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 [...]

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 [...]