tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788897929878044241.post7907882239401529215..comments2023-05-06T09:47:59.566+01:00Comments on More London: Eco Town is not over.Martin Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498440650802879201noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788897929878044241.post-72773256434854120512009-08-01T11:20:22.700+01:002009-08-01T11:20:22.700+01:00Thanks for the background Kevin. I think that we c...Thanks for the background Kevin. I think that we can all look forward to a very interesting few months.Martin Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05498440650802879201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788897929878044241.post-19487758665681624552009-08-01T10:42:38.671+01:002009-08-01T10:42:38.671+01:00To be strictly accurate - but why spoil a good sto...To be strictly accurate - but why spoil a good story? The Co-op have tried four times since they bought the Stoughton Estate in 1919. First time was in 1939 - not a good year to do something when war was declared in September - withdrawn. Second time was in the 1980s with their aborted Stretton Magna bid for about 2,500 homes, plus two championship golf courses - county council strategic plan scotched that one. Third time was in 2007 with another aborted Sustainable Urban Extension bid for 2,500 houses through the East Midlands Region - only withdrawn because of the bigger prize of 15,000 Pennbury eco-town !! Now lastly, the eco-town is clearly dead and buried, but the Co-op are trying to recover some of their estimated £5m costs to date, by working with local authorities to try for some of the £5m on offer by the Govt. to help next 6 projects get under way. It all depends on the strings attached to the Govt. offer - GOEM expected to clarify soon, and whether local politicians have the stomach for another campaign! I certainly have !!Kevin Feltham, CASCET chairmanhttp://www.stopthecoopecotown.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788897929878044241.post-18823563670132566552009-07-30T18:14:52.733+01:002009-07-30T18:14:52.733+01:00More great eco-town coverage, Martin. And good to...More great eco-town coverage, Martin. And good to see you back online...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com