Eco Towns
2 years ago
The successful bids which still have to go through the planing process ,were named as Rackheath, Norfolk,Whitehill Bardon,East Hampshire,North west Bicester and the China Clay Community scheme near St Austell,Cornwall.
The Eco town project was intended to meet housing needs and tackle climate change,with as many as 10 environmentally-friendly settlements built by 2020,but has been dogged by controversy and opposition from local communities.
The four successful bids are all supported by local authorities and meet the standards for "eco-towns" laid down by the government.
In addition to the four locations given the go-ahead,a further two -Rossington in South Yorkshire ad North East Elsenham in Essex still have potential to be eco towns but need more work to address certain issues with bids.