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.