The Government has announced the shortlist for 10 new green towns to be built in England. The Housing Minister says 57 bids were made to build the settlements. 15 have been selected and this list will be whittled down to 10 later this year. The eco towns are expected to be set up by 2020. The list is as follows:
Pennbury, Leicestershire: 12-15,000 homes on a development incorporating brownfield, greenfield and surplus public sector land four miles south east of Leicester.
Manby and Strubby, Lincolnshire: 5 000 homes, largely on brownfield land including a former RAF base. The nearest town is Mablethorpe.
Curborough, Staffordshire: 5 000 homes on the brownfield site of the former Fradley airfield, 10 miles from Burton.
Middle Quinton, Warwickshire: 6 000 homes on a former Royal Engineers depot, six miles south west of Stratford upon Avon.
Bordon-Whitehill, Hampshire: 5-8 000 homes on a site owned by the Ministry of Defence. The nearest town is Guildford.
Weston Otmoor, Oxfordshire: 10-15 000 homes on brownfield land. Three miles south west of Bicester.
Ford, West Sussex: 5,000 homes on a site which includes the former Ford airfield. The nearest town is Littlehampton.
Imerys China Clay Community, Cornwall: Around 5 000 homes to be built on former china clay workings, industrial land and disused mining pits. Close to St Austell.
Rossington, South Yorkshire: Up to 15 000 homes regenerating the former colliery village of Rossington, three miles south of Doncaster
Coltishall, Norfolk: 5 000 homes on a former RAF airfield, eight miles north of Norwich.
Hanley Grange, Cambridgeshire: 8 000 homes, incorporating a former science park.
Marston Vale and New Marston, Bedfordshire: Up to 15 400 homes, on both brown and greenfield land south of Bedford..
Elsenham, Essex: At least 5,000 homes north east of the existing Elsenham village.
Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire: An eco-town proposal was submitted for Kingston-on-Soar, to the south of Nottingham. In response to representations from Rushcliffe Borough Council, this site is not to be pursued. However, the Government is proposing to carry out a further review in partnership with RBC to consider whether there is a suitable alternative location with the potential to be viable within the Rushcliffe local authority area.
Leeds City Region, Yorkshire: A number of eco-town proposals were submitted for locations within the area of Leeds City Region partnership of 11 authorities and principally between Leeds and Selby. The Leeds City Region Partnership has indicated support in principle for an eco-town within the sub-region. The Partnership has proposed a further study to compare the best alternative locations across the Leeds City Region partnership area. The Government has agreed to support this approach, on the basis that it will allow a further announcement to be made shortly of one or more sites for consultation
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