Eco-town shortlist revealed
A shortlist of 15 locations that could house the Government's flagship eco-towns has been announced - and none of them will involve building on green belt. The shortlisted sites will go forward to the next stages of the application process, which includes public consultation and detailed sustainability appraisals, before the final shortlist is published later this year. The eco-towns policy, announced by Gordon Brown last year, aims to create ten new zero-carbon settlements by 2020, each containing at least 5,000 homes with a high percentage of affordable housing.