28th September 2008
ANNOUNCMENT ON HANLEY GRANGE ECO-TOWN PROPOSALS
We believe we put forward a strong proposal for an environmentally-leading mixed-use development at Hanley Grange through the Government’s Eco-town initiative – combining housing, employment and cutting-edge environmental technology.
The site was shortlisted as one of 15 out of an original list of 57 sites, and we think the proposal had very good prospects of succeeding under the Government’s Eco-town initiative.
However, we recognise that a proposal of this type has implications not only for the local area, but for the region. We also believe that a genuinely sustainable community stands the best chance of being delivered successfully if a broad range of stakeholders in the region feel that they have been fully engaged in the process leading up to a decision.
We believe this is most likely to be achieved through a review of the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS), which involves a wide range of organisations and interest groups in the region.
We look forward to setting out our plans for a sustainable community at Hanley Grange through the RSS process, and to engaging on the broad range of views that will be expressed through that process.