By Joey Gardiner 2021-04-07T06:00:00+01:00 £500m project to be developed by joint venture between Swan and council Southend council has granted permission for dRMM’s £500m redevelopment of the Queensway estate in the seaside town which is due to provide 1,760 new homes. The scheme, being developed with LDA Design for a joint venture between the Essex council and Swan housing association, will also include 10,000sq m of commercial space, public realm improvements and a new public park. The outline permission, alongside a detailed consent for highways works, means that work can begin to demolish four blocks on the existing estate containing more than 400 homes.