Liverpool has missed out on becoming one of Britain’s new ‘eco-towns’.
The Birkenhead Docks was one of the 46 sites to be considered for Britain’s first eco-friendly towns, set to be: “low-energy, carbon-neutral developments built from recycled materials.”
The proposed eco-friendly development planned to regenerate the area and would have seen 10,000 new houses, shops, leisure areas and sky scrapers, all built on derelict land.
The Government this week released a short-list of the 15 suitable eco-town sites around the country, which will be reduced to ten after consideration. Birkenhead’s application was rejected.
Sites in Norfolk, Essex, Leeds, Cornwall, Leicestershire, South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Nottinghamshire are amongst the areas short-listed for the scheme.
The 15 short-listed 'eco-town' sites:
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These developments are part of the Governments plans to build 3million homes by 2020 to create a "home-owning, asset-owning, wealth-owning democracy," according to Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
They will aim for a reduced reliance on cars with shops and schools within a 10 minute walk and each town centre will be pedestrianised, with an imposed 15mph limit on all roads.
The proposed eco-friendly development planned to regenerate the area and would have seen 10,000 new houses, shops, leisure areas and sky scrapers, all built on derelict land.
The Government this week released a short-list of the 15 suitable eco-town sites around the country, which will be reduced to ten after consideration. Birkenhead’s application was rejected.
Sites in Norfolk, Essex, Leeds, Cornwall, Leicestershire, South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Nottinghamshire are amongst the areas short-listed for the scheme.
The 15 short-listed 'eco-town' sites:
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These developments are part of the Governments plans to build 3million homes by 2020 to create a "home-owning, asset-owning, wealth-owning democracy," according to Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
They will aim for a reduced reliance on cars with shops and schools within a 10 minute walk and each town centre will be pedestrianised, with an imposed 15mph limit on all roads.
Living and working in Lincolnshire, 20 year old Christopher Youds is in favour of the proposed development in his area, stating:
“Eco-towns are the future, as it is becoming harder and harder to ignore the impending effects global warming will have on the environment and the impact it could have on our day-to-day lives.”
“Eco-towns are the future, as it is becoming harder and harder to ignore the impending effects global warming will have on the environment and the impact it could have on our day-to-day lives.”
These eco-developments will be the first towns built since the 1960’s, when 21 new towns were constructed. Skelmersdale, Warrington Newtown and an area in Central Lancashire were among the new towns created in the North-West designed to tackle poor living conditions, rising birth rate and a rapidly increasing population.
The creation of these environmentally friendly towns has proved controversial and local councils have faced strong opposition from local residents, as many of the towns are set to be built on green fields.
Wirral Council are confident they will receive Government backing to continue their regeneration plans for the area, with Jim Wilkie of Wirral Council stating:
“While the council is disappointed not to be granted eco town status, we are confident. The majority of the short-listed eco towns will provide new free-standing communities, unlike Wirral’s proposals which aim to regenerate the very heart of the borough.”
The creation of these environmentally friendly towns has proved controversial and local councils have faced strong opposition from local residents, as many of the towns are set to be built on green fields.
Wirral Council are confident they will receive Government backing to continue their regeneration plans for the area, with Jim Wilkie of Wirral Council stating:
“While the council is disappointed not to be granted eco town status, we are confident. The majority of the short-listed eco towns will provide new free-standing communities, unlike Wirral’s proposals which aim to regenerate the very heart of the borough.”
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