Basildon opens consultation on £40m Pride in Place investment for Lee Chapel North and Chalvedon

Basildon Council has opened its Pride in Place consultation, inviting residents in Lee Chapel North / Laindon Central and Chalvedon to shape how a secured £40m of government funding — £20m per neighbourhood over ten years — is spent. Resident-led neighbourhood boards will steer the money towards public spaces, community facilities, safety and local opportunity. For Basildon buyers, a funded ten-year improvement programme adds to the case for these neighbourhoods; for sellers in the affected wards, committed long-term investment is a credible talking point. Priorities are not yet set, though, and visible change will take years rather than months.