LATEST Third-Party Organisations
Those For and Against the development of Middle Quinton
Find out who is for and against the Middle Quinton eco-town
The Country Land & Business Association responds to the Government's Eco-town consultation
Download the full report here...
Britain needs to build the right houses in the right places
Centre for Cities calls for the Government to fulfill their pledge on housing
The Renewable Energy Centre is shocked that homes in Eco Towns will not be zero carbon
"Government are already sidling out of their own policies to create greener homes..."
Eco Towns are Not the Answer, says Federation of Master Builders
The Federation of Master Builders gives its response to the Governments eco-town plans
Joint response from Sustrans, Campaign for Better Transport, Friends of the Earth England and Carfree UK to the consultation paper Eco-towns - Living a Greener Future
Read the response here...
Analysis of the Eco-towns shortlist
Carfree UK gives its analysis of the Eco-towns shortlist - read the summary here
An open letter to MP Caroline Flint
Environmental groups write an open letter to Minister for Housing Caroline Flint expressing concerns over the eco-town shortlist of locations
New call for Eco-towns public inquiries
Read the full press release from the Town and Country Planning Association
Eco towns - The zero evidence footprint
Professor Nick Bosanquet and Elizabeth Truss of think tank Reform call for the Government to examine alternatives to the eco towns proposals
Pressure group fears eco-town traffic nightmare
The Campaign for Better Transport has said that any of the 15 eco-town sites would become a traffic hotspot if Government plans get the go-ahead
Other statements - Third-party groups
Statements concerning the eco-towns plans and the Middle Quinton proposal from representatives of third-party organisations
Drifting Apart: Report shows why Government housing policy is failing
Research by the CPRE suggests that well designed high-density living within existing towns and villages can build sustainable communities
Eco-towns are a red herring, says Federation of Master Builders
Hundreds of small eco-projects across the country would be preferable to creating 10 new towns, says the Federation of Master Builders
Eco-towns are a drop in the ocean, say Friends of the Earth
Environmental organisation Friends of the Earth says that eco-towns represent a very small part of the Government's wider house building programme
Press Release from the CPRE
Countryside campaigners Campaign to Protect Rural England expressed deep disappointment at the shortlist of proposed eco-town schemes
Royal Town Planning Institute's press release on eco-towns
The Government risks 'Stepford Wives suburbia' if it fails to link new eco-towns with existing communities
Planning Officers Society Position Statement on eco-towns
Read the full text of the Planning Officers Society 12-point Position Statement on the Government's so-called 'eco-towns'
