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Article: EERA slams 'dash' for eco-towns.
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- Bedfordshire Times & Citizen (Bedford, England)
- Article date:
- July 14, 2008
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East of England Regional Assembly predicts unacceptable 'dormitory towns with high levels of commuting by car'.
Plans for nearly 50,000 new homes in 'eco-towns' in the East of England are "unacceptable", according to the East of England Regional Assembly (EERA).
The Assembly is concerned that the planning system is being bypassed and that the proposals for 'eco-towns' in the region are not sustainable.
Proposals for two eco-towns in the Marston Vale with up to 15,000 homes are still live, even though one of the master developers, Gallagher Estate, withdrew from the process last week.
Responding to the eco-towns public consultation, the ...