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LGA warns on 'eco-slums'

Michael Donnelly, PlanningResource, 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.

It says many councils are dismayed at the way local democracy and planning processes are being by-passed to impose the schemes on the public.   The report,  "Eco-Towns, back to...

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