Plans for more than 900 new homes set to be debated by south Essex council

Plans for more than 900 new homes set to be debated by south Essex council

Plans for more than 900 homes are up for debate at Basildon Council's planning committee next week

Hopewell South plat wins 8–1 Bloomington plan commission OK after waiver request dropped

Left: Bloomington plan commission. Right: Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson. (Dave Askins, Aug. 11, 2026)Bloomington’s plan commission voted 8–1 on Monday (Aug. 10) to approve the primary plat for Hopewell South, after the city’s redevelopment commission withdrew a request to waive a tree-plot requirement along 1st Street.Monday’s meeting showed continued friction between the city council and the mayor over Hopewell South, even after the city coun…