Lobby of Parliament over eco-towns

Peter Luff with John Maples and Geoffrey Clifton-Brown. John Maples, Member of Parliament for Stratford on Avon has written to Caroline Flint MP, Minister for Housing and Planning backing the BARD’s response to the consultation. The campaign against the proposed eco town at the Long Marston site has gained considerable strength over the past few [...]

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 [...]