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Today's announcement that Pennbury has not been shortlisted as an eco-town site proves it is 'simply not needed', the County Council's Leader says.
The Government's decision has been welcomed by the County Council who had carried out extensive investigations and concluded that Pennbury was an unsuitable location for an eco-town.
Grave doubts had been raised by the authority about Pennbury’s employment proposals as well as a very real concern that the proposed transport strategy would not work. More »
Leader of the County Council, David Parsons, said: “I’m delighted that the Government has taken on board the views expressed by the County Council – views which had been very much endorsed by local residents. Our detailed work showed that an eco-town was simply not needed at Pennbury.
"I’d also like to pay tribute to the hard work of campaign group CASCET who did much to help to co-ordinate and articulate local concerns.
“We can now focus our efforts on working with other councils and agencies to support the building of high quality new homes, especially affordable homes, in sustainable locations agreed through the established planning procedures." « Less
Leicestershire County Council will hold two public meetings, which will be hosted by the Leader of the County Council, David Parsons, and local MPs David Garnier and Alan Duncan.
* 9th June at 8pm, Gartree School, Oadby
* 12th June at 8pm, Coplow Centre, Billesdon
Please come along to hear more about Pennbury and to have your say.
Please click on the title of this newsitem for a
* full overview of consultation meetings and opportunties to find out more and have your say about the Eco-town proposals in June 2008.
* links to relevant websites
As you will be aware, the Government has announced that Pennbury is among 15 proposals on their shortlist of Eco-Towns.
A 'Have Your Say' meeting on April 9th in Kibworth will be a first opportunity for local residents to find out what is going to happen next.
This meeting will take place at Kibworth High School, Smeeton Road, Kibworth on Wednesday, 9th April 2008 at 7.00 pm
For the full government announcement, please click on the title of this newsitem or visit www.communities.gov.uk/news/corporate/737721 More »
As a first step, the Government will now be consulting until the end of June 2008 on the appropriateness of the 15 sites with a view to reduce them to 10 sites by the end of the year.
Please find below the national consultation document setting out details of the process and a summary of each of the shortlisted sites. « Less
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