Eco Town

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Our Press Releases

• 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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Our Consultation

• 18 June 2008 - Eco Town - Your Questions (Supplementary leaflet) pdf 212kB|
• 12 June 2008 - Eco Town - Second Information Leaflet - pdf 401kB|
  (Paper copies are also available in Brocks Hill Visitor Centre, Parklands Leisure Centre, Oadby Swimming Pool, Croft Medical Centre, Oadby Library, Wigston Library, Tesco, Asda, Brookside Medical Centre, South Wigston Health Centre and various other shops.)
• 12 June 2008 - Eco Town - Your Questions - Their Answers - pdf 57kB| 
• 12 June 2008 - Poster - Second Resident's Meeting (18 June) - pdf 128kB| 

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

• Eco-Towns Prospectus|
• 15 locations shortlisted for next stage of eco-towns programme| (press release)
• Eco-towns: Living a Greener Future - consultation paper|
• Twelve experts sign up for eco-towns challenge| (press release)
• Eco town shortlist| press release 3 April 2008, which provides quotes from Housing Minister Caroline Flint.
• Eco town – Living a Greener Future consultation paper|
• Eco towns Prospectus|
• Petition on the Prime Minister's web site|

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)

Technical information

• Ordnance Survey view of site outline|  (pdf 4.1MB)
• Aerial view of site outline| (pdf 2.3Mb)
• Eco Town meeting – 9 April 2008| (pdf 13kb)
• Eco Town meeting – 16 April 2008| (pdf 12kb)
• Pre-consultation response – 28 January 2008| (pdf 165kb)

 

Contact Us

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