Birmingham Mail - Tag - eco town

Plans for Warwickshire eco-town ruled out by housing inquiry

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:40:00 GMT

Plans for a controversial eco town in Warwickshire have been ruled out by a regional housing inquiry as it pushed forward proposals to build almost half a million more homes in the West Midlands within the next 20 years.

Green lessons offered to eco-town residents

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:41:00 GMT

ANYONE wanting to buy a house in a proposed Midland eco-town will be offered lessons on how to adopt a green lifestyle, developers behind the Middle Quinton scheme in south Warwickshire revealed.

Developers withdraw plans for eco town

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:02:00 GMT

PLANS for a 5,000-home eco-town in Staffordshire – believed to be the largest planning application of its kind in the West Midlands for more than 50 years – have been withdrawn by developers.

Eco-town developer determined to soothe objectors’ fears

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:16:00 GMT

DEVELOPERS behind plans to build a 6,000-home eco-town in Warwickshire today hit back at critics by insisting that the new settlement will be “the last word in sustainability”.

Challenge to eco-town bid

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:31:00 GMT

PROTESTORS fighting the creation of a new town of more than 6,000 homes are set to challenge the Government’s consultation process in court.

Eco-town ‘would be inaccessible’

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:01:00 GMT

PROPOSALS for an eco-town in the countryside near Stratford-upon-Avon have been poorly thought out and would result in the development of expensive, inaccessible housing estates requiring huge subsidies from taxpayers, according to a study by Warwickshire County Council.

Campaigners plan huge rally against Eco town

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 29 May 2008 11:00:00 GMT

CAMPAIGNERS battling Government plans to build an eco-town near their homes are to take to the streets in a protest march and rally. Fradley Against Curborough Town (Fact) are urging residents of Lichfield, Fradley and Curborough as well as surrounding areas to join them at the march on Saturday, June 7.

MP slams claims over eco-towns

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 27 May 2008 07:36:00 GMT

A MIDLAND MP has criticised Government claims that the area needs thousands of new homes as "completely misleading".

Councillors reject plans for eco-town

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:21:00 GMT

LOCAL politicians have unanimously rejected Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s plans for a new 6,000-home town to be built by a sleepy Midland village.

Eco town development angers John Nettles

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:55:00 GMT

ACTOR John Nettles today accused the Prime Minister of "mugging the nation’s heritage" over plans to build an eco-town near his Warwickshire country home.