Apr 16 2008
Eco-Town Confusion
I am extremely disappointed that the Government has left our region in complete confusion over its eco-town proposals. Its lack of ability to make decisions seems to be spreading down from the Prime Minister to his cabinet colleagues as this complete farce continues.
If none of the short listed developments are to be on green belt land as Housing Minister Caroline Flint has stated, then the Clifton Gate proposal should have been ruled out straight away as it falls at the first hurdle, yet we are left in limbo.
The Clifton Gate scheme should be dropped immediately. I strongly believe it is completely inappropriate for the area 
and would have disastrous consequences for the local community, the infrastructure is already at breaking point through lack of investment and long term planning in York. Any further local development on this scale would be madness and indefensible.
We must fight to protect our green belt and vigorously protect the identity of our rural communities like Skelton which would be lost by this proposal.
