Eco Town

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Latest Updates

• 16 July 2009 - Council welcomes eco town announcement|

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The Co-op's Current Proposal

• The Co-op and English Partnerships eco town proposal|

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Our Press Releases

• 18 Dec 2008 - Pennbury Strategic Assessment Joint Press Release| 
• 25 June 2008 - Council unanimously votes that eco town is unsustainable and unsupportable|
• 30 May 2008 - Eco Town Consultation|
• 21 May 2008 - Eco Town Comments by Council Leader|
• 13 May 2008 - Council Leader Announces First Eco Town Resident’s Meeting|
• 7 May 2008 - Council Leader Launches Public Eco Town Consultation|
• 5 April 2008 - from Council Leader John Boyce|, outlining their commitment to involving the community.

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Consultation Information

• 30 April 2009 - CLG Eco Town Consultation - Our response - pdf 260kB|
• 30 January 2009 - Eco Town Consultation - Your Opportunity to Comment Directly to the Government|
• 18 June 2008 - Eco Town - Your Questions (Supplementary leaflet) pdf 212kB|
• 12 June 2008 - Eco Town - Second Information Leaflet - pdf 401kB|
  
• 12 June 2008 - Eco Town - Your Questions - Their Answers - pdf 57kB| 
• 12 June 2008 - Poster - Second Resident's Meeting (18 June) - pdf 128kB| 
• 28 January 2008 - Pre-consultation response to DCLG - pdf 165kb|

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Central Government Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and the Prime Minister's web site

• Financial viability study of the eco-towns programme published by Communities and Local Government|
• Department of Communities and Local Government public consultation roadshows: Friday 13th February and Saturday 14 February|
• The DCLG's eco town general web information|
• Draft Planning Policy Statement: Eco-towns -  Consultation|
• Eco-towns: Sustainability Appraisal and Habitats Regulations Assessment of the Draft Eco-towns Planning Policy Statement (including locational chapters)|
• Impact Assessment - Planning Policy Statement : Eco-towns Consultation|

Technical information

• Pennbury Strategic Assessment project report|
• Ordnance Survey view of site outline|  (pdf 4.1MB)
• Aerial view of site outline| (pdf 2.3Mb)
• Related Meetings| (See 'Notes of Related Meetings' link at the bottom of Harborough District Council's web page)

Local information sources

• Harborough District Council eco town web pages|.
• Leicestershire County Council press releases|.
• Leicester City Council news web pages|.
• thisisleicestershire - the Leicester Mercury online|.
• Harborough Mail online – local information|.

Information relating to eco-towns generally

• Building Sustainability web site| provides general information and discussion on eco-town proposals (including details of some of the other sites proposed)
• Town and Country Planning Association| eco-town presentation (including some information on the relationship between eco-towns and the planning system) (PDF file)

Contact Us

Our email address is ecotown@oadby-wigston.gov.uk|