Eco-towns consultation paper
LEEDS HAS BEEN SHORTLISTED TO GET A NEW ECOTOWN. The Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) have published a shortlist of 15 possible sites for new Eco-Towns which are now open for consultation. The Government plans to establish five new Eco-Towns by 2016 and ten by 2020 which will provide affordable housing and high standards of sustainable living. The closing date for the consultation is 30th June, 2008.
To find out more and download the consultation: www.communities.gov.uk/publications/housing/ecotownsgreenerfuture
The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) have been commissioned by CLG to carry out a study of the criteria for new Eco Towns and their incorporation in the Government’s ‘Growth Points initiative’.
For more about this go to TCPA’s website: www.tcpa.org.uk/ecotowns.asp
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