Countryside campaigners, CPRE, [1] welcomed Ministers’ decision announced today (Thursday) [2] to scale back the eco-towns programme but called for tougher standards in order for the dream of sustainable living to become a reality.
Kate Gordon, CPRE’s Senior Planning Officer said:
‘From a list of deeply worrying and unsustainable locations, the Government has chosen to go with [...]

A legal opinion [1] for countryside campaigners, CPRE [2], released today (Monday) casts further doubt on the legality of the Government’s proposed policy on eco-towns. [3] This policy needs radical revision if the Government is to avoid future legal challenges. [4]
It is now clear that the proposed policy flies in the face of established procedures [...]