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BIG ISSUE: Eco-towns

Government upbeat on eco-town progress

31 July 2008

The Eco-Town Challenge Panel has published an update on the progress of proposals for the government's eco-towns programme.

Flint visits eco-town sites

29 July 2008

Housing minister Caroline Flint has visited two proposed eco-town sites at Pennbury near Leicester and Middle Quinton near Stratford-upon-Avon.

Eco-town PPS 'unlawful'

23 July 2008

The government's approach to delivering eco-towns is open to serious legal challenge, according to advice by two top lawyers.

UK Coal scales back eco-town plans

21 July 2008

UK Coal has dramatically cut the size of its shortlisted eco-town plan for Rossington, South Yorkshire.

Landowner quits Cambridgeshire eco-town

18 July 2008

Plans for an eco-town near Cambridge have been thrown into doubt after one of the landowners pulled out of the scheme.

Leicester eco-town options revealed

14 July 2008

Plans outlining three potential layouts for a proposed eco-town on land south east of Leicester have been revealed.

Eco-town bid warning rung

11 July 2008

MPs have criticised the government for never fully evaluating new towns despite its plans for three million homes and a series of eco-towns.

Second developer quits eco-town

9 July 2008

Developer Gallagher Estates has withdrawn from plans to build an eco-town in Mid Bedfordshire.

Queen joins eco-town consortium

9 July 2008

The Queen has joined a consortium to develop a 5,000 home eco-town near Nottingham.

'Leadership role' for HCA in eco-town delivery

8 July 2008

The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) will have a 'leadership role' in delivering the government's eco-town programme.

Developers quit eco-town project

8 July 2008

The consortium behind one of the government's 15 shortlisted eco-town schemes has withdrawn.

Eco-town announcement 'still on target'

7 July 2008

The announcement of where ten eco-towns will be created is still scheduled to be made this autumn the Department for Communities and Local Government said this week, despite press reports suggesting that it could delay the declaration until early 2009.

'No role' for IPC in eco-town decisions

2 July 2008

Secretary of state for communities and local government Caroline Flint has confirmed that the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) will have no role in deciding on eco-towns.

Warning on eco-town CPO wrangles

1 July 2008

Local authorities will need to forcibly buy land on an almost unprecedented scale if the government's proposed eco towns are to go ahead as planned, specialist planning lawyers have warned.

CPRE hits back at DCLG comments

1 July 2008

The CPRE has hit back at comments from spokesperson for housing minister Caroline Flint questioning CPRE's commitment to affordable housing.

Tories abandon 'sham' eco-towns

30 June 2008

The Conservative Party has formally withdrawn its support for the government's controversial eco-towns.

Government fights back over eco-towns

30 June 2008

The government has hit back at eco-town opponents with the publication of a poll showing more people in England support eco-towns than oppose them.

CPRE calls for radical eco-town rethink

30 June 2008

CPRE has called on the government to dramatically rethink its eco-town programme.

Government to rake in £275m from eco-town sales

30 June 2008

The government could make £275m from the sale of former MoD sites for its controversial eco towns, according to weekend media reports.

Flint prepares eco-town roadshow

27 June 2008

Housing minister Caroline Flint will announce the next expanded stage of public consultation on eco-towns on Monday.

Council rejects eco town scheme

26 June 2008

Plans to build a 5,000 home eco town in Lincolnshire have been scrapped at a council vote.

LGA warns on 'eco-slums'

26 June 2008

A report by the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned that the government's eco-towns risk becoming "eco-slums" of the future without more input from councils.

TCPA calls for eco-town inquiries

24 June 2008

The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) has called for full inquiries to be held into any eco-town proposals not already allocated in a Development Plan.

Flint visits eco-town site

23 June 2008

Housing minister Caroline Flint today met local councillors, residents, developers and the local MP to discuss the proposed eco-town at the former RAF Coltishall site in Norfolk.

Report critical of eco-town plans

23 June 2008

An official report into the government's proposed eco-town developments has raised serious doubts about the viability of current proposals.

Eco-towns to banish cars

17 June 2008

The government's eco-towns are to be designed to minimise car usage with possible fines for residents wishing to drive.

Eco-towns to count in housing delivery

13 June 2008

Eco-towns will not be surplus to the existing growth plans necessary to meet housing targets, according to a senior DCLG official.

Celebrities join eco-town protest

9 June 2008

Around 2,000 protesters marched yesterday against plans for an eco-town in the West Sussex countryside.

Campaign group plans legal challenge to eco-towns plan

28 May 2008

A campaign group protesting against the Government's eco-town proposals is preparing to challenge the plans through the courts.

Flint insists eco-towns won't sidestep planning process

19 May 2008

Housing and planning minister Caroline Flint has insisted that eco-town proposals will go through the local planning process after reports that ministers intend to fast-track some of the planned new towns.

Eco-town protestors take campaign to town hall

21 April 2008

Protestors fighting plans for an eco-town in Warwickshire are to stage a demonstration outside council offices on Monday afternoon.

Midlands eco-town opponents vow to fight plan

11 April 2008

Opponents of the Government's eco-towns scheme have promised to step up their protests.

Eco-town battle begins

11 April 2008

Developers, consultancies and local authorities will be fighting hard over the coming months to make the case for eco-towns as opposition mounts in some areas, reports Susanna Gillman.