Long Marston eco-town proposal criticized

Plans to build an “eco-town” at Long Marston have been heavily criticised by a panel of experts which was drawn together by the Government to assess its merits. Having studied the proposal for 6,000 homes to be built at the former air base on the Worcestershire-Warwickshire border, the panel blasted the idea for its poor [...]

Curborough eco-town gets thumbs down

A Government Panel set up by the Department of Communities and Local Government has given the thumbs down to the Curborough eco-town proposals. Michael Fabricant says: “The Government Panel has slammed the Curborough consortium application for being a re-hash of previous planning applications. It correctly identifies transport and other infrastructure problems with the planning application [...]

Fabricant speaks out on eco-town latest

Conservative MP for Lichfield, Michael Fabricant, comments on the latest revelations in the proposed eco-town for Curborough: It has now been revealed that developers seeking to construct the eco-town at Curborough are also proposing an “energy park” to make the town carbon neutral, and this will include a waste incineration plant and the construction of [...]

Peter Luff gives ten reasons against eco-town

Speaking to a packed meeting at Evesham town hall on Friday night, 13th June, Mid Worcestershire MP Peter Luff set out the top ten reasons to oppose the proposed new “eco” town for the Vale of Evesham at the Long Marston site. He said these were; 1. The town, if built would ruin the quality [...]

Hundreds protest at Lichfield eco-town plan

Hundreds of demonstrators marched through the centre of Lichfield to protest against plans for a new eco-town. The protesters took to the streets of the Staffordshire city on Saturday amid growing concern about proposals for an environmentally-friendly town at Curborough, on the outskirts of Lichfield. Conservative MP Michael Fabricant said: “We acknowledge the need for [...]