a long way to go to rival the Southend landmark just a few miles away. However, residents believe the pier - with an 84ft wide pierhead - has plenty of room for walkers and anglers. But sadly the structure is no longer safe. The pier, most recently used for a display of remembrance poppies, has been fenced off from the public, but there are calls for it to be preserved rather than be left to crumble into the sea.
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Green light - 214 new homes A MAJOR homes development will be built on a flood plain after the plans were given the go ahead by a narrow majority. Garrison Developments’ application for 214 homes off Barge Pier Road in Shoebury were passed by six votes to five by Southend Council’s development control committee yesterday. Five councillors abstained from the vote. Councillors called a motion to defer giving outline planning permission to the scheme after a number of concerns were raised. These included the properties being built on a flood plain, overdevelopment of the site, with some of the buildings being five storeys high, and the impact on nearby roads.