This weekend has seen a great amount of talk about the eco town proposals with public meetings, letters to Government Ministers and plans being rejected by councils.

Public meetings have been called to discuss plans to build a new eco-town in North Yorkshire. Fourteen sites in the Leeds City Region (LCR) were originally shortlisted as possible locations for one of the first new towns in England in 40 years. Those have now been whittled down to four possible sites in Selby, including Willow Green near Eggborough. But the plans have proved controversial in some areas with campaigners saying the idea is a way to evade planning controls.
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Campaigners against proposals to build an eco-town on a site near three villages in Selby district have urged residents to send a letter to a Government Minister asking that the bid be withdrawn.

Selby District councillors John and Mary McCartney, who both represent Eggbrough, are leading the battle against GMI’s proposals for a 15,000-home eco-town.
Read the article on the letters to Government Ministers

Plans for new “ecotowns” across the country suffered a setback on Monday when councillors in the home of Shakespeare unanimously rejected an earmarked site.
Hundreds of banner-waving protesters gathered outside the meeting in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwicks, to voice their disapproval of a proposed settlement for up to 20,000 people at nearby Middle Quinton. The plans for 10 towns, the first to be built in Britain for 40 years, have led to nationwide protests.
Read the article on the Stratford rejections