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The Government is planning a series of eco-towns.They want them to have:
 
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Good links to existing places
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Lots of open space
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Houses for every kind of income
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New technology
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Schools, hospitals, shops, and entertainment
Eco-towns
 
Eco-towns team
 Communities and Local GovernmentHousing and Growth ProgrammesDivisionZone 2.G9Eland HouseBressenden PlaceLondon SW1E 5DU
Eco-town standards
The government expects eco-towns to:
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Be very energy efficient
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Save water
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Save money
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Have low levels of pollution
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Have great access to public transportThe government wants eco-towns to be an example to all local authorities.Local authorities need to think about eco-towns as a way of solving theirhousing problems. If an eco-town is planned in your area, you have to beconsulted and it is your right to question and challenge those plans.
How to respond
If you want to tell the government what you think about the plans for eco-towns, email ecotowns@communities.gov.uk, or write to:If you’re worried about a particulareco-town going ahead, you can findthe plans for each town on theDepartment for Communities andLocal Government websiteThis is an entirely unofficialtranslation of the
Draft PlanningPolicy Statement: Eco-towns – Consultation.
 
 
How are we working out wherethe new eco-towns will go?
The government is looking at several sites. They think the mostimportant things are:
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Employment opportunities near by
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Existing developmental and regeneration needs of area
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High demand for new housing
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High demand for affordable housing
Where are we currentlyplanning eco-towns?
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Elsenham (Essex)
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Ford (near Bognor Regis, West Sussex)
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Marston Vale (Bedfordshire)
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Middle Quinton (between Stratford-Upon-Avon and Evesham,Worcestershire)
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Pennbury (near Leicester Airport)
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Rackheath (Greater Norwich)
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Rossington (South Yorkshire)
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Rushcliffe (Nottinghamshire)
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St Austell (Cornwall)
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Whitehill, Bordon (Hampshire)
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