Campaigners have been facing a second fight to stop controversial plans for flats on Canvey seafront.

Opposed: councillor Shirley Coates and residents outside the proposed seafront sites for the flats Picture: LUAN MARSHALL sre84l11

Castle Point councillors will be forced to reconsider the proposal for a block of 32 flats in Eastern Esplanade because the name of the joint applicant - millionaire Tory Terry Holding - was left off the original application.

The move will stun more than 2,000 protesters who handed in a petition against the plans and celebrated at last month's planning meeting when the proposals were kicked out.

A protester, who did not wish to be named, said: "We intend to make sure we fight this all the way."

Published Monday December 15, 2003

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