CAMPAIGNERS fighting the proposal for an ‘eco-town’ at Ford will lobby Parliament next week (June 30). A delegation from Communities Against Ford Eco-Town (CAFE) will make the journey to London to make their views known on the proposal to build at least 5,000 houses on greenfield land at Ford in West Sussex.

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Wednesday, 2.30pm - THREE major landowners have submitted plans detailing how the former RAF Newton airbase, near Bingham, could be developed into an “eco-town”. The Crown Estate, Defence Estates and Newton Nottingham LLP have submitted the plans to the Department for Communities and Local Government, which plans to build 10 such towns around the country.

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The Better Accessible Responsible Development (Bard) group is opposed to 6,000 new homes near Long Marston. Bard has applied for a judicial review of the government’s eco-town process, claiming the programme is “unlawful” and lacks “adequate consultation”. A Communities and Local Government spokesman said it did not believe there was any basis for a legal challenge. Ministers say the towns would be low energy, carbon-neutral developments.

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