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The locations of four new eco-towns were announced on Thursday 16 July with the Government publishing the Planning Policy Statement: Eco-towns, as a supplement to PPS 1 Delivering Sustainable Developments.
The locations which have been assessed as having the potential for an eco-town are:
This current list does not include the Middle Quinton proposal in Warwickshire/Worcestershire, and a number of people have assumed that because of its exclusion at this stage the proposal has been rejected. The simple fact is that no decision has been taken on the Middle Quinton proposal by Government.
The Middle Quinton proposal is being considered by the independent panel who conducted the public examination into the revision of the Regional Spatial Strategy. The Government assured the participants at the examination that no decision would be taken on Middle Quinton until the Secretary of State had considered the panel report.
The Location Decision Statement published by the Government confirms this assurance and states the following in respect of Middle Quinton: ‘…no decision on this location will be made until after receipt of the report of the Examination Panel currently reviewing the West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy.’
The report of the Examination Panel is expected to be submitted to the Secretary of State by the end of September, and it is still possible that Middle Quinton could be chosen as a potential eco—town location after that date.
St Modwen and the Bird Group are promoting the development of an Eco-town of 6000 dwellings which they are referring to as 'Middle Quinton'. The site extends to 240 hectares and includes the former Engineers Depot now owned by St Modwen and the Birds site to the south-west which is within Wychavon/Worcestershire. The submission documents which have been produced by the landowners are available to download.
A hard copy of the submission documents are available for inspection at Customer Services in Elizabeth House.
The government originally published a shortlist of fifteen locations to go through consultation stages. This shortlist included the 'Middle Quinton' proposal. The government have set out four key stages in the planning process as follows:
Stage One : Three month consultation on preliminary views on eco-town benefits and the shortlisted locations; Completed. See Stage 1 Consultation - Summer 2008
Stage Two : Further consultation on a draft Planning Policy Statement and a Sustainability Appraisal; Consultation ended on 30 April 2009. See Stage 2 Consultation - 2008-09
Stage Three : Decision on the list of the locations with potential to be an eco-town as part of the final Planning Policy Statement. Issued on 16 July 2009 for four locations.
Stage Four: Submission of planning applications.
The Council has established Joint Working Groups at both Officer and Member level.
For further information please contact the Planning Policy team on 01789 260337, by emailing planning@stratford-dc.gov.uk, or by fax on 01789 260330.
If you have any questions about the eco-town debate or if you would like to leave us your comments, please e-mail ecotown.debate@stratford-dc.gov.uk
Downloads:
Planning Policy Statement: Eco-towns (295KB PDF)
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Middle Quinton - A new Eco-town Community - Oct 2007 (2732KB PDF)
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Companion Document - Jan 2008 (1695KB PDF)
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Delivering Accessibility - Jan 2008 (5249KB PDF)
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External links:
Eco-towns: Have Your Say
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Communities and Local Government - Eco-towns
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A Vision for Middle Quinton Eco-town - August 2008
See also:
Regional Spatial Strategy
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Stage 1 Consultation 2008
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Stage 2 Consultation 2008-09
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Eco-town Working Groups
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Eco-Town Webcast On-Demand Video
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Long Marston Masterplan
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